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...data involves thousands of patients, small increases in certain types of problems can be detected more quickly, so the database will serve as a kind of sentinel for changes in the epidemic. “We’re very excited that this will be a very powerful tool in advancing treatment for people with HIV,” he said...
...Endowed chairs are mainly a marketing tool the University uses to get money,” he said...
Finally, never underestimate the Internet as a tool for the proactive procrastinator (not the oxymoron you might suppose). For daily “literary” entertainment, try mcsweeneys.net or overheardinnewyork.com. YouTube and apple.com/trailers provide enough video content to get you through the longest Sunday night, and a delightful alternative to ESPN is sportspickle.com. Boredatwidener.com and sexandtheivy.com will give you a quick taste of what your fellow procrastinators are up to; which can be anything from debating the calorie-burning effects of chewing gum to debating the calorie-burning effects of….well, other activities...
Last winter, speedskater Joey Cheek was on top of the world.Years of training had finally paid off, as Cheek picked up two medals at the Olympic Games in Turin, Italy. And after he donated his winnings to Right to Play, an organization that uses sports as a tool for the development of children in disadvantaged areas, Cheek’s teammates picked him as the flag-bearer for the Games’ closing ceremony.Sure, he didn’t get into Harvard, but he was at the pinnacle of his career and, briefly, at the center of American sports attention...
...obvious not when I added up my two days of hotel stay, shuttle rides between vineyards and awesome catered meals but when I opened a second bottle of 1994 Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon over dinner. Diageo must figure there's no more valuable marketing tool than a guy at a dinner party boring other guests with stories about how he might have picked the very Merlot grapes they're drinking. Then again, Diageo doesn't have to be at that dinner party...