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...None of this is to say that all cockiness leads to ruin - sometimes it's what's needed for a leader seeking greatness. During his brief presidency, John F. Kennedy had the preposterous idea that the CIA could topple the government of Cuba and the equally foolish notion that the U.S. could put a man on the moon before 1970. One plan led to the Bay of Pigs, the other to the Sea of Tranquility...
...approach the end of this school year—with an administration that recently has tended toward pushing plans off—it is far too late to not have a clear conception of what January will be. The schedule change has been under consideration for years, and the idea that the College is still uncertain about this essential component is troubling. If budget anxiety is to blame for the prolonged uncertainty, then the administration ought to be transparent about that. And, if truly no concrete decisions have been made, then it must make finalizing this aspect of the calendar...
...idea of being able to make new polymers, maybe one day making a mirror-image cell, which is resistant to almost all viruses and enzymes, would be of industrial and philosophical significance,” Church said...
...center, we were referred to the Dean of Coeducation, Karen Avery, whose job was to ensure that “women’s stuff” didn’t interfere with more important work. The higher-up deans and officials were all men. For us, the idea of a woman president of the university was as inconceivable as the thought of a black man in the Oval Office...
...Thirteen Days: How the Financial Crisis Changed the Politics of Washington, an announcement that was met with much derision by Republicans. "You have to wonder who advised Senator Dodd that striking a book deal on a crisis that he was at least partially responsible for was a good idea," Brian Walsh, spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, scoffed in a statement. "A more apt title would be Thirteen Weeks: The Senate Banking Committee Chairman's Time in Iowa While the Housing Market Collapsed." After the negative reaction, Crown Publishers backpedaled, saying a final agreement had yet to be reached...