Word: quicksands
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...allowed to do so, the better for the entire world. Segun Ogunleye Lagos Cheney is a man of extraordinary determination. He is still looking for victory instead of a speedy exit in a degenerating Iraq. I wondered if he wasn't joking. He's like a person sinking in quicksand, yelling for help and hoping for a miracle. Chen Ven Tzu Penang, Malaysia
...therein lies the problem. Without a peer review process to separate the revolutionary papers from the merely good from the rubbish, scientists will have no way of knowing which discoveries and experiments merit their time and interest. Instead, they will spend inordinate amounts of time wading through the quicksand of junk science to get to truly interesting work. Peer reviewers are chosen as peer reviewers for a reason—unlike the hoi polloi that roam the Internet, they have the knowledge and experience to judge scientific research on its merits. Furthermore, the peer review process strengthens papers, as authors...
...unlikely to be the last word, unless Yau decides to shrink back instead of continuing to actively try to discredit the story. Most likely, though, he will keep fighting for his reputation. Only time will tell whether he is a frog whipping butter or an antelope sinking into quicksand. In the end, it will all depend on how they tell the story when it’s over...
...gains in recent months, is still shaky and too dependent on the $10 billion or so a year in remittances from Filipinos who have ventured abroad in search of better opportunities. Says John Forbes, an official with the American Chamber of Commerce: "The best description for the economy is quicksand...
...Kabul's only golf course, McNeill puts up with some extra hazards that would test the mettle of Tiger Woods. The grassless fairways of rock and stubble are cratered by rocket shells. The greens are in fact brown, a mix of oil and dirt with the consistency of quicksand. Approach shots are complicated by the possibility that insurgents have planted land mines on the course. And your swing may be off-kilter because you probably have a pistol strapped to your thigh, just in case kidnappers are lurking nearby. "Sometimes you look over," says McNeill, an aid worker from North...