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...Thumbi Ndung’u, a research associate at the AIDS Institute, these discoveries “[allow] us to take apart the virus and understand the contribution of each of its specific building blocks.” He hopes it will also allow the scientists to “[develop] new HIV-1 vaccination strategies...
DIED. JOHN MCKAY, 77, outspoken coach who led the University of Southern California to four national titles in 16 seasons and established it as a football titan; in Tampa, Fla. During McKay's 1960-75 tenure, U.S.C. picked up the nickname Tailback U. and churned out Heisman Trophy winners Mike Garrett and O.J. Simpson. In 1975 McKay left the college ranks to take the helm of a new NFL expansion team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In their first two seasons, the Bucs lost a record 26 straight games. Asked what he thought of his team's execution, McKay said...
...Pentagon may be redefining U.S. defense policy in Asia, but that doesn't mean it will get everything right. Chipman, for example, deplores the downgrading of Chinese-U.S. military-to-military contacts in the wake of the EP-3 spy plane incident. When generals and admirals of a transparent democracy and a secretive, authoritarian regime get to know each other better, it's not hard to guess who gets the most from the exchange. The Bush Administration, Chipman argues, needs to handle China without "poking it in the face at every opportunity...
...Though Seillière knew nothing about the airline business, he was assured that SAirGroup, the parent company of Swissair, would manage everything. More than Seillière's money, the Swiss needed him to serve as majority shareholder because European Union regulations bar non-E.U. investors from controlling E.U. companies. In May 2000, AOM absorbed another independent carrier, Air Liberté, and later Air Littoral in hopes of building up a private airline group capable of competing with Air France...
...volunteers in soup kitchens and homeless shelters in Baltimore noticed that families with full-time wage-earners were still unable to afford food and housing, says Robert Pollin, professor of economics at the U. Mass.- Amherst...