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...problems are also being redefined across traditional disciplines. Ecology, for example, was hardly a field 40 years ago, and is now at the center of how we must think about the world in this new century. And yet issues of ecological concern extend far beyond the biology department, since they involve atmospheric sciences, applied mathematics, economics, public policy, human population dynamics and so forth. The international scientific effort on man-made climate change is a remarkable network of thousands of scientists working across countries and across disciplines...
...understand why the radiologists feel so threatened, it helps to have a little background. In 1990 Congress directed Medicare to extend its coverage to mammography screenings. The move had broad impact, since many insurance companies use the Medicare rate as a starting point for their reimbursement schedules. But while Medicare payments took into account increases in the cost of living, no provisions were made to cover improvements in quality and technology that raised the cost of administering the tests...
...Crimson was only able to convert on one of these opportunities however, and despite outshooting the Friars 17-4 in the third period, Harvard was unable to extend its 3-2 lead...
...novel only teases us with these metapyhsyical questions. Paradise Park is certainly an affirmation of the contentment thatcomes from finding a comfortable religious niche, but the novel is so devoted to exploring the personal development of Sharon Spiegelman that it leaves us without insights that extend beyond her character. Paradise Park presents Sharon's flaky affairs and her thoughts about God and love in an enjoyable style, but Goodman does not provide any voice of her own behind the character. We are presented with such high-reaching concepts as religion, destiny and true love, but Sharon treats these concepts with...
...track you) made a hilarious foil to Mulder and Scully's G-man gravitas. In 1997 producer Vince Gilligan conceived an episode around the three; another followed the next season. Eventually Carter, Gilligan and two other X-Files producers sold a series to Fox, which was eager to extend the bloodline of what remains the network's top drama...