Word: parkes
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...potential controversy, however, is equally tremendous. It is illegal to use federal money for research that involves human embryos--leading both the Johns Hopkins and Wisconsin groups to seek funding from Geron Corp., a biotech firm based in Menlo Park, Calif. But staying within the letter of the law has not saved the scientists from attack. Biotechnology critic Jeremy Rifkin petitioned Congress last week to ban all privately funded research into embryonic stem cells so that there can be a "full investigation of the profound long-term social and ethical implications of the technology." Right-to-life activists chimed...
...Harvard Cross-Country the NCAA Division 1 Regional qualifiers loom large for this weekend at Van Courtlandt Park in New York City...
...entertainer pointed to coverage of falsely accused Olympic Park bombing suspect Richard Jewell as an example of this trend, saying he is "not a guy whose picture should be that...
...from those old-fashioned enough to notice Election Day. They might unite in resistance if cultural warriors like William Bennett and Joseph Lieberman, who regularly denounce obscenity and bad attitudes in pop culture, were to foster some repressive legislation. (Imagine the headlines: HIP-HOP AND HEAVY METAL BANNED! SOUTH PARK CREATORS IMPRISONED!) But the revolutionists who would bring these skeptical tribes together would have to be able to combine political activism with an irony as thick as David Letterman's. They would have to avoid simplistic sloganeering and embrace the creative use of media and technology. Finally, they would have...
...song Outside, which MTV plans to debut this Wednesday, features a public bathroom morphing into a disco as Michael, dressed as a policeman, sings of the pleasures of alfresco sex while dancing with a harem of underattired women. The video was shot 15 miles from the Beverly Hills, Calif., park where the singer was arrested last April. It seems the judge who sentenced him possessed a slightly less evolved sense of humor and prohibited Michael from ever returning to the scene of the crime...