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...HapMap will not aim to identify the genes related to specific diseases, but instead to create a useful tool for this kind of research...
BGLTSA Co-Chair Stephanie M. Skier ’05, who is also a Crimson editor, says the fraternity’s policy of not taking women seems to counter many of their aim of being accepting to a large swath of the gay community. “I definitely have my own beef with this fraternity and I’ve ranted about it in various contexts,” Skier s says. “I don’t know what their policy on transgendered members is, but my notion is that they would probably not include...
Schor helped spread her lifestyle ideas by becoming a founding member of the Center for a New American Dream, a non-profit resource for Americans who aim to liberate themselves from an existence dominated by consumption. Shedding light on many of the center’s ideals, Schor’s latest book features a collection of visions for such a sustainable society. Author Mary Pipher styled her piece “In Praise of Hometowns” like a Chicken-Soup-for-the-Soul heartwarmer, romancing about one’s “personal slice?...
...Muhammad's greatest talents was rewarded in the military: his aim. He advanced through three levels of Army marksmanship with the standard M-16 rifle, reaching the "expert" level. "You have to be pretty good," recalls Tim O'Brien, a Vietnam veteran, prizewinning writer and author of the novel July, July. "I didn't get one. There's a lot of tension, and there's pressure, and you're shaking. You have a drill sergeant yelling in your ear, 'Shoot straight!'" The Bushmaster .223 rifle, which was found in Muhammad's trunk and has been linked by police...
...million--raised some eyebrows early in October when it announced that it was adding two minutes to each episode of TV's top-rated sitcom Friends. But Jeffrey Zucker, president of NBC Entertainment, a division of General Electric, says the added minutes represent program time, not commercials. The aim is to make Friends run two minutes past the half-hour mark, pulling more viewers into the next show on NBC, the medical sitcom Scrubs. "This is not about revenue," says Zucker. "The way to take advantage of high ad prices is to put on programs that work and minimize problem...