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...last two Ivy League seasons can be summed up in one word: Penn. The Quakers have mowed down everyone in their path en route to consecutive Ivy League titles and the respect of the college football cognoscenti--and not just the ones in Division...
...could lie ahead for coastal residents. Those hurricanes took hundreds of lives in the U.S. and thousands in the Caribbean. While lives can be protected by early warning and prompt evacuation, protecting property is another matter. If Hurricane Andrew had veered just 20 miles farther north on its destructive path through South Florida in 1992, it might have done $100 billion in damage rather than $25 billion...
...first time since fighting in Yugoslavia began in 1991, a possible path to a peace settlement began to emerge. Their military position weakened by the NATO bombing and recent losses to the Croatian army, the Bosnian Serbs made what most observers viewed as a key concession when they agreed to be represented by Serbia in peace negotiations. At week's end the U.S. announced that talks were slated to be held late this week in Geneva between the foreign ministers of Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia. Nevertheless, the Bosnian Serbs rejected U.N. demands to end the siege of Sarajevo, leading...
...economy may eventually make the route financially viable. That is a moment many environmentalists dread. Tankers are likely to be the chief users of the route, and oil spills could do unimaginable harm to arctic ecosystems. Dorothy Childers of Greenpeace points out that the sea route follows the easiest path through the polar ice, the same path taken by migratory birds and marine mammals. Will development be worth the risk...
...reason, four-fifths of airline pilots are still hired from the military. "Anyone in a safety-related field wants to hire the best-qualified person available," says Judy Tarver, the former head of pilot hiring at American Airlines. "Military pilots are prescreened, extensively trained and have a proven career path...