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...board a jet plane, you see a man busily prying rivets out of its wings. As you rush in a panic back down the gangplank, he calls out, "Don't worry, I've taken a lot of rivets out already and the wing hasn't fallen off yet!" This scenario is supposed to be analagous to losing a few more species: One more might not matter, but, on the other hand, it might lead to disaster. This presumption seems ludicrous since the world has been losing species for millions of years. Human beings may have increased the pace of species...
...possible Red Sox championship scenario would occur should the Tigers lost today, and then proceed to win one of three from the Brewers, while the Red Sox sweep the Cleveland series. That would leave the Sox and the Brewers tied at 30-22 for the second half, with Detroit...
...Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa and his fellow union leaders refused to be intimidated. Instead, Solidarity's National Commission charged the Polish Politburo with "a lack of realism" and rejected the official "scenario of provocation." Once again, the scene seemed to be set for a showdown, with the Soviets waiting none too patiently in the wings...
...political philosopher, and that me is he had to have some ideas for the future, preferably optimistic ones. After all, the state of nature may be be romantic, but it doesn't have much in the way of creature comforts. So Rousseau came up with an idea, a scenario to bring culture to the heathens, and men would learn to live for each other. It went something like this...
...much sexual and emotional strain on the young. College students have always had a hard time deciding what comes first-school work or a loved one. On today's openly sexual, highly competitive campuses, even the most solid balancing act can come unbalanced. In such a zero-sum scenario, each hour spent with one's partner is an hour away from the books, and resentment builds. According to Princeton's Karen Tilbor, assistant Jean of student affairs, "ambivalence" about priorities is at the root of violence among college couples...