Word: means
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...patent will definitely mean some money for us," Tun-Hou Lee, assistant professor of virology, said last week about a new chemical which diagnoses AIDS. Eloquently dubbed GP120, the new glycoprotein was discovered in May and June of 1984 by Lee and Myron E. Essex, professor of microbiology, both faculty members at Harvard's School of Public Health...
...agencies would buy their launch services. Companies across the country saw the new policy as an important symbolic move. "It's great news," said Bruce Jackson, a Houston space-engineering consultant. "It's a shot in the arm, and it will snowball." But without long-term funding, presidential promises mean little. Said Consultant Christopher Kraft, former head of the Johnson Space Center: "The proof of the pudding is, Where's the bucks...
...their activities, according to surveys. Says Sociologist Bernice Neugarten of Northwestern University: "Even in the very oldest group, those above 85, more than one-third report no limitation due to health." Declares Dr. Richard Besdine, director of the aging center at the University of Connecticut: "Aging doesn't necessarily mean a life that is sick, senile, sexless, spent or sessile...
...concerned that their savings cannot be easily retrieved, as is the case with IRAs. According to the tax rules governing 401(k)s, employees can withdraw their money before age 59 1/2 only if they suffer from a disability or a hardship, which the IRS has traditionally interpreted to mean something as serious as costly medical expenses. They must also pay a 10% penalty to retrieve their funds. One way to withdraw the money without paying the penalty is to borrow against one's 401(k) savings. But employees must pay market-rate interest (currently about 9%) and repay...
While Levy admitted that enforcement of similar guidelines in the past "has been pretty lax," he expects that the clarified rules along with the general increase in awareness throughout the university will mean that more people will abide by the guidelines...