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...Harvard engineer named David A. Edwards plans to change that. In the process, he’ll also have to transform the way that new drugs move from the University’s laboratories to remote villages in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia...
Patrick will also take advantage of the wealth of educated and driven people in Massachusetts to transform the Commonwealth into a center for economic growth in promising markets. Massachusetts is home to some of the best institutions of higher education in the country, but many of the most talented and promising students leave after graduation. Patrick is committed to curbing this trend. He has innovative ideas and common sense solutions for making Massachusetts a world leader in technological innovation and socially constructive business, especially in biomedicine, biotechnology, and renewable energy. Examples of his ideas include building a biofuel factory...
...quarters of a million dollars this year in her haunt, and she anticipates a hefty return as well. Imported live kelp lends authenticity to a pirate scene, the putrid scent of rotten meat permeates a slaughterhouse, complete with a locker from Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Hollywood make-up artists transform teenagers into depraved beings. "I make monsters on people," says make-up artist Chris Cannon as he puts the final touches on a festering wound. "And that helps bring out the monster in them...
...self that could be found out in the end. "Trying to be more authentic based on a professionally crafted personality makeover is a contradiction in terms," says Roy Baumeister, a social psychologist at Florida State. That contradiction is a particular risk for online daters who pay consultants to transform their lives into compelling advertisements. Fran Hartman, a bubbly New Hampshire widow, had posted a Yahoo! Personals ad touting her fondness for seafood and back rubs, and herself as "a young looking 66 year old grandmother. I still work as a courier for a lab company. I love to feel wanted...
...Even in Pakistan, many fear that the military withdrawal from the region has only consolidated the militants' power. "A peace deal alone is not enough," says analyst Masood. "It will take 10 to 15 years to transform the mind-set of these people. You need to offer them an alternative paradigm, give them something to live for." In a region with few roads, little infrastructure and nominal government presence, however, it is nearly impossible to offer a viable alternative to the region's militant traditions. Local leaders are fiercely resistant to any kind of government intervention, and in many areas...