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BALTIMORE: Major League umpires agreed to suspend until Thursday a planned boycott of the playoffs just five minutes before the first American League game was set to begin. Umpires had threatened the walkout when the American League announced that Baltimore Orioles second baseman Roberto Alomar would not have to serve a five-game suspension until next season for spitting on umpire John Hirschbeck in a game last Friday. Alomar, a wonderful ballplayer but a lousy diplomat, then infuriated Hirschbeck with these comments after the game: "I used to respect him a lot. He had a problem with his family when...
...rocket scientist. For instance, he has been able to create and sustain a relatively pure vacuum in which the flywheel spins, using such exotic devices as molecular drag pumps and molecular sieves. A better vacuum means less friction, thus better spin. He also has been able to suspend the rapidly spinning flywheel in its unstable environment by using sophisticated gimbals and magnetic bearings--something very few, if any, other scientists are thought to have accomplished. "Doing the magnetic bearings with those particular dynamics was a daunting task," says Harold. "You have to be able to hit a deep pothole...
Starting from scratch, Gorton calmly explained to Dyachenko that she and her colleagues must suspend their beliefs. "You live in Moscow and travel in the most elite circles," he said. "Because you're smart, you are used to trusting your instincts. You can't do that in this kind of work. You have to know what the people you don't know are thinking...
Despite the efforts of its executive officer, the commission voted on May 30 not to suspend the Crimson Sports Grille's liquor license...
...unchartered territory as well for regulators who are concerned about plans by companies like Spring Street Brewing, which launched the first ever initial public offering on the Internet earlier this year. The New York City-based beer company was briefly forced by the Securities and Exchange Commission to suspend trading until it hired a bank or escrow agent to handle investor money. The offering of nearly 900,000 shares at $1.85 a share was such a smashing success that Spring Street wants to start an in-house brokerage to take other companies public and trade their stocks exclusively...