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...fear, but we should never fear to negotiate." Terrified by intelligence reports that exaggerated the reach of the German Luftwaffe, Chamberlain agreed to hand over 3 million Sudeten Germans, even though doing so was more likely to embolden Hitler than placate him. But while Munich was a sellout that showed Hitler how reluctant Britain was to return to war, it was not the cause of World War II any more than the breakdown in talks with Iran could be said to be the cause of Tehran's intensification of its uranium enrichment. The same people who rightly charge Chamberlain with...
Pasquarelli says that when he and his partners first proposed the unusual arrangement, they knew they were risking more than their money. They were putting into play their reputation among other architects. "A lot of them would say, 'That's a sellout. You're in bed with the developers, and you're losing your design freedom,'" he says. (Coren jumps in, adding, "They have said that.") But Pasquarelli insists that because they had sunk their own money in the project and stood to gain only if the apartments sold, they won the confidence of their developer partner Brown. They were...
...Harvard men’s basketball team just two weeks ago at Lavietes Pavilion in which Cornell prevailed, 72-71, in the final seconds, the Big Red showed why it deserves to be the Ivy League champion by blowing out Harvard on its home court in front of a sellout crowd at Newman Arena, 86-53. More than 30 minutes prior to game-time, the Big Red student section was nearly full, heckling and taunting Crimson players as they went through their warm-up routine. “This is my first time here in this facility period, and obviously...
...teams and the Cornell University Band warm up as the first group of hardy fans starts to form what will be a sellout crowd. Even Bartels Hall is filling up to capacity as the Ivy League champion Big Red men's basketball team prepares to take on the Crimson. In other action, Day 1 of the Heptagonals is complete here in Ithaca. It's a sports fan's dream...
...proclaimed: “You want to see the devil, take a look at Clarence Thomas.” Thomas, who now serves as the nation’s second-ever African American on the country’s highest court, has been billed as the quintessential black sellout in America because of his conservative (read: unfavorable) stance on affirmative action, his officiation of Rush Limbaugh’s wedding, and other acts deemed worthy of the label racial treason.But according to a new book by Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy, applying the label of racial treason...