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...doesn't even happen in amphibians, those wondrously regenerative little creatures, some of which can regrow a cut-off limb or tail. Try to grow an organism from a frog cell, and what do you get? You get, to quote biologist Colin Stewart, "embryos rather ignominiously dying (croaking!) around the tadpole stage...
...obsessed scientist whose instincts for catastrophe are more finely tuned than any predictive instrument; his bureaucratic superiors whose waffling makes a bad situation worse; businessmen determined to stifle talk about threats to life, limb and, above all, property for fear of the impact on their interests; a woman, scared but spunky and available for romance when she is not dodging falling objects; and, if possible, an adorable dog to be lost in whatever chaos the movie is trafficking in, then found and daringly rescued to the cheers of an audience that has stoically watched hundreds of anonymous human extras perish...
...course, some people are naturally conservative; they avoid taking a position whenever possible. They just don't want to go out on a limb when they don't know the genus of the tree. For these people, the vague generality must be partially junked and replaced by the artful equivocation, or the art of talking around the point...
...part, Russia must keep moving in the direction of reform and demonstrate responsible international conduct, most critically in its relations with neighboring states. Many Russians feel the loss of empire like a phantom pain in a lost limb. Twenty-five million ethnic Russians live outside the borders of Russia proper, in what are now independent, sovereign countries. It is important that they feel at home in tolerant, inclusive democracies. Any grievances they have, legitimate or otherwise, could play into the hands of ultranationalists back in Russia...
...neighbors would prefer that I cut the tree down, that's fine with me," Cohen said. "I'm the one going out on a limb to try to move it. I don't have any legal obligation to save...