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Steroids are a large group of natural organic substances which have in common a nucleus which includes four rings of carbon atoms. Among the complete steroids are androsterone and testosterone (the male sex hormones) and cortisone, which has recently been used very effectively in the treatment of arthritis, rheumatic fever, and burns...
...Scorpion F89 all-weather interceptor, had rearranged its plant "to create more efficient flow lines," had thus channeled men and materials away from current production. In Santa Monica, Douglas Aircraft plucked skilled supervisors from its assembly lines, shipped them and a batch of machine tools to Tulsa as the nucleus of a new production staff for the six-jet Boeing B-47V bomber. And instead of "freezing" their designs for mass production, most manufacturers were slowing down production from time to time, retooling for improved models...
House athletics follow the University pattern, they are "representative," largely through the efforts of a small nucleus of athletes who play on all House teams. This situation makes Dunster ideal for amateur athletes who want to participate in organized sport without facing much competition to make a team...
Weber and Hayek rounded up a nucleus of professionals. For the rest, says Weber, "we took in everyone who could creep and crawl." The non-pros include mailmen, policemen, engineers, salesmen and a chiropodist. One musician, an accountant, rides his motorcycle 30 miles from his Watertown job, wearing an old Air Force flying suit over his tuxedo, to play. Until she retired to have her fourth baby, his wife used to ride with him, clutching her cello. Now, at their five concerts a year in the Soo-seat Waukesha High School auditorium, Waukeshans hear creditable and sometimes even polished performances...
Coach Taylor had a major rebuilding job at the beginning of the season. He had only six veterans as a nucleus, with practically no help at all coming from sophomores. In addition, Weaver was graduated in February and can no longer compete in intercollegiate meets. Nevertheless, the team has gotten by with this limited manpower...