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...think the likelihood is a holding pattern with slight deterioration. But lots of things can happen...
...industry group, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, happily does the math: "Assuming each guest takes ten rides (for a total of 3.2 billion rides in the U.S. yearly), the likelihood of being injured seriously enough to require hospitalization is therefore over one in 23 million, and the chance of being fatally injured is more than one in half a billion. In short, based on government data, over 99.99 percent of those guests who board rides at parks and attractions enjoy their experience without any incident whatsoever...
What has been particularly bewildering about the keycard debate is the Masters’ utter failure to produce a convincing reason for their opposition. They have voiced concerns that extending keycard access would compromise students’ safety and increase the likelihood of property damage. But the comments of the Harvard University Police Department on House safety have not described 24-hour access as posing any significant danger. Moreover, Quincy House has allowed 24-hour access without any sign of increased disruption. Harvard students do not pose a threat to their peers...
...When emotions run high, the likelihood of this escalating goes...
...likelihood is that Japan will just muddle through, much in the same way the Japanese government has muddled through the past 10 recession-filled, confidence-depleting years. Says playwright Yamazaki, whose devotion to the Giants began to wane after Watanabe forced the free-agent system on the other owners in 1993: "Let Japanese players go to the States. That is good for Japanese baseball because someday they will come back and raise the level of the sport. Japanese baseball is like Japanese politics. One is dominated by the Giants, the other by the ldp. It will take time to liberate...