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...good for the shoe repairman. In the network-TV business, times are not so good. Its biggest hits are aging and atrophying, with no breakout smash among the fall's new shows. So the networks have hung on to several high-profile series, each with a potentially fatal flaw, to see if they can buff them up and get a few more seasons' use out of them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Extreme Makeovers | 11/10/2003 | See Source »

Right now, the winner of a coin toss at the beginning of overtime in an NFL game decides which team receives the ball, and the first team to score wins. This system has an inherent flaw by not ensuring both teams have an offensive series...

Author: By Brenda Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Time To Give Overtime The Ol' College Try | 10/22/2003 | See Source »

...reporter thought that Cornell had figured out Harvard’s offense, found a flaw and taken advantage of it. Come on. It takes incoming freshmen two years to figure out how to play in Murphy’s complicated offense, so it would probably take lowly Cornell more than a quarter to figure out how to stop...

Author: By Lande A. Spottswood, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: The Promised Lande: Playcalling Smothers Crimson Offense | 10/14/2003 | See Source »

California voters should reject this recall for the safety and stability of their government. They should not let special interests and capricious elections hijack the state government and they must amend this serious flaw in their Constitution to prevent future abuse by predatory politicians. If Arnold and the others have a genuine concern about California, they should run for governor in a real election...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Vote the Recall Away | 10/7/2003 | See Source »

...tough and technically peerless pack is this time complemented by a speedy backline guided by the world's best fly-half (and goal kicker), Jonny Wilkinson. England is favored to become the first side from the northern hemisphere to win the Cup - the only reservation stemming from the apparent flaw in the mentality of English sports teams generally. "For so many years, this country has never quite gone the distance in major sporting events," said winger Jason Robinson. But this side looks confident. "I'd find it unbearable if the Poms won," says Farr-Jones, "but frankly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For Love and Money | 10/5/2003 | See Source »

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