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...closely studied fruit fly, the gene fragment appears in genes which control the insects' physical structure. When the genes are damaged, defects such as feet attached at the wrong end of the insect result...
...Southern farm officials in Baton Rouge, La., last week when he got the news. He left immediately for Miami. There, in a sour-orange tree in the backyard of a home in the Little Havana district, a state agriculture inspector had discovered one female and three male Mediterranean fruit flies in a trap. The medfly, as it is known, is a dreaded pest that could devastate Florida's billion-dollar citrus and vegetable industry if allowed to spread. Said Conner: "We're very concerned. This is obviously an infestation...
...filled evening." About her schoolboy son who flunked lunch. About her washing machine, which eats one sock in every pair; her kids ask where the lost ones go, and she tells them that they go to live with Jesus. About how, when one kid ate an unknown quantity of fruit on a supermarket expedition, she offered to weigh him and pay for everything over 53 Ibs. About why it is all right to store useless leftovers in the refrigerator: "Garbage, if it's made right, takes a full week." About how young mothers want desperately to talk to someone...
...Herrell's was started by Steve Herrell (the man who started Somerville Steve's before selling out), and some claim there's not much difference between the two. Others charge that Herrell's is creamier, Steve's richer... Decide for yourself. Both feature an awesome array of candy and fruit toppings, which can be sprinkled on top or mixed into the ice cream (slightly higher charge for mix-ins--they use lots of elbow grease.) Very serious hot fudge, and the prices (about $2for a large Scoop with Reese's) reflect the extremity of this permanent fad. Emack and Bolio...
...fact of the matter is that the University is reaping the bitter fruit of its past negligence. Administrators may be sincere when they voice a commitment to vigorously deterring harassment and punishing actual transgressions, but such protestations cannot dispel the cynicism engendered by remarks from male professors ridiculing the idea of sexual harassment for example, a professor's remark, as reported in the survey that harassment was only the product of "feminine hysteria." Bold measures are needed to combat such myopia. Sadly enough, however, when hold measures were proposed this year--for instance to establish a central harassment office...