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...consumed me, so naturally the next day I began my quest to meet her again. There was a slight problem, however: I had no idea what her name was. She introduced herself to me at the party, but I am terrible at remembering names. When presented with a scenario in which introductions are to be exchanged, I concentrate so much on not screwing up my own introduction that I completely block out what the other person is saying. All I can remember from our brief interaction was her saying...

Author: By Eric A. Kester, | Title: Look Who’s Stalking Now | 4/13/2006 | See Source »

...water onto land. That picture certainly didn't fit Acanthostega, whose short, flimsy legs were ill equipped for terrestrial locomotion. Rather, according to University of Cambridge paleontologist Jennifer Clack, Acanthostega was an aquatic creature that used its limbs and lungs to make a living in water. And that scenario makes sense because it sets up conditions for natural selection--the force that powers evolution--to favor transitional life-forms like the fishapod, with its funny wrist and five digits encased in the webbing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Our Cousin The Fishapod | 4/10/2006 | See Source »

...Democratic Party, in order for us Democrats to be viable in the state of Louisiana, we need New Orleans to come back. That?s where the bulk of our voters are. Over one-third of the Democratic vote comes from those parishes impacted by Hurricane Katrina." In this scenario, Landrieu is running purely to save the future hide of his sister, U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu, who has long relied on the New Orleans machine, particularly in the African-American community, to get out her vote. Landrieu himself called for satellite voting outside the state - as did almost all the other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Ray Nagin Win Redemption in New Orleans? | 4/10/2006 | See Source »

...schools with notorious histories of indiscretions by athletes and questionable admissions decisions (most recently, Miami linebacker Willie Williams was admitted in 2004 despite 11 arrests by the age of 19).But Duke and schools like it (i.e. Harvard) are not supposed to have problems like this, and this scenario forces everyone to evaluate the chance that such an event could occur on our own campus.There are many similarities between the two schools that make this question even more salient. Both are elite private schools, both enroll students primarily from outside of the state, and both have significant town-gown issues.But...

Author: By Brad Hinshelwood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Duke Scandal Raises Issues | 4/4/2006 | See Source »

...that case, a special election would be open to all comers, but it will be up to GOP officials to name a candidate to replace DeLay's name on the November general election ballot. In this scenario, any GOP winner in an earlier special election would probably have an edge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Frontrunner: Wallace Launches Bid for DeLay?s Seat | 4/4/2006 | See Source »

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