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...fall of 2002, Wolf tore the interior labrum in his left shoulder while diving for a ball. The injury ended his freshman season before it ever started, leaving Wolff with idle hands and a useless non-throwing arm. Surgery would repair the tear, but a winter without baseball would be a long...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Wolff Finds His Voice Off the Diamond | 12/10/2004 | See Source »

...Americans even coined a word for doing things without permission in this land of the unfree: "freedalisms." On one occasion, the four swam across a river to pilfer a bag of coal tar from a government construction site to repair their (illegal) fishing boat. "To steal something from the North Korean government is immediately punishable by death," Jenkins said during his court-martial. "I think we all secretly wished we would be caught." Another time, they stumbled upon an array of microphones in the attic of their house and blackmailed their leader (who feared he would suffer if his superiors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Long Mistake | 12/6/2004 | See Source »

...home?" In partnership with ramsi, the country's many brave, honest and able citizens have their best - perhaps last - chance to step up. Yet it's far from clear how long the mission will last, how much it will cost - or whether it is even possible to repair damage on this scale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After the Storm | 11/30/2004 | See Source »

...Catherine Walker is ramsi's development coordinator. It's her job to oversee repair of the "machinery of government," get the economy going, make sure the courts and prisons are functioning, and liaise with ngos and aid donors. "The scale of the work to be done is enormous, and it keeps growing - which is simply a function of learning more about the way things are done and what isn't being done," she says. For instance, an expert study into the workings of provincial governments has uncovered a system in crisis: poor financial management, a lack of administrative skills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After the Storm | 11/30/2004 | See Source »

Most notably, Young’s study found that the stem cells were able to repair the retinae by differentiating into the types of retinal cells that had been damaged. In effect, the cells were able to “sense” and repair the problem areas within weeks...

Author: By Daniel J. T. Schuker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Study: Stem Cells May Solve Eye Problems | 11/24/2004 | See Source »

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