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...already the case for Huntington's disease, a related neurodegenerative disorder. Molinuevo doubts that the non-genetic form of Alzheimer's will be predictable any time soon, if ever, because of the multiplicity of possible causes. Meanwhile, the Barcelona program continues to work on the principle articulated by the 18th century English writer Samuel Johnson, who said, "Nothing so concentrates a man's mind as the knowledge that he is going to be hanged." Molinuevo believes someone who knows they will fall to early-onset Alzheimer's is going to live life to the full before the disease strikes...
...captains at William Christy's inn. There they raised toasts to, among others, President Jefferson ("the polar star of discovery")...Christopher Columbus ("his hardihood, perseverence and merit")...and Agriculture and Industry ("The farmer is the best support of government"). But when the revelers got to the captains in the 18th and final toast, they seemed to be at a loss for words. Finally they settled for saluting "their perilous services [that] endear them to every American heart...
...Arvada, Colo., where average Sunday-morning attendance is 4,000. "All of a sudden, I was made aware that wow, there's an order to this thing." Lindsey's explanation of the Bible's warnings came just as a backlash was stirring against '60s liberalism, an echo of the 18th century reaction to the Enlightenment. Lindsey caught the moment that launched a decade of evangelical resurgence, when for the first time in generations believers organized to put their stamp on this world, rather than the next...
...rapid improvement of Shenk-Boright, who took fifth at Cross Country Heps and 14th at Regionals, and junior Matt Seidel, who placed eighth at Cross Country Heps and 18th at Regionals, was key to Harvard’s success this year, especially at Outdoor Heps. There the pair each achieved top-three finishes in both the 5,000- and 10,000-meter races—an extraordinary feat for anyone doubling up in the two races...
When the Corporation began, members of the Faculty were expected to fill the five slots. But President John Leverett, Class of 1680, began to abandon this practice early in the 18th century...