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...scholar) was a specialist in Near Eastern religions. His grand assertion one day that Islam and Judaism are the only two truly monotheistic religions prompted me mischievously to ask why the Hebrew god is sometimes called “Elohim,” a term ending with a plural marker. He told me to shut up, because he had been studying the topic for over a dozen years. That this fellow scholar did not receive tenure is a comfort to me. However, I cannot but recognize the ethos of which he is an unsophisticated manifestation. The cult of expertise?...

Author: By J. lorand Matory | Title: What Harvard Has Taught Me | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

...more than 1,900 healthy men aged 23 to 35. Despite being nearly four inches taller and more than 60 pounds heavier on average than their nonplaying peers, NFL athletes had similar blood levels of cholesterol and triglyceride, and lower fasting-glucose levels (high fasting glucose is a common marker for diabetes). What's more, when examined by race, black NFL players showed no higher risk of heart disease than white players, even though black men in the general population have a much higher rate than their white peers. Overall, NFL players were also much less likely than other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The NFL's Huge Linemen: Healthier Than You Think? | 5/27/2009 | See Source »

...know is they have a positive culture for H1 and they sent it down to the Centers for Disease Control," Rosenthal said. "H," or hemagglutinin, is the protein marker that distinguishes the subtype of flu of which swine flu is a variety. Further testing is necessary for final confirmation of a swine flu diagnosis...

Author: By Noah S. Rayman and Elyssa A. L. Spitzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Harvard Dental School Closes After Registering Probable Swine Flu Case | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

...Obama laid down his marker for reform last week, outlining general principles like simpler forms and more flexible rules for borrowers. And he pressured industry bigwigs at a White House meeting to agree to limit sudden interest rate hikes. But the real fight begins this week, and it's about to get ugly, as Democrats enter negotiations with banks and both sides test the resilience of each other's initial, aggressive postures. (Read a brief history of credit cards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Banks Plan to Limit Credit-Card Protections | 4/27/2009 | See Source »

Walsh promptly called a double steal, setting up senior shortstop Matt Rogers, who delivered with a drive to the 379-foot marker in left-center field to plate both runners...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Lets Consolation Lead Slip Away | 4/13/2009 | See Source »

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