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Former advisees of Mackay-Smith's are quick to attest that she is very skilled with the personal touch...

Author: By Michele F. Forman, | Title: The FIRST Year for the First-YEAR Dean | 9/25/1991 | See Source »

Harper's burdensome load did not prevent him from amassing strong support for the field in a very short time period, his colleagues at Brandeis attest...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: For a Newcomer; a Sort of Homecoming | 9/13/1991 | See Source »

Harper's burdensome load did not prevent him from amassing strong student support for the field in a very short time period, his colleagues at Brandeis attest...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: For a Newcomer, a Sort of Homecoming | 9/11/1991 | See Source »

...many species, particularly among mammals, homosexual-like activity is an integral part of social interaction. As any cattle rancher can attest, cows frequently mount each other. Apparently this ensures that all the females coordinate their reproductive cycles and then produce their calves at the same time. Female rhesus monkeys mount other females as a way of establishing a dominant rank in their troop's hierarchy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Gay Men Born That Way? | 9/9/1991 | See Source »

...France still enjoys copious advantages. Its standard of living is among the best in the world, and the quality of life, as many a visitor will attest, remains as invigorating as it is gracious. Modern arts and sciences flourish in a landscape adorned with Gothic cathedrals, tree- lined avenues and grand siecle chateaus. Philosophy is still as much in fashion as fashion is the ultimate philosophy. Together with modern farms, a medieval patchwork of agriculture still yields its plenty to cordon bleu tables in a country better prepared for the 21st century than most -- a land crisscrossed by bullet trains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New France | 7/22/1991 | See Source »

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