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...into it. After our loss to Columbia earlier in the year, we wanted to make sure that we were still at the top of the league. This meet proved that we’re still a good team, and it was even better to win HYP in our own pool.” The Crimson won 14 of the 19 races over the two-day event, including six out of nine events on the second day of competition. Although Harvard notched many first-place finishes, the Tigers remained in the hunt by consistently grabbing points in the 2-4 spots...
...strangers for opinions, recipes, travel tips and so on. That, more or less, is what Yahoo!'s bet is about. Yahoo! figures we won't be satisfied with a fat data-crunching search engine like Google's. Yahoo! is focusing instead on "social search," in which everyday Internet users pool their knowledge to create alternative systems of content that deliver more relevant results--which, of course, can be monetized...
Thus began Iceland's great genetic experiment, an attempt to mine the gene pool of an entire country in search of the root causes of--and potential cures for--some of the world's worst diseases. And after years of controversy, dashed hopes and burst stock bubbles, the effort is finally paying off. Over the past decade, deCODE Genetics, the company Stefansson co-founded in his home city of Reykjavk, has discovered more than a dozen genes linked to diseases ranging from stroke to schizophrenia. Last month, deCODE announced that it had found a gene that boosts the risk...
...anyone else lucky enough to have passed a night there, probably came away with the feeling that the two-bedroom facility was all but unimprovable. Not true. After a $2.5 million makeover, 1600 has reopened as the hotel's presidential suite. An additional story, three new bedrooms, an infinity pool, a dining room and a gym take the total area to a lavish 650 square meters. The new d?cor features specially commissioned artwork and a host of subtle designer touches, including Georg Jensen desk accessories and Christian Fischbacher 500-threadcount linens. There are Jacuzzis indoor and out, and steam...
...make it to college represent a great untapped wealth of intelligence. If America is to maintain its position as the world leader in science and technology, it will need all the help it can muster, and these overlooked students can play a vital role. By enlarging the available talent pool for high-tech jobs and increasing the brain power working to solve important problems like global warming, the proposed scholarships help to improve life for all and to keep the economy strong. A vibrant economy and a healthy middle class are essential to funding for the arts and humanities, general...