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...pace has swiftly accelerated. Biotech companies are scrambling to capitalize on sticky science. "Thousands of papers are coming out. It's crazy, absolutely crazy," exults Jean Paul Thiery, director of research for the French National Center of Scientific Research. The excitement serves as a reminder that the best guidepost for research may be what it has always been: the persistent pull of curiosity and the tenacity of scientists who ignore fashion and stick with...
...Reaganism is the guidepost to the future," proclaims a commentator...
...Administration claims that in the six months through last January, Sears increased prices at an annual pace of 4.2%, well over the 3.2% allowed it by COWPS. The rollback is designed to bring the company into line with the Government's guidepost for the year and feed back to the public any "excess" profits. About 20% of Sears' business is catalogue sales, and the company will automatically send refunds to any customers who mail in too much money. Sears also will make "selective'' price reductions in its stores...
...general, heavy U.S. investment in South Africa--currently at $2.5 billion--does contribute to the economic strength of the Vorster regime, and makes it more likely that the U.S. will continue to use business rather than human interest as the major guidepost for our foreign policy in southern Africa...
...quick, confident calculations of Las Vegas' top football odds maker will be the make-or-break guidepost for millions of Americans who are likely to wind up wagering as much as $200 million. 'The action for the Super Bowl is tremendous," says a federal official who monitors nationwide gambling patterns. "The bettors go for broke. Those who lost during the regular season try to recoup. The winners dream of doubling their money." For all its size, Super Bowl betting is just the tip of an illegal pro football betting business, run by bookies and betting syndicates, that handles...