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...people who would be affected by its bankruptcy, the issues are more prosaic. Consider that scores of suppliers could go under if GM does. Or think of the money owed to hundreds of companies that provide all manner of services to GM. One creditor in the Enron bankruptcy was a local lock-and-safe company; another was an airport car-service firm. Hiring out-of-state lawyers, traveling and staying for months in a city far from home - these might be prohibitive costs to outfits already reeling from GM's fate. "There is no district in this country that...
...question is, How can any of this be used to help autistic kids? Nobody recommends inducing fevers to kick-start the locus coeruleus, since that could lead to all manner of side effects and other ills. Instead, Mehler and Purpura believe the likeliest answer is in medications that target noradrenaline brain receptors. "First, we should look at the signaling pathways in the region of the brain involved," Purpura says. "Then we could look at treating the receptor sites with some kind of pharmacotherapy." For once, the step that's missing from a proposal is the one that involves shouting about...
...transformative period in United States history. The honorees, actor Voltaire R. Sterling, who graduated from the Law School in 2005, and Judge Joyce London Alexander Ford, spoke to dinner guests on the importance of social activism and minority leadership under President Obama. “In an unprecedented manner, the Obamas have charged us to ensure that the change we wish to see in this community is ultimately brought about by us,” Sterling said. “We now have a duty to answer Obama’s challenge.” Ford also urged attendees...
Already in his role as energy secretary, Chu has expressed intentions to reduce fossil-fuel dependence, decrease greenhouse-gas emissions, and harness existing energy sources in the most effective manner possible. His stated goals, substantiated by his concrete achievements, square nicely with the university’s recent environmental initiatives. Yet, while the creation of the Office for Sustainability this fall and the articulation of six “Sustainability Principles” in 2004 represent laudable progress, Chu’s address should not serve as an occasion for Harvard to flaunt its achievements. The task of transforming Harvard...
...complaints are systematically investigated in a thorough manner, during which any and all evidence of violations are diligently gathered and delivered to a prosecutor and investigating judge - both of whom are independent of police forces," notes Guillaume Dider, spokesman for France's Justice Ministry. "I categorically deny that there is any indulgence shown towards police forces who violate the law and abuse the rights of citizens...