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...club, or by another in the same country, for at least three years between the ages of 15 and 21, regardless of their nationality. But UEFA doesn't demand that local players actually take the field, as Blatter's more draconian FIFA proposal would. He has said he would push ahead on making that far more visible change with "consultation, not confrontation...
...sociologists expected to see evidence of selfish behavior. But they did not. "People kept talking about the orderliness of it all," says Feinberg. "People used what they had learned in grade-school fire drills. 'Stay in line. Don't push. We'll all get out.' People were queuing up! It was just absolutely incredible...
...years ago, National Institutes of Health Director Elias A. Zerhouni deplored the nation’s efforts in translational science, the process of using basic scientific research to improve patient care. Later that year, Zerhouni announced a major NIH-led initiative to address the problems in translational science, a push that paid off for Harvard this week when the University landed a major grant to fund its efforts in the area, according to a Harvard Medical School spokesman...
...were an also-ran with 1,750-plus delegates on Memorial Day weekend, fated to come in second, but intrigued by the second spot. You would feel entirely justified in making the ask. But more than anything else, you'd face a choice: do you make a big push now, argue that you deserve consideration, make the appeal right at the start - the way Jesse Jackson did it to Michael Dukakis after the last primary...
...from center stage this campaign season.) Anyway, given what happened before, and given the stakes this time, all that made me wonder if the Clintons decided to try a different strategy this time around. If they intend to succeed, I'm betting the Clintons will soon dial back their push and take the quieter, high road approach - if they haven't already...