Those who believe that golfers are such complex characters that they could not have possibly only evolved at random point out that many low-handicap golfers are also highly successful CEOs.

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Those who adhere to the random walk theory also point out that the timing of new data and news is unpredictable, and that stock prices react quickly to the introduction of new information.

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"One can point at almost any random star and say there are planets orbiting that star, " said astronomer Uffe Grae Jorgensen, of the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, a member of Dr. Cassan's team.

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Then, an inspired ability to decipher random clues and her eagerness to leave no secret passageway unexplored invariably point her toward the solution.

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