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...JENNR8R is a quantity that will persist forever. If I were a physicist, I would say, JENNR8R has a half-life of infinity, because JENNR8R has a total life of infinity. Do you understand what I am saying? If I spoke English, I would say forever, that is how long, we will live. And survive. And our fame will last, forever. Forever...

Author: By Richard D. Ma, | Title: Introducing: Jennr8r | 2/18/1999 | See Source »

Students who feel sick should check their temperatures; should a fever persist for more than 24 hours, students should check in with UHS for an examination, Rosenthal advised...

Author: By Jordana R. Lewis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Health Services Warns of Flu | 2/10/1999 | See Source »

...fears, however, persist. Genetic testing is moving inexorably toward becoming standard practice, and it's doubtful that legislation alone can protect against its misuse. The law may prohibit insurers from ordering genetic tests, for example, but in some states nothing prevents them from using tests that are already part of your medical record. "Apply for insurance today, get tested tomorrow," advises a health-insurance executive, only half in jest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Playing the Odds | 1/11/1999 | See Source »

...promulgation of family values. "The whole damn thing," he snapped, "the fact that I was able to build an organization and hold it." These were not the sentiments of anyone's uncle--except perhaps Scrooge McDuck. And their consequences--many of them unintended and often enough unexplored--persist, subtly but surely affecting the ways we all live, think and dream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Walt Disney: Ruler Of The Magic Kingdom | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

Faculty members also said the trend towardbipartisan support of higher education fundingwould probably persist...

Author: By Robert K. Silverman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Elections Won't Affect Harvard | 11/5/1998 | See Source »

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