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While Graham said that the nucleus of this year's squad will consist of "non-freshmen", several freshmen should be key players in the singles and doubles lineup...
This gene was then injected into a mouse egg. After the altered gene was taken up by the nucleus of the egg, the egg was placed in the uterus of a 'sham' female mouse, one which had been mated top a sterile male...
PAINTINGS IN THE HERMITAGE by Colin Eisler (Stewart, Tabori & Chang; $85). Catherine the Great started it. She acquired important paintings, and her collection became the nucleus of the Leningrad museum. Velasquez, Rubens, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Picasso: no visitor has seen all that is pictured here; the book itself amounts to a work...
...manufacturers take that warning to heart. Most outlets and malls are miles from department-store turf. Women's apparel manufacturer Liz Claiborne placed its 22 outlets 45 minutes to an hour from retailers selling its label. "We are very sensitive to our department stores, since they are the nucleus of the business," says Harvey Jones, ad manager at West Point | Pepperell, who won't even divulge the number of outlets the brand operates. Others go to some lengths to disguise their outlets: Izod Lacoste sportswear is sold at Fashion Flair outlets, Escada at First Choice outlets, and Dior and Hathaway...
Largely absent from the movement so far are college students, who formed the nucleus of protest against the Vietnam War. "Students are the natural constituency of protest because they have the time and energy," says Gerald Marwell, professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin -- Madison. But so far he hasn't seen much concern: "For one thing, there is no draft, so people are not so personally at risk...