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...AbioCor, made by Abiomed of Danvers, Mass. It is the second type of totally artificial heart to be tested in people - the Jarvik-7, you may recall, was implanted in patient Dr. Barney Clark at the University of Utah in December 1982 - but it is a great leap forward. The Jarvik-7 was air-driven, which meant that tubes had to connect huge compressors to the device. Mobility was impossible; infection and complications were inevitable...
...recently confirmed solicitor general who successfully argued W's election case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The D.C. Appeals Court has also been a stepping stone to the Supreme Court for other conservative jurists, such as Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. If the 39- year-old Estrada made that leap several years later, Democrats realize he'd be on the High Court for a long time...
...When Cleary, now the Athletic Director, picked him to run the program, he gave Mazzoleni the responsibility to bring the Crimson back into the national scene. While Harvard is not there yet, the Crimson took a massive leap forward this year, finally getting that winning record (16-15-2, 12-8-2 ECAC) and finishing in third place. For improving the program dramatically in every department, The Crimson proudly names Mark Mazzoleni its Coach of the Year...
...Senior James C. “Jim” Augustine `01 dances down the street and then proceeds to leap down the stairs into Winthrop dining hall with his famous exuberance and enthusiasm...
...Outdoor season, Siilats had faded out of the NCAA picture, but Gyorffy was blowing the nation away. Her outdoor personal-best leap of 1.96 meters was the second-best jump in the world at the time. At NCAA Outdoors last Sunday, she was looking to achieve a longtime goal of clearing two meters...