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...Conclusion: It is difficult to ascertain which outcome is most shocking. Is it (a) that the John Harvard culture had the least bacteria growth, (b) that the "control" culture from the reporter's mouth had more mould and bacteria growth than any of the other samples, or (c) that a clean-cut and well-washed Harvard student is dirtier than John Harvard...
...firm, Artists Management Group, was having trouble interesting Hollywood studios in the rights to the latest manuscript by Michael Crichton. Ovitz recently lured the Jurassic Park author, whose previous novels were turned into big-budget films, to A.M.G. away from C.A.A. The visually oriented town is struggling to ascertain the correct spelling of schadenfreude...
...thus less likely to seek help. "Younger kids also have more difficulty expressing their feelings in words," says Dr. Boris Birmaher, a child psychiatrist at the University of Pittsburgh. "When kids become depressed, they become irritable, act out, have temper tantrums and other behavioral problems. It's hard to ascertain that these are the symptoms of depression unless you ask them questions in a language they can understand...
...first responsibility will be to meet with Dr. Thiemann and to discuss the whole matter with him to try to ascertain some of the details," Isaksen said. "I expect to be having that meeting very soon. It's not yet scheduled...
...month of Ramadan falls almost exactly during winter break and reading period, beginning Dec. 20 and ending Jan. 18 or 19. The precise date for the end of the month is difficult to ascertain because the time is dependent upon the stages of the moon...