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...taking over the reins from Jack Welch, one of the most acclaimed CEOs of the 20th century, General Electric's incoming chief, Jeffrey Immelt, 45, doesn't seem at all fazed. "Believe it or not, I know, operationally, how to do this job," says the towering, outgoing Immelt. He knows how to do a lot of jobs, having spent almost 20 years at GE. Most recently he ran its medical-systems business. "It's not like I have to go up on the mountain for 40 days and come down with a bunch of stone tablets," Immelt says...
Beyond those planned events, it is the spontaneous eruptions of interest that are most gratifying to the freshman advocates at Appalachian. Jeffrey Grubbs, 18, a freshman from Charlotte, says that he rarely reads for pleasure but tore through this summer's assignment, savoring the rich evocation of 1940s Louisiana. "It's just drenched in setting," he marvels. One evening after the formal book discussion, he persuaded some visiting friends to give the book a try. As the school year begins, Appalachian has its freshmen on the same page--and spreading the word...
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...closer analysis shows decidedly mixed news for AIDS sufferers and those at especially high risk for contracting the disease. "This is one of those classic good news/ bad news stories," says Dr. Jeffrey Laurence, professor of medicine at Cornell Medical Center and senior scientist for programs at the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR). "On the one hand, it?s wonderful we can keep a monkey healthy even after he?s injected with dangerous levels of HIV. But on the other hand, we?re not talking about something that?s immediately transferable to humans." There?s also the issue...