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While the ad is a fairly dead-on spoof - right down to Shlomi's signature "You followin' me, camera guy?" - it's not the first time the ad agency that created it, Forza Migliozzi, has convinced religious elders to embrace satire. Last year, the company decided the best person to shill for a revamped Christian cable network was the Devil himself. As Forza Migliozzi spokesman Ted Faraone told TIME, "Were there some misgivings in the church about running this kind of ad? Sure. But in the end, the bishop said, 'No guts, no glory,' and went...
According to The Wall Street Journal, "If confirmed, Mr. Allison will become point person for what has become an unpopular program. He'll have to defend plans for spending the program's remaining cash, and would likely represent the administration if it requests more bailout funds, which many observers expect." (See "Four Steps to Ending the Foreclosure Crisis...
That's the strategy that Voltarelli's team tested. First, they carefully extracted a population of immune stem cells from the bone marrow of each diabetes patient. Then each person was treated with radiation, similar to the regimen that cancer patients receive, in order to destroy the immune system. Afterward, each patient received his own stem cells back by injection. The scientists traced blood levels of a protein, C-peptide, that beta cells produce, in order to confirm that whatever remaining beta cells the patient had were now able to grow again and repopulate the pancreas - and produce insulin. Sure...
...should] simplify things in a way that’s accessible to any regular person,” said Boston City Councillor Sam Yoon at a recent community meeting in which he advocated for a re-structuring of the BRA’s authority. “Let the community make the tradeoffs...
...Friedrich said in a statement released by the College. “I’ve worked with her before on Yardfest,” CEB Chair Kevin M. Mee ’10 said. “She’s a really great, really nice person. I definitely look forward to working with her next year.” Due to the current economic downturn, Sidwell may face financial constraints her predecessors did not. “It will be a challenge for us to be realistic in tough economic times without sacrificing fun for students at Harvard...