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Mathematicians are not convinced. By all means, liven up the textbooks, make the subject engaging and include interesting problems. But don't give up on basic skills! Conceptual understanding can and must coexist with computational facility--we do not need to choose between them...
...report, to be distributed to administrators, faculty, staff and the public, presents basic findings of fact and contains recommendations in three major areas--health insurance, job training and subcontracting guidelines...
...basic purpose [of the report] was to say this is what the community thinks and what we would be comfortable with and how we should proceed," Mills said...
Their extraordinary potential is a recent discovery. And much basic research needs to be done before they can be sent to the front lines in the battle against disease. But no obstacle should stand in the way of responsible investigation of their possibilities. To that end, the work should be funded and supervised by the Federal Government through the National Institutes of Health. That will avoid abuses by for-profit corporations, avoid secrecy and destructive competition between laboratories and ensure the widest possible dissemination of scientific breakthroughs. Human trials should be conducted either on the NIH campus or in carefully...
...months, ever since their latest long-term contract expired. According to reports, Disney, whose confidence has been boosted by the spectacular success of shows like "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," wants Time Warner to agree to carry several Disney networks, including the heretofore premium Disney Channel, on its basic cable transmissions. For its part, Time Warner, the parent company of TIME.com, contends that Disney has effectively barred it from carrying Disney programming by raising rates and making unreasonable demands...