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POLITICIANS: Don't try this in your district. Randiness as a way to get your poll numbers up is a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon. Think Jimmy Carter, not Bill Clinton. Alpha males might want to sit out the year 2000. Only candidates with the sexual discipline of the Pope should declare...
...fact, important patents already exist on some forms of human/animal genetic combinations. According to CNN, mice, rabbits, sheep and cows have all been the recipients of human genes, which have been used for important medical products including alpha anti-trypsion (to treat cystic fibrosis) and lactoferrin (which can bolster the immune system). The potential benefits from further genetic engineering in this area are significant but still remain to be explored...
...employee of Alpha Omega Jewelers on J.F.K. Street reports that a male removed a gold necklace from a display case while another male distracted the employee...
...advertising. It will try to act smaller by developing categories such as golf, soccer and women's as separate business units. A gentler new ad campaign with the tag line "I Can" will augment--but not replace--"Just Do It." The company is also betting heavily that a new Alpha line of shoes and apparel, to be introduced late this year, will swing momentum back in its favor. "What we have to do is re-energize ourselves, starting with the product," says Knight...
Nike is banking on a new line known as Alpha to turn the U.S. business around starting late this year. A coordinated line of shoes, apparel and equipment (including watches and eyewear), Alpha represents a tripling of its R.-and-D. investment since 1995. In shoes, Nike is spreading air around, moving the cushioning from the heel through the midsole. It promises a form-fitting heel, more flexibility and reduced weight of shoes in all the categories...