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...exhausted two weeks ago, and still are today. We still have to create a brand-new business out of thin air under crushing deadlines and immense competitive pressure for stakes higher than most of us care to consider--i.e., sudden wealth vs. abject humiliation only partly mitigated by the likelihood of landing a new and even more lucrative gig if this one tanks...
...some curmudgeonly types, all this E.T. talk is pretty brainless. Evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr, for one, considers the likelihood of life of any sort beyond our planet close to zilch. Says he: "The chance that this improbable phenomenon [the creation of life] could have occurred several times is exceedingly small, no matter how many millions of planets in the universe...
...Beijing have conducted a symphony of sword rattling over the island. Conventional wisdom suggests China's giant army would steamroller Taiwan. But U.S. sources suggest a more nuanced view--one that may keep Beijing's sabers sheathed for a while. "I don't think there is a realistic likelihood that the P.R.C. would do something as extraordinary as invade Taiwan," says Navy Secretary Richard Danzig. "The cost would be way too high for them." Here...
...point, no one has come up with the perfect answer to how universities can best deal with these issues, and that is one reason we have pursued our joint initiative with other universities, even as other organizations have taken shape. Genuine progress requires a program that has a high likelihood of being effective, verifiable and credible. We have undertaken our own effort in concert with other universities, and we are ready to welcome new information and help from others as we move forward...
Strawberry has disgraced the sport and does not deserve to return to the field. There appears little likelihood that he has the will and self-determination to actually change his life for the better. Most people in life don't get second chances, and Strawberry has had one too many. By allowing him to remain a part of the game, Major League Baseball is implicitly condoning his conduct. It is hardly an example that America's favorite pastime should...