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...fact that one is famous doesn’t mean one does not deserve it. In the case of West, his scholarship is among the most cited of all Harvard professors and has provided inspiration for many young scholars making headway into the studies of pressing societal problems. What is interesting, though, is the question of whether celebrity by its very nature damages scholarship...
...Sosa to his first professional contract, is young for the job, full of energy and plans to turn his Expos stint into another G.M. opportunity down the road. Robinson, a Hall of Famer, must truly love the game. He certainly has the players' respect, but hasn't made much headway with Montreal's native language. Robinson wished one of the team's Francophone beat writers "Bonne chance." "Bonne chance a vous," the writer responded. "Uh, what's that now?" It's a shame Robinson didn't get it. No manager needs luck more...
...They're learning now. When the company expanded its sales network in 1998, many observers thought Dell wouldn't make much headway because its business model was wrong for China. Unlike conventional PC companies, Dell makes machines to order and ships them directly to the customer. There are no retailers or middlemen involved; Dell asks its customers to pick and choose the computer configurations they want from a menu and then to complete the sale via the Internet or telephone...
...nine investigators handles nearly 600 active cases, with a simple case taking about 70 hours to investigate and more complex ones taking three times as long. Each of the nine specialists solves 30 to 40 cases a year, according to team member Ralph Richards. "We're making some headway, but it's a drop in the bucket," he says. "The chances of getting caught are much less than for the guy who steals your...
...such work was blocked. After much soul searching, President Bush decided last summer to allow federal grants for research that used only the 60 or so stem-cell lines that have already been established. Some scientists fear those 60 lines will not be adequate. Meanwhile, other scientists are making headway in turning adult cells into functional equivalents of embryonic stem cells, which, if successful, would neatly sidestep the controversy...