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Professor of Statistical Sciences Marvin Zelen, who attended the Memphis Scientific Advisory Board meeting and banquet where Wiley was last seen, said that Wiley presented a “very complete report” on structural biology on Nov. 15, the day before he disappeared...
...DIED. MARVIN HARRIS, 74, provocative mainstream anthropologist who promoted "cultural materialism," the idea that human social life forms in response to practical problems; in Gainesville, Fla. Among his theories: Aztec cannibals were protein-deprived; warfare was a way of curbing populations when protein became scarce; and a necktie signaled that a man was above physical labor...
...Marvin Kalb, author of the book “One Scandalous Story,” an expose of the media’s reaction to the first ten days of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, began the discussion by telling a story about how he bumped into “a woman with stunning legs” who was on her way up to see President John F. Kennedy ’40 at the Carlisle Hotel in New York City...
...Temple Sinai in Washington, D.C., a 1,500-household Reform synagogue that has been called the nation’s most powerful congregation—its members include “Nightline” anchor Ted Koppel, New York Times bureau chief Michael Oreskes and Harvard’s Marvin Kalb, executive director of the Shorenstein Center for Press and Public Policy’s Washington office...
...Bono recently helped gather a number of young pop performers together (including Alicia Keys and Destiny?s Child) for an all-star remake of Marvin Gaye?s ?What?s Going On.? The remake was aimed at raising money for AIDS charities; after the attacks, images of the World Trade Center were including in the video to make it more relevant to the current mood. A tribute to slain Beatle John Lennon in New York City scheduled for October 2 - ?Come Together: a Night of John Lennon's Words & Music - was reconceived to become a tribute to Lennon, New York City...