Word: methodic
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David R. Layzer '46, Donald H. Menzel Professor of Astrophysics and a member of the CUE, questioned the Core's philosophy of emphasizing approaches to knowledge and modes of thinking rather than content. He called the notion of a general scientific method "nonsense...
Harvard's influence in the proceedings with Bok as chairman is generally considered to be a strong force with good intentions. But it is the method in which those intentions were represented that still causes some debate. "I don't think the committee members were just representing their institutions." Stanford Director of Athletics Andy Geiger says. "I think they recognize that this is a national problem they're dealing with." He adds, "I think it's important for colleges and University leaders to take a step in setting some standard for athletes...
...method worked by 1944, Barbie could boast of over four thousand executions of Resistance fighters, not to mention the deportation of close to eight thousand Jews, shipped away to certain death in the Eastern European concentration camps. But Barbie's most infamous achievement was the 1943 arrest, torture and murder of the daring underground guerilla a leader, Jean Moulin. That outrage above all others came to symbolize the Nazi brand of terror, as Moulin emerged from his last harrowing session with Barbie, an eyewitness recalled that "he had been beaten terribly, he was all bruises, a leg was sort...
...that in the surrogate situation someone does want the child, the desire being compelling. Indeed, everyone concerned wants the child; the prospective family and the surrogate parent too, either for profit or as an act of philanthropy. It may be argued that adoption is a cleaner and less cumbersome method, for all its bureaucratic impediments, but this is not an issue enhanced by taking sides. A couple wants a child. If the insemination is artificial, the parental attitude is real...
...above ratings were calculated using an algorithm based on the Elo system, the method employed to rate chess players. Only official ECAC games were included. These ratings will be a weekly feature of the Crimson sports page...