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Coaches also say the decision was influenced bythe economic realities facing most universitiestoday. With athletic budgets being cut to thebarest necessities, many administrators felt theproposal--and the subsequent folding of freshmanteams--were a relatively painless way to free upmoney without forcing the schools to eliminate anentire sport...
...vision of prosperity and social progress to be attained with no pain for anyone except the privileged elite earning more than $200,000 a year. But a President cannot avoid making decisions that will alienate some people, and the disappointment to some voters who buy his vision of a painless paradise may be intense...
...them-anything candidate, Clinton last week returned to using some tough-talk words like "responsibility," telling the University of New Mexico students, "No more across-the-board something for nothing." But too often Clinton cannot resist the temptation to gull his audiences with the illusion that the path to painless prosperity can be paved solely with the savings from defense cuts...
...physical symptoms and restricted diet aren't enough, many diabetics must also give themselves blood tests every day, pricking their fingers repeatedly to see how much sugar is in their blood. But a new sensor from Sandia National Labs -- yes, the nuclear-weapons people -- makes the chore painless. A powerful infra-red light shines through the fingertip; careful analysis of the light as it emerges reveals the exact composition of the blood coursing through that finger, including the precise percentage of sugar. Sandia is seeking a corporate partner to market the device...
...troops overseas for the first time since World War II to participate in carefully circumscribed U.N. peacekeeping operations. The move follows Japan's tentative step of sending minesweeping forces to the gulf after the war, and is a victory for the government. Stung by Western criticism of Tokyo's painless pay-your-way yen diplomacy, the government has sought to fashion a global political role for Japan that matches its economic muscle...