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...consisted of oil and vinegar and contained mustard, those elements combined to form a natural gum. We were elated with this lucky happenstance, but Andy presented us with another problem. We did not have EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) in our formula, which was thought to be essential in preserving life span on the shelf. "Let's try half of the usual EDTA. What about it?" he said. We didn't budge...
With that in mind, how big of a hit would these programs take if they stopped offering scholarships? Consider that, taken as a group, Clarkson, Rensselaer and St. Lawrence averaged 18.42 wins over the last 12 years. That is almost twice the average over the same span for Union, the only Division III school in the ECAC Division I hockey league that does not offer scholarships...
...attention span of the average American continues to wane, sound bytes—not campaign platforms—are more important than ever. So we shouldn’t be surprised that during Tuesday’s “Rock the Vote” debate among the Democratic presidential hopefuls, the media chose to zone in on the most sound-bytable portion of the political slug-fest: the antagonizing of current frontrunner Howard Dean for his recent contentious comment, “I still want to be the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks...
Harvard has lost many to warfare over the span of its three centuries, commemorating its war dead in gracious halls and in hallowed public spaces. One by one, names are carved into stone or wood, pulled from the obscurity of War Records files and installed as permanent fixtures on marble plaques and walnut panels...
...money to be made in developing the next Prozac, but there is less profit if you test it for longer than the law demands. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doesn't require long-term studies that follow patients over decades. Its only requirement is toxicity trials that span six to eight weeks. In an effort to entice companies to conduct lengthier studies, the agency now grants an extension of six months of exclusive marketing rights to any company engaging in studies of a drug's effects on a minimum of 100 children for more than six months...