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...result of Harvard's strong play over the last two seasons, some distant schools will travel to Cambridge to play the Crimson...
...past, much research on sexual orientation has focused on the role of interpersonal relationships in early childhood. Psychological literature is replete with material suggesting that male homosexuality is triggered by relationships with an overly protective mother or with a distant, even hostile father. "Here is a whole other way of looking at the question," says LeVay. "These children may already be determined to become homosexual or heterosexual. The development plan that is laid out for them may be what causes them to develop certain troubled relationships with their parents...
...left Los Angeles' dog-eat-dog garment industry to start a home-delivery bakery for puppies. Then she invested $5,000 of her savings, persuaded a bank to back her and set up shop on ritzy Beverly Drive. Parsons has added a mail-order business supplying pet owners as distant as New York, and hopes eventually to franchise the business. "But," says she, "I don't want to expand too fast, because service is the most important thing...
...earth's radiation belt. It created the laser, the transistor, the microchip and the electronic computer, broke the genetic code and conjured up the miracle of recombinant DNA technology. It described the fundamental nature of matter, solved the mystery of the quasars and designed the robot craft that explored distant planets with spectacular success. And, as promised, it landed a man on the moon...
...claims, it is impossible to predict when the dealmaking will conclude. Yet despite the various complications, there are several promising signs. Kidnappers and victimized nations alike seem eager to find a solution, particularly before the Middle East peace conference that is expected to be convened in October. From their distant captivity, some of the Western hostages sent word through recently released hostages that even they believe an end to their ordeal is finally at hand. Perhaps most promising of all, Perez de Cuellar -- the point man in all of this -- is increasingly tight-lipped. As diplomats know, when negotiations...