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...took in Rembrandt's The Return of the Prodigal Son at the Hermitage and a ballet at the Mariinsky Theater. At the Hermitage, Putin was asked whether he considered Bush an "art lover." Putin replied, artfully, that the perception in Europe that Americans don't appreciate art is "deeply mistaken." By day's end Bush's entourage had seized back control of the schedule. Putin had planned a late-night boat tour along the city's famed rivers and canals, to begin at 1 a.m. For the early-to-bed Bush, that was a diplomatic problem. "We may be friends...
...letter portrays the FBI as a place where agents are thwarted from doing their job by a "climate of fear." She writes: "Numerous high-ranking FBI officials who have made decisions or have taken actions which, in hindsight, turned out to be mistaken or just turned out badly (i.e. Ruby Ridge, Waco, etc.) have seen their careers plummet and end. This has in turn resulted in a climate of fear which has chilled aggressive FBI law enforcement action/decisions. In a large hierarchical bureaucracy such as the FBI, with the requirement for numerous supervisors' approvals/oversight, the premium on career enhancement...
...Professor of Zoology and Professor of Geology Stephen Jay Gould said that he needed 20 more years to complete his work. “I’d take 30 if anybody would give it to me, but I need 20,” he said. Uncharacteristically, Gould was mistaken; his accomplishments in the 60 years that he lived far exceeded what the rest of us could do in twice that time. Had he the additional 20 years of life that he desired, Gould might have surpassed the other evolutionary biologist to whom he is often compared—Charles...
...would be mistaken to take [The Game of Life] as gospel,” Orleans says...
...probably gets mistaken for a Palm at parties, but the OQO is actually a full-fledged 1-GHz PC crammed into a package that's just 4 in. long by 3 in. wide. It sounds crazy, but if you are sick of shuttling data back and forth among your desktop, your laptop, your PDA and your MP3 player, the OQO (don't try to pronounce it--just say the letters) could replace them all in one pocket-size gizmo. Look for it in stores toward the end of this summer for about $1,000, or find out more online...