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...guilty of securities fraud. At the center of the case was an e-mail that one of the managers, Matthew Tannin, sent to his colleague Ralph Cioffi indicating he was concerned about the health of their fund. Publicly, Tannin continued to tell investors he was confident the fund would perform well. (See the financial crisis after one year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Bear Stearns Verdict: A Blow to E-Mail Prosecutions | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

Technically, they're known as the gut microbiota, a universe of tens of trillions of microbes, which live and thrive in the human intestinal tract and colon and most of which survive without oxygen. These microbes perform an enormous range of vital functions, including helping regulate the calories the body obtains from food and stores as fat. In other words, they may help regulate weight. And a new study published on Nov. 12 in Science Translational Medicine suggests that the particular type and balance of bugs you harbor in your gut may help push your body toward either obesity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Another Cause of Obesity: The Bacteria in Your Gut? | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

This is the first useful quantum information system to be developed. Theoretically, a super-computer could perform similar functions, but even a very large, complex computer would only be able to handle information of about 17 atoms...

Author: By ZOE A. Y. WEINBERG, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Physicists Create Microscope | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

...Composer [Paul Rivera] will perform with us on stilts, singing and playing guitar, along with a chamber ensemble of Harvard student musicians. Harvard alum[na] and aerial silk artist Marin Orlosky will be suspended eight feet in the air as dancers, a stilt-walker, and musicians perform on the stage below her,” Walker elaborates...

Author: By Monica S. Liu | Title: Pointe of Departure | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

Medefind has encountered no problems having to perform with two different takes on her suitor’s character; in fact, she has nothing but praise for each actor. “They’re both fantastic. Each of the respective couples have really great chemistry. We each have different interactions and ways we do things onstage. It’s different but fun and fabulous...

Author: By Brian A. Feldman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Sorcerer' Conjures Whimsical Fun | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

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