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...center’s precursor, HIID, was dissolved in 2000 amidst allegations that two Harvard employees affiliated with the institute had conspired to defraud a Maine-based mutual fund of millions of dollars...
...group tried different musical styles, including a fusion of jazz and hip hop, before settling on their current (and, he says, permanent) sound. Wallach’s discovery of lost 1950’s recordings of British soul—what Wallach terms an “organic rock precursor to the Beatles”—inspired the band’s trademark “gentleman rock.” And although they want to keep this gentlemanly image intact through an impeccable fashion sense—they’d rather never make it than...
...access to kitchens, Lydon ate out infrequently while in college. She remembers, though, when her friend’s boyfriend took them to Vietnamese restaurant he had “discovered” in Allston. “It was called Pho Pasteur”—the precursor of the established chain which now has a site in the Garage...
...arginine: This naturally occurring amino acid is a precursor to nitric oxide and is believed to improve the flow of blood to the genitals...
BETA-CAROTENE: Found in carrots and other colorful produce, this antioxidant and vitamin A precursor may help fight cancer--but not necessarily for everyone. A Dartmouth study showed that beta-carotene supplements were associated with a 44% reduction in the risk of precancerous colon tumors in subjects who neither drink nor smoke. But they appeared to double the risk of tumors in smokers who drink at least once...