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...project, which was completed Tuesday, details the activity, or expression pattern, of genes. It includes vivid three-dimensional images and descriptions of 20,000 genes and their activity, and has already become a go-to source for researchers studying everything from multiple sclerosis to brain tumors. Researchers can log on and view, in helpful color-coded patterns, where certain genes are turned on in the brain, and can manipulate the image to get just the perspective and cross section they need...
...punishment to the fullest extent of the law, Brainard said. Goldman and the British Library have gone further—they have advocated an “upward departure” from the sentencing guidelines in light of the fact that “the defendant engaged in a pattern of misconduct involving cultural heritage resources.” The maximum sentence under the current guidelines would be 10 years, in addition to financial penalties. In the memo, Smiley indicated that he seeks a sentence of between 30 and 36 months in prison in addition to restitution payments that will...
...this was consistent with what many (though not all) historians understand to be the larger pattern of Islamic conquest. Although treatment of "unbelievers"-notably those on the Indian subcontinent-could be brutal, ?People of the Book,? as Christians and Jews were known, often maintained their distinct religious communities. True, they were regarded as second class citizens and had to pay a poll tax and a land tax. It could be a demeaning life, and many converted, but others did not, as is indicated by large Christian minorities in many majority-Muslim states today...
...Congressman Ney and his co-conspirators engaged in a long-term pattern of defrauding the public of his unbiased, honest services as an elected official," Alice Fisher, assistant attorney general, said in a statement. "Congressman Ney admits that he corruptly solicited and accepted a stream of benefits, valued at tens of thousands of dollars, in exchange for agreement to perform, and performing, a series of official acts. He also admitted deceiving the public and the U.S. House of Representatives about his actions...
...CLAIM: Explosives brought down the Twin Towers. Critics of the official explanation point to such clues as the pattern and timing of dust and debris blown out from the floors, the vertical fall of the towers and two seismic tremors that coincided with their collapse...