Word: performancy
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...move was, like many Kirby decisions, designed to reduce FAS spending, even a slight cut in the HFA’s budget risks destroying cultural treasures by neglecting to perform needed preservation techniques. Harvard is caretaker to what are often the last or best-preserved copies of coveted and rare films, and it would be reckless if the libraries were not able to maintain the restoration and purchasing power of the current HFA. Professors often complain about the poor state of Widener’s collections, with critical books missing or misplaced due to inadequate staffing and funding; it would...
...team with hopes of making a tournament run needs its role players to perform. Fortunately for the Crimson, that’s already started happening...
...about to define what kinds of political activities these 527s will be allowed to perform. If the commission's decision goes the Democrats' way, Kerry will be able to count on tens of millions of dollars of indirect assistance from Democratic-leaning groups. If not, the Massachusetts Senator could find himself having to continue raising money the hard way--in the small increments the law allows--along with getting limited help from the Democratic National Committee (D.N.C.), which is under the same legal strictures. Either way Kerry is going to be outspent. In a world where soft money is technically...
...medical certification lapse around the same time--a full two years before his Guard commitment was up? Four years ago, the Bush campaign said Bush didn't undergo the physical because his family doctor was back in Texas. That explanation doesn't wash; only flight surgeons can perform Air Force exams, and there were plenty of those in Alabama. The official explanation has changed: the White House now says Bush didn't need to take the medical exam because he was no longer flying...
Some researchers say all the talk about replacement tissue overlooks a more immediate benefit of stem cells: if you cloned them from someone with a genetic disorder, you could perform all kinds of experiments zeroing in on the DNA that is causing the problem. "If you had that," says Dr. Irv Weissman, director of Stanford's Institute for Cancer/Stem Cell Biology and Medicine, "this would be a transforming technology as important as recombinant...