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...been denounced as a charlatan, a sensation-seeker, a medieval reactionary, a would-be agent of the Inquisition. He has developed an unequaled gift for making enemies and influencing people. He has spoken rudely of such sacrosanct characters as Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes ("It is time that [his] pedestal were dismounted") and Bertrand Russell ("He made a fool of himself"). He has spoken ill of children ("the most imperfect of all human beings") and dogs ("they are only brutes"). He has dared to say, several times and in public, that Darwin was wrong. He has committed the modern heresy...
...have much cushion. But a long severance period can give jobless people a false sense of security. Too often they take what they believe is a well-deserved break from the rat race. Employers are extremely wary of applicants with that kind of gap in their resume. A job seeker is like lettuce to the employer. The fresher you are to the hunt--a week or 10 days off to get the resume tuned up--the better. When a potential employer asks, "What have you been doing since you left your job three months ago?" the expected answer...
...past decade, the promise of interactivity that came with the Internet has flourished in the field of faith. Steven Waldman, founder of Beliefnet, one of the more successful religion sites, says: "People can customize their experiences so they can effectively have a 'devout' experience one day and a 'seeker' experience the next...
...little knee ouchy. But with a horde of cameras following him, Woods' triumph over minor injury was quickly elevated to the stuff of Olympic tearjerkers. Leaving the 18th green at Pebble Beach, Calif., after practice last Wednesday, Woods accidentally stepped on the ankle of a voracious autograph seeker, spraining his left knee. With the eager fan screaming at him for not signing, Woods retreated to the trainer's room, gloomily setting his odds of playing in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am as slim. But when tee time came the next day, Tiger was there, bravely playing through the pain...
...Arafat is looking to regional peace-seeker Mubarak to help him find a negotiating posture that passes for dovish at the negotiating table and hawkish back at home, while Barak and Clinton wait...