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...from the Russian Bureau of Weights and Measures, certifying that the barrel has met strict tolerances for accuracy and precision. I love the little paper test target it came with where the (Russian) factory technician shot five shots at 20 degrees centigrade and five shots at -20C to confirm the accuracy of the barrel (the warm group is clustered within about an inch, the cold group about an inch and a half). I love the clips on the buttstock that hold four extra magazines (for quick loading during a race). I love the sights that have extra-large adjusting...
...honors confirm Beyonce's status--she has earned the right to go by a single name--as a major star. They are also welcome proof that although the group may have lost members, it hasn't lost its way. "It is definitely tough," says Beyonce, 19. "A lot of people don't have any concept of how many sacrifices we have to make. You have to accept it, because if you don't, you won't last...
...Francisco in 1969. It was their collaborative work on the genetic basis of cancer that led to the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. (Bishop, who is now a Harvard Overseer, declined through his spokesperson to comment on a potential conflict of interest in voting to confirm his closest collaborator, which would happen if the Harvard Corporation recommended Varmus for the presidency...
...underlying allegations of racism regarding Ashcroft’s campaign against Judge White are unfounded; of the 26 African-Americans nominated to the federal bench during Ashcroft’s tenure, he has voted to confirm 23 of them. The Crimson states that Ashcroft is opposed to affirmative action; so are a great deal of Americans, but that does not preclude them from holding a law-enforcement office. The Crimson cites a lawsuit against the National Organization of Women as proof that Ashcroft will not promote equality; this is downright ridiculous...
Georgene B. Herschbach, associate Dean of the College, confirmed that any "official data files" including e-mail directories would have to be supplied by the Registrar's office, though she and others in the office were unable to confirm that they had submitted the files to the Navy...