Word: processes
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...conclusion of the latest study centered on the great margarine-vs.-butter controversy. Research published in Thursday?s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine indicate that the softer the margarine spread, the lower amount of LDL, or so-called "bad" cholesterol. On the other hand, the production process that results in harder margarines, called hydrogenation, introduces more trans fatty acids, which scientists believe results in a signficant reduction in HDL, so-called "good" cholesterol...
Bush loyalists have a ready answer for that charge. The old days of the smoke-filled rooms, says an aide, produced better candidates than the current primary process that has seen Lamar Alexander campaign nonstop for six years. "The genius of the old system was that people with the interests of the party at heart made decisions," the Bush aide argues. "They knew the guys' characters: He's got it, he doesn't. He's clean, he's a slimeball. Clinton wouldn't have got very far under that system...
...Investors throw money at it. Eventually, an economic model emerges. At that point, the winners win big, and everyone else goes broke. The Street's role is to make sure that enough money gets thrown at the idea so that the profitable model takes shape quickly. This weeding-out process is time-tested, from the advent of trains, planes and automobiles early in the century to the more recent arrival of electronics, computers and biotechnology. Consumers almost always benefit; the average investor almost always is better off waiting to see which companies survive...
...type in the central nervous system. These same cells have shown promise in the localized treatment of Parkinson's disease. In this case, though, the stem cells had to migrate throughout the mice's brains, then figure out what kinds of cells to turn into--a much more complicated process. Yet that's just what they did, fanning out and transforming themselves into oligodendrocytes, which started churning out myelin insulation. In 60% of cases, the tremors stopped almost completely...
Disney is not the only media conglomerate seeking to shine a light on its ventures in cyberspace. NBC is in the process of merging its Net properties with Xoom.com and Snap.com to form a new publicly traded company, NBC Internet. CBS has said it intends to spin off its stakes in Marketwatch.com Sportsline.com and other Web assets by the end of the year. And Viacom wants to do something similar with mtv.com vh1.com and other spawn of its cable holdings...