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...said sophomore running back Clifton Dawson, who said that he is fully recovered from a muscle strain in his side sustained Oct. 30 against Dartmouth. “All of their starters and even some of their reserves are very talented...and when you put that with a good scheme, it’s a good defense...
...COVER STORY THE GOD GENE Is religion part of evolution's scheme? Scientists are asking whether spirituality is embedded...
...crew to set up quickly and shoot more scenes. Some of the funniest moments are fleeting flashbacks that wouldn't be practical on a traditionally shot sitcom. When spoiled Bluth daughter Lindsay (Portia de Rossi) tries to start a business, we get a quick glimpse of her last such scheme--Lindsay chasing a terrified dog that has been dyed half green out of a storefront with the sign DIP-A-PET. Other times, the cameraman is a sort of character, scurrying to catch up with the action. Or trying not to. In an upcoming episode, says creator Mitchell Hurwitz, Lucille...
...combining data on flight reservations, airport layouts and staff work schedules. It then calculates the expected passenger pressure and staffing requirements, giving airport bosses the chance to make manpower changes. With European airports expected to see passenger traffic double by 2020, several, including one that's considering a pilot scheme, have expressed interest in the approximately $1 million system (IBM won't say which at this point). "Airports are [likely] to become the next major bottleneck," says Ronan Anderson of the Airports Council International Europe. "Anything that alleviates that is more than welcome." Agreed. Now can IBM do something about...
...Spitzer, whose anticorruption crusades in recent years have targeted top executives at Wall Street investment banks, mutual-fund companies, pharmaceutical firms and the New York Stock Exchange (N.Y.S.E.). In a civil suit filed in New York state court last week, Spitzer charged Marsh with a price-fixing and kickback scheme that inflated the cost of insurance for clients ranging from the Greenville County School District in South Carolina to companies like Fortune Brands. According to Spitzer, roughly $800 million of the $1.5 billion in net income Marsh earned last year came from those dicey commissions. The complaint says Marsh would...