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...most Europeans want to be shown a fresh, momentous piece of evidence before they'll back a war. When they hear Bush make accusation after accusation, when they hear repeated avowals that the U.S. has "very convincing evidence," they wonder why the Administration has not offered that proof in public. They aren't satisfied with the explanation that it would harm America's intelligence-gathering capability if the classified info is revealed. "For me it's simple," says Eric Platel, 34, a French computer-systems manager who describes himself as conservative. "If Bush has evidence Iraq has weapons of mass...
...rest of Antarctica, conceals far more than it reveals. Three years ago, the Ross Ice Shelf started calving icebergs so big that they invited comparison with Massachusetts and Connecticut, and some of these bergs--including C-19, which broke off the shelf last May--lurk nearby, provoking consternation and wonder...
...been a veritable depression for the airlines, says Gerchick, and the jolt of another Gulf War would keep more travelers grounded and force high fuel prices even higher. Gerchick estimates that the industry might lose $9 billion - more than four times what it lost in all of 1991. No wonder that three major carriers thought to be in decent shape - American, America West (which has a government loan) and Continental - have retained bankruptcy lawyers, according to WHAT reports. Two weeks ago, American Airlines, the world's largest airline, announced that it lost a record-setting $3.5 billion...
...other side of the pond citing the abysmal pay offered by this supposedly “world-class” institution. Oxford is a primarily government-funded institution, and government funding has fallen dramatically since the 1980s. In short, times are hard, and it’s no wonder that our research ratings are slipping and we haven’t won a Nobel Prize in decades. Also, whilst Harvard possesses an endowment that would be the envy of an elephant, Oxford’s is the equivalent of a small field mouse. For some demented reason we still seem...
...Still, it's hard to wonder if they're going to be successful with this pitch. As any teenager could tell you, obvious pandering is not the way to go when you're trying to reach this audience. Back in the early 1990s, companies with experience in the teen market realized traditional marketing was not going to work; young consumers are too savvy for old-school ads, and too steeped in irony for sincere come...