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...used-car salesman knows things about the vehicle you're eyeing that would make you run from his lot--and he isn't sharing. There are only two ways to beat him: avoid him entirely or bring your own mechanic to look under the hood. The same may be said of Wall Street analysts. Best to ignore them because of what they know and won't tell. Our deepest suspicions were confirmed in recent weeks as New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer went public with private e-mails he had subpoenaed from Merrill Lynch. Those messages told a story very...
...Chemistry Guide: "Avoid discourteous or sensitive topics such as income, personal investments, past relationships and sexual experience." The Foreign Media Guide: Avoid "illegal interviews in sensitive areas and regarding sensitive matters, such as 'Falun Gong elements' and 'democracy campaigners...
Nevertheless, Carter’s recent proclamation that he does not believe Cuba is collaborating with terrorist states in potentially dangerous research is not helpful; he should avoid jumping to unsubstantiated conclusions, as there is no way for him to know what Cuban scientists are doing behind the scenes...
Five Ivy Players were named to the All-Northeast Region Second Team, three of them coming from Ivy champion Princeton. The Tigers lost to Minnesota, 2-1, yesterday in their first NCAA appearance in six years. They were, however, the first Ivy team to avoid losing their NCAA opener by a mercy-rule margin since Brown...
...need to avoid intense competition in admission for athletic stars, led the Ivy League presidents in 1979 to institute the academic index—a score assigned to recruits based on their standardized test scores and their high school class rank—that is still in place today. The presidents set a minimum score which all recruits must exceed...