Word: tailorization
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Drugs will play an even greater role in the near future, says Dr. Valentin Fuster, director of the Cardiovascular Institute at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. For one thing, the wealth of data coming out of the human-genome project will allow physicians to tailor pharmaceutical treatments to an individual's specific genetic profile in ways that have never before been possible. For another, men and women at risk of developing heart disease are being identified at earlier and earlier stages of their condition, a situation in which drug therapy presents fewer risks than surgery...
...Ascoyne (Kind Hearts and Coronets, 1949); Professor Marcus (The Ladykillers, 1955); Colonel Nicholson (The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957) General Yevgraf Zhivago (Dr. Zhivago, 1965); Adolf Hitler (Hitler: The Last Ten Days, 1973); Professor Godbole (A Passage to India, 1984); Sigmund Freud (Lovesick, 1983); George Smiley (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, 1980); Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (Star Wars, 1977); King Charles I (Cromwell, 1970); Prince Feisal (Lawrence of Arabia...
...clan was our holiest holiday-film choice. Granted it is a little disconcerting on Christmas to watch a Russian official refer to the Jews as "Christ killers," or a gang of creepy gentiles boot Tevye and his fellow villagers from the only home they've ever known. Motel the Tailor complains, "We've been waiting for the Messiah all our lives. Wouldn't this be a good time for him to come...
...TALLY HASSLE IN TALLAHASSEE After TV fumbled its Florida projections, it landed a tailor-made story. The recount saga stripped the election of those pesky issues, leaving what 24-hr. news covers best: raw politics and lawsuits. At last, a story that cable couldn't blow out of proportion...
...July, Browder was summoned to the Kremlin, where he helped negotiate a deal to ensure greater transparency in UES. "We got the state [which owns 53% of UES] to vote with us," he crows. In late October all sides struck a deal to tailor the UES charter to take into account minority shareholders' interests. "Chubais will stay," Browder says, "but we've made it impossible for management to strip assets...