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Harvard Bookstore pulls yet another fun trick out of its sleeve by cohosting a spelling bee (creatively dubbed “the bee”) with the Brattle Theatre and Houghton Mifflin Company. Looking for an ego boost? The “All-Ages Bee” (read: little kids) starts at 6:00 p.m., followed by the classic film “A Boy Named Charlie Brown.” At 9:30 things get adult when the grown-up competition begins, complete with a beer and five syllable words...
During Chief Justice Roberts' honeymoon term, about half the court's decisions were unanimous--nearly double the typical tally in recent years. This term, big cases on divisive social issues mean Roberts is likely to struggle to build such consensus. Still, he'll try in order to boost the court's "stature and legitimacy," he said in July. When the court can choose either a narrow but unanimous ruling or a sweeping, landmark decision by a 5-4 vote, he said, "I think it's better to decide on the former ground, and let it go at that...
...patient's own cells. At this rate, even cloning's most ardent supporters agree that such a method won't be very reliable, or very realistic. If therapeutic cloning, as it is known, is to become a viable treatment option, then the first thing scientists need to do is boost the cloning technique's efficiency...
...Even Yang admits, however, that his study isn't the last word on cloning. He and his colleagues are already at work expanding this first trial, and investigating other ways to boost cloning's efficiency...
...consisted not only of Harvard students, but also included a number of alumni from around the country and overseas. Its enthusiasm helped to pump up the energy of the team as it went into the second half of play with a vengeance. “It was a huge boost,” Kerr said. “We felt the home field advantage today—no question about it. It lifted our guys.” At the beginning of play, Yale proved to be a quick and energetic team and proved successful at wearing out many...