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Unfortunately for the Crimson, which saw its season take a setback with the injury of sophomore Keith Wright, Cornell has plenty of depth in case one of its stars goes. Junior Mark Coury, a starter for Kentucky last year, has only started one game for the Big Red. Apparently starting for the Wildcats isn’t enough to compete for a starting spot against seniors Ryan Wittman and Jeff Foote...
...because the minister is scared of annoying the powerful farmers' lobby. BT brinjal backers also question why Ramesh disregarded scientific evidence from field trials that indicated the brinjals are safe. That evidence had been approved by the government's Genetic Engineering Approval Committee. "This decision is certainly a big setback for biotechnology and I am afraid it will thwart further investment in agri-biotech research," says Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, head of Indian biotech firm Biocon. (See the top 10 scientific discoveries...
...Obviously it is a setback with having Emma on the bench both offensively and defensively,” Matera said. “At the same time, we’re confident that whoever comes into the game will step up. Whether it’s Jackie [Alemany] or Claire [Wheeler], we just need someone to come in, step up, and play defense and rebound...
...prosecutors thought Wilders would wilt in the courtroom, they underestimated his sense of theater. The politician is using the case against him to put Islam on trial, vociferously defending his right to free speech. He suffered a setback on Wednesday, however, when the Amsterdam District Court rejected his demand that the Supreme Court hear the case because he's a member of parliament and then denied his request for 18 witnesses to testify on his behalf - including Bouyeri, who is serving a life sentence for van Gogh's murder. (After he killed the filmmaker, Bouyeri used a knife to stick...
...February 2009, was an introduction, a statement of goals and principles. The second, in September, was a defensive play, an attempt to reclaim the high ground on health care, which had begun to slip away. This third time was a declaration of his having survived his first serious setback and of his determination to keep trying...