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...Caravaggio blundered in and out of scrapes in Naples. Malta and Sicily, executing masterpieces on the run. In 1610 he died of malaria in the fishing village of Porto Ercole. while trying to sneak back into Rome. He was 36 years old. His public career, with all its ruinous vicissitudes, had lasted less than 20 years. But he had produced some of the most influential paintings in Europe...
...must approve in order that a nominee be deemed qualified. The committee split 6-6 on Friday. On Judge Lillie, the vote was 11-1 against. The White House mood was one of barely controlled fury. Nixon's congressional-liaison team advised the President that he would face another ruinous battle in the Senate if he stuck with Friday and Mrs. Lillie. For Nixon, who told aides that his court appointments would determine his place in history, it had the lineaments of one of his Six Crises...
...revalue their currencies, lower their trade barriers and increase their defense contributions. Though he has softened his approach lately, it is at least questionable whether he will ever become attuned to the quiet nuances of international bargaining. Yet a miscalculation in this area could at worst lead to a ruinous world trade war and politically dangerous disruption of traditional global alliances...
...global trade, tourism and investment. They surely will not finish that herculean job by the time the annual meeting of the 118-country International Monetary Fund ends Friday. The question is whether they will even begin, or whether they will instead turn the world even closer toward a potentially ruinous trade...
...Doctors are not trained to consider costs because they must protect themselves and the hospitals against ruinous malpractice suits. Therefore they order many more tests than needed for diagnosis. If awards were paid by the state after hearings by an appointed board, the savings from irrelevant tests, useless records, costly litigation and insurer overhead would be enormous. There might then be more money for the real victims of avoidable mistakes, and surely less cost for the average patient...