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...coach encouraging Nadal to mimic Federer? "No, Federer is too good," says Toni. "Rafael must play like himself but better, [less spin], quicker points." But how can Federer be too good when Rafael is ranked No. 1? "There is a difference between who is better and who knows more," says Toni. "Better now is Rafael, he is No. 1 in the ranking. But who has the best game? Federer...
...intentional? To cut costs. Heparin suppliers substituted a chemical--oversulfated chondroitin sulfate, or OSCS--that is derived from animal cartilage and used only in dietary supplements, not in medicines. The compound's key advantages: it is, as a Baxter spokeswoman puts it, a "virtual mimic of heparin" in most tests and, according to a congressional investigator, costs only $20 per kg, vs. $2,000 for crude heparin. The suppliers, investigators believe, colluded to substitute OSCS in the crude heparin they passed along for the standard price and pocketed the $1,980 difference for each kilogram they sold...
...choreographed by faculty member Jim Viera. The dramatic lighting effects and neutral costume shades complemented slow, beseeching arm movements that developed into intricate floor work. Throughout the piece, the dancers’ frequent level changes, strategic exhaling sounds, and upward-reaching motions seemed to mimic a bird’s struggle to spread its wings and to escape the agonizing bondage of loneliness. As Sigur Ros’s music intensified and transitioned into a rolling rhythm, the entire cast moved in a series of enclosed turns suggestive of the inevitable continuation of time. The energy in the hall remained...
...These wild swings are unsettling. But against the backdrop of virtually unprecedented uncertainty and complexity that surrounds the meltdown of the global financial system, they are not necessarily irrational. They mimic the mind-set of investors who are cycling between greed and fear as they try to assess whether financial stability is returning, and whether the market has reached bottom after a long and costly plunge. Investors are trying to judge whether stocks have indeed become cheap, as some gurus including Warren Buffett have recently argued...
...Still, I yearn to take on Harvard with a dog… and not only because I think it would be fun to mimic Elle Woods. As it is, I have only a plant to water, and while it occasionally blows in the wind as if to wave in my direction, it hardly greets me with a sloppy kiss when I return from class each afternoon...