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...designers didn't even intend strength of schedule to have so much weight. Early BCS literature considered strength of schedule to be only of minor consequence, since it could only differentiate teams by at most four points (since there are about 100 division 1-A teams, and the BCS adds in the ranking divided by 25). But in practice, when two teams are ranked one-two or two-three in the polls and computer rankings, the strength of schedule points can far outweigh the effects of the polls...
...fundamental point is that we have to promote sleep in our scale of priorities. The adjustment may be small; a minor increase in the amount of sleep on a regular basis may make a world of difference. Since needs vary considerably, our primary-care physician can help each of us to determine the amount of sleep we personally require. We then have to do the requisite arithmetic: is 20 or 30 minutes' more sleep per night the equivalent of three e-mails to high-school pals, or one coffee-break or surfing two Internet sites? We also have to create...
...Alcohol was beginning to compete for my affections," Bush admitted. Nothing new, but candor in a minor key. He said that on his fortieth birthday he had too much to drink, that he went jogging the next morning, and during that jog vowed never to drink again...
...August a FBI agent admitted that he gave false testimony at Lee's bond hearing. Experts testified that the information Lee downloaded wasn't as sensitive as the government argued. And last week, U.S. District Judge James A. Parker set Lee free after a plea agreement to a single minor charge. After apologizing for the "demeaning, unnecessarily punitive conditions" of Lee's confinement, he sharply admonished the government's handling of the case...
...running mate, it doesn't do to have Dick Cheney, in an Ed McMahon moment, agreeing, "Oh, yeah, he is--big time." And if you need the press to confirm your image as a nice guy, it's bad to be seen singling out one of their membership for minor transgressions. Clymer wrote two pieces, quoting experts, critical of Bush's health-care record, but he's hardly one of the smart alecks cracking wise on TV about Bush's mangling of the English language. Bush's insistence that he only apologize for being heard, not for being vindictive, reminds...