Word: rising
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...report, entitled "The Perpetuation of Prejudice in Reporting on Gays and Lesbians," states that it explores the "practice of journalistic standards over the past half-century on one of the most challenging subjects in contemporary America: the rise of gays and lesbians and their demand for civil rights...
...gold medal that McMullen received has a profile of Archimedes--the great Greek mathematician who discovered a method of calculating pi--and the quotation "Transire suum pectus mundoque potri" meaning "Rise above oneself and grasp the world," according to a press release from...
...suspicion, each playing nastier games than the other knows and revealing more of his disease than he knows himself. If Apt Pupil is never so cagey as its characters, it's smart about displaying the evils of which ordinary men are capable. It surely hasn't slowed Singer's rise to big-budget status; his next film, X-Men, will cost at least $80 million...
...would anyone want to invest in a hedge fund? Historically, these funds have delivered superior long-term returns--in falling markets as well as rising ones. Hedge funds are so named because they're better able to hedge risks. They are meant to play both offense and defense. They can bet on some stocks to rise and others to fall. Even when they bet on a stock to rise, they can buy a separate position that cuts their losses if that stock falls sharply. And they can invest in any instrument--stocks, bonds, pork bellies--in any country they want...
...help doctors make more informed decisions, Califf has created what may be the biggest clinical-research machine of its kind in the world. He has gathered a staff of 750 physicians, statisticians and computer jocks in a $44.8 million high-tech high-rise on the edge of the medical center. DCRI is currently coordinating 12 international studies, involving more than 1,500 clinical investigators in 35 countries. With net revenues this year projected to top $55 million (up from $30 million in '96), DCRI has the potential of becoming the largest single profit center at Duke...