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...Miranda advocates, including many defense lawyers, are thrilled - with good reason. After such a resounding Supreme Court ruling, it's unlikely there will be any serious threats to Miranda in the near future. A case may eventually come along, Rehnquist wrote in his opinion, that will merit a total overhaul of the Miranda system. Such a case, he added, has yet to materialize...
...macaque monkeys could be nothing more than a useless evolutionary leftover, a kind of neurological appendix. But if, as many suspect, the new neurons turn out to be actively involved with inscribing memories, the old paradigm is in for at least a minor tune-up--and maybe a complete overhaul...
...College expects to take next year to plan for an overhaul of the building, and then likely begin construction in the 2001-2002 academic year...
...There's more good news. FCC officials and telecom execs alike predict that Wednesday's overhaul will push the land-line phone business further down the road toward flat-fee pricing, with either unlimited usage (rather like an Internet service) or a bundle of minutes (like wireless plans). Will that save you money? The government is optimistic, consumer groups are less so, and the phone companies aren't saying. If price restructuring brings savings, who'll benefit, consumers or stockholders? On Thursday investors, more concerned about this week's economic numbers than the goings-on at the FCC, were noncommittal...
...there was ever a drug in need of a public relations overhaul, it?s thalidomide. And now, thanks to recommendations aired this weekend at a meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists, the long-reviled pharmaceutical could be headed back into the medical spotlight. Researchers testing thalidomide's efficacy as a cancer-fighting agent have reaffirmed the drug's potency, urging its continued use in conjunction with chemotherapy to combat a wide range of cancers. While it's not clear exactly how thalidomide works against cancer, scientists theorize the drug may boost immune system functioning or attack cancerous cells...