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...Sagan, "There is a long-term historical reason having to do with not putting all our eggs in one planetary basket, given the claims that global catastrophes have overtaken our planet in the past and that one is eventually likely to occur again, even if the chances are very slight...
...Slight is an understatement. The probability of the Earth colliding with an asteroid is beyond minuscule. Nevertheless, everyone seems to have space-borne disasters on the brain...
...Steelers do not have a great shot either, but at least, with a few breaks--for instance if Barry Switzer suddenly thinks he's back at Oklahoma and decides to run the option--and their impressive defense, they have a slight chance to pull off the victory...
...period, the two weeks of (predominantly) class-free bliss that most of us spend studying for exams and finishing up those final papers and projects. During this time, a host of venerable activities and bright young upstarts keep the spirit alive. Along this vein, we at Dartboard have some slight improvements to make and some suggestions...
...clear from the study whether students are drinking more than in the past. In fact, some schools claim to be seeing slight declines in overall alcohol consumption. But the findings suggest that among the many students who like to binge, there is a more relentless, desperate quality to the pursuit of intoxication. The drinkers also seem more blase than ever about the consequences. "Look, this is nothing," 20-year-old Cecily, a junior at the University of New Hampshire, tells a reporter as she downs her fourth beer at a midweek party. "We did the same thing last night...