Word: swiss
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Also called the Japan Prize, the award is one of the most prestigious in science. Nobel prizes are not given in biology, but the Japan prize and the Balzan Prize, awarded by a Swiss-Italian foundation, are considered equivalents. Mayr has won both...
...Swiss investigators are convinced that a significant number of the 48 cult members found dead in two villages did not commit suicide but were murdered, according to TIME Switzerland reporter Robert Kroon. Reason: In one location police found several suitcases all packed, as if the members had "traveled from elsewhere for a meeting of the sect," says Kroon. "Police sources tell me they think it's peculiar that people would have their bags packed before they get ready to die." Investigators also tell Kroon that they think the deaths are related to disagreements within the cult. Another indication of murder...
...season. It lost its quarterback, fullback, three linemen and laser-quick wide receiver Dave Iwan, who set a single-season record with 873 yards on 46 catches. A few members of the backfield sidelined with injuries last season will return, including quarterback Chris Hetherton, but whether the team's Swiss cheese line gives them time to shake off their rust is another question...
...explained why his company wanted to be linked to the festival: "This is a progressive event dedicated to the idea that people can have it all. Peace on earth, great music, high tech, great family life that blends perfectly with our message -- reward, indulgence and nutritional balancing." Also Vanilla Swiss Almond...
...abstain from sex for six to eight days before a game for optimal performance, according to findings released on the eve of the World Cup . . . Defending champ Germany has already taken such advice to heart, banning wives and girlfriends from the team's hotel in Chicago; but in Detroit, Swiss team coach Roy Hodgson lightened up and lifted a sex ban on his players . . . Germany's national football team was also forbidden by its doctors to use their U.S. hotel swimming pool lest Chicago's ozone harm their lungs . . . Norway's state television has begged more than 2,000 workers...