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...Moon-phase watches have a practical purpose: to track the stages of the moon through its monthly cycle. But for anyone who's not a fisherman or an astrologer, a moon-phase mechanism is a novelty, and it's a top trend this year. Among the new models to get wound up about are Breguet's classically elegant minute repeater, IWC's sporty Grande Complication and Cartier's chic Tortue XL Day and Night...
...there without a fight. Crosstown rival Novartis is also revamping how it does R&D and holds a 13% stake in Alnylam. U.K. concern GlaxoSmithKline already underwent its own re-engineering, and the results are evident. In 2000 its pipeline had two major prospects; now, stocked with 34 late-phase drugs on the horizon, it appears to be one of the industry's healthiest...
...faculty also authorized Kagan to devise a possible plan for implementing the new grading scheme for current students. The Law School will hold a town hall meeting on Thursday for students to express their views on a transition phase...
...gloating or giving lessons this time around. "Yes, the crisis is really here - in Europe as well, meaning France," wrote Didier Pourquery in the left-leaning daily Libération's editorial Friday. "We're going to pay, and because we're entering a phase of economic slowing, it's going to cost dearly...
...defining Obama as "not what he seems." Meanwhile, Democrats have lurched from wide-ranging criticisms of Palin (her experience, her intelligence, her integrity) to competing assaults on McCain (his policies, his campaign maneuvers) with the consistency of moose pudding--weakening the Dems' message during the crucial post-convention phase...