Distant planets have long orbits and therefore long wavelengths, and you cannot do the analysis properly until you have seen at least one orbit.

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"The impact on your life that the act you are now contemplating will have cannot be overstated, " one brochure gravely (if awkwardly) asserted.

WSJ: Sky-Diving in New Zealand

From a producing and directing point of view, one thing I learned early on is you cannot have a host whose arm you have to twist to do the job.

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"The one thing which cannot happen at a club is when you have a player who is unsettled to the point where it affects his performances on the field, " said Boro boss Gareth Southgate.

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Roman Abramovich may appear to have the attention span of a squirrel on crystal meth but the one thing you cannot argue with is the success he has brought Chelsea.

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