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...snare all but the richest young folks. The hope would be that some fraction of those so ensnared will be inspired to dedicate their lives - or at least a part of their lives - to public service. And it's possible. But a larger fraction may regard the whole exercise somewhat cynically, and the very concept of "volunteerism" under this kind of pressure may turn the word into a joke. The exclusion of kids whose parents are wealthy enough to buy their way out - as young men could buy their way out of the Civil War - will do nothing to reduce...
...they lost in the semis to a Wallabies team ignited by the mercurial David Campese. In Johannesburg in '95, a food-poisoning outbreak wrecked their preparation for the final, which was won by the hosts in extra time. At Twickenham in '99, France lived up to their somewhat spurious reputation for summoning bursts of inspired attack to overwhelm a Blacks team that had been cruising in their semi-final...
...While congress has been somewhat generous with funding for the purposes of rebuilding New Orleans, pet projects continue to take priority. The Corps of Engineers has demonstrated its ineptness in managing the task. It lacks the expertise required to evaluate the myriad alternative solutions and execute a plan. Rebuilding and protecting New Orleans and the coastal wetlands is indeed analogous to putting a person on the moon. It should be orchestrated by an independent civilian agency composed of experts from industry and academia, representing all the branches of science and engineering from which expertise is required. That agency would...
Some Airbus watchers blame the A380--with 165 orders--for hogging valuable resources and causing delays in the A350 schedule. The two planes stand for Airbus' somewhat divergent views on how to meet the needs of travelers as all aspects of flying grow. Critics say the company overestimated the double-decker market--and overcommitted with its investment of $16 billion. On Oct. 15, the A380 will be delivered to launch customer Singapore Airlines after more than a year's delay. "Airbus was thinking that people wanted massive airplanes to go between the continents," says Neidl. "What's wrong with that...
...thugs" responsible for the city's sky-high murder rate. And a string of guilty pleas from corrupt city officials, including one that led to the resignation this month of popular City Council member Oliver Thomas, has elicited charges that white prosecutors are motivated by race; even the somewhat staid Louisiana Weekly, an 80-year-old newspaper targeted to African-American readers, recently ran an op-ed piece claiming the U.S. Attorney's Office was abetting a white power grab...