Word: gainful
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...still teenagers. Thousands apply for this prestigious program, and the lucky few accepted arrive, somewhat bizarrely, truly interested in witnessing government in action. We are willing to fetch water, memorize names and faces of members, and deliver paperwork all for this privilege. Along the way, of course, we gain a lifelong passion for government and public service, we learn about what it's like to live away from home, and in my case, meet peers who remain our closest friends years later...
...fierce power struggle under way in Iran, and as a result, the nuclear issue has produced a tremendous amount of discussion right now. The regime is trying to establish a consensus in order to avoid a situation where any negotiations with the U.S. are used by one faction to gain domestic advantage over another. There's also concern in Tehran that Washington's real agenda is regime change. I don't think the Bush Administration has resolved the debate in its own ranks on that question. Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Iran Freedom Support Act, which speaks...
...targets for new therapies,” Brown wrote in an e-mail. Brown said that his lab is conducting research to examine whether cancer drugs change the structure of the receptive sites on the ER. If this is the case, then new drugs can be created as tumors gain resistance to current drugs. The research was conducted in conjunction with researchers from HMS, Brown University, and Affymetrix in Santa Clara, Calif...
...It’s] not something that worries me, and living at Pennypacker means I walk more now,” said Kim Frieler ’10. But Tiffany M. Bradshaw ’10 said she thought girls in particular were susceptible to weight-gain. “I think ‘Freshman 15’ is a large problem, especially for girls. My roommates and I are buying a scale.” While the purchase of a scale may help cautious first-years keep track of any extra pounds, student groups such as The Eating...
...Koizumi to the Yasukuni Shrine, where 14 Class-A war criminals are honored, are disrespectful to South Koreans and other East Asian countries suppressed and oppressed by Japanese colonialism. They should have cared much more, should have been more thoughtful of neighboring countries. They should have been able to gain the trust and confidence of neighboring countries. This is the main reason why it's unfair for any responsibility to be levied on South Korea for the strained relationship between Korea and Japan. We are ready to have a committed and improved relationship with Japan. We're looking forward...