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...involved in my life. It’s really rewarding to be working with them and all the people in all the offices are really appreciative. People in L.A. sometimes get tired of movies I think.” She describes “Jack and Jill vs. the World?? as “a love story for cynics.” In the film, the title characters create a list of ten rules to live by, until Jill breaks one of them (always be honest). Parise said this was one of her favorite parts of the film...
...comparison with funding for the illnesses that confront the developed world, research into disease endemic in the developing world is starved for resources. The World Health Organization estimates that 90 percent of the world??s health-related research addresses only 10 percent of global disease burden, leaving many diseases neglected by the modern research enterprise. These “neglected tropical diseases” (NTDs) include schistosomiasis, trypanosomiasis, hookworm, cholera, and malaria, and account for nearly a million and a half deaths per year...
...larger than life—not self-important. He was full of amazing stories about presidents and civil rights leaders and great figures in American history—many of whom he actually knew, such as the Kennedys, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon. Marshall was one of the world??s best storytellers and I would say that every day was a privilege to be able to interact with...
Enzymes are complex proteins that catalyze specific chemical reactions. As an enzymologist by training, Jeremy R. Knowles was one of the world??s greatest experts on these reactions, but even outside the lab, as an administrator, Knowles had a knack for catalyzing change...
...already Friday night, I was reeling, and my story was far from written. Enter: Tsukiji Fish Market. On what would turn out to be the second to last day tourists would ever be allowed to enter the inner market of Tsukiji (too many visitors near the majority of the world??s raw fish supply is risky), we woke up at five a.m. and crammed into the metro. By 6:30, we had arrived, pushed through the crowds, and entered the central auction area. The fish stared up pitifully, the alleys reeked, the fishermen’s electric carts...