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...texture of natural muscle, the cells must be physically stretched and flexed, or exercised, regularly. After several weeks, voila, you have a thin layer of muscle tissue that can be harvested and processed into ground beef, chicken or pork, depending on the origin of the cells. But don't expect to see big, juicy in vitro steaks anytime soon; the technology has not yet been able to synthesize blood vessels or grow large, three-dimensional pieces of meat...
...expect the headquarters of Telenor, Norway's biggest telecom company, to reflect at least some of its Scandinavian side. Sure enough, meeting rooms are furnished with wooden floors, sleek tables and angular armchairs; there's even a breathtaking view of the Oslo Fjord. But look closer. The small silver plates and golden sculpted boats in one such room are from Bangladesh; the green-and-gold tea set, with its five matching cups, from Thailand. And the black-and-gold rug hanging on a wall is among the finest you would find anywhere in Pakistan...
...site like this with a few a solid soundbites—“engaging open discussion” instead of “helping students slack off”—doubts over the legitimacy of TheFinalClub.org still remain. But the professors and TFs that one would expect to oppose the site most are highly supportive...
...Neill out after being hit in the face with a pitch Saturday, Rogers stepped in—and stepped out in a big way.“He really set the pace,” Walsh said. “You don’t usually expect that from your leadoff guy.”Haviland pitched yet another complete game for the Crimson, going all seven innings without allowing an earned run in a 9-3 win in the opener. Coming off two big games at the plate on Saturday, the Harvard lineup gave Haviland all the support...
...Iranians are divided on Hillary Clinton, largely basing their views on the record in the Middle East of her husband, who Iranians expect would effectively be her senior foreign policy adviser. Mohammed Atrianfar, an adviser to former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, argues that Bill Clinton has a "peace-seeking image" among Iranians. Then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, now a Hillary adviser, publicly accepted American responsibility for involvement in the 1953 coup in Iran and subsequent support for the repressive regime of the Shah. Iranian diplomats complain, however, that Clinton also imposed economic sanctions on Iran...