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WASHINGTON: The resignation of Maj. Gen. John Longhouser, the commander of the Aberdeen Proving Grounds who admitted to having an adulterous affair with a civilian, has raised the question of whether the military has gone too far in its zealous attempt to root out infidelity in its ranks. Longhouser, whose decision to step down came after the Pentagon received an anonymous tip regarding a past liaison, is the second high-ranking military officer to fall in the last week under scrutiny over allegations of questionable behavior. Defense Secretary William Cohen was put on the spot today to shed light...
...vocation naturally. His parents helped design the world's first commercially available computer, the Ferranti Mark I. "The family level of excitement about mathematics was high," he says, recalling the breakfast-table teasing of his younger brother, then in primary school, who was having trouble fathoming the square root of negative four...
...alumni to seek donations specifically for the purpose of increasing Harvard's commitment to ethnic studies. Granted, it is difficult for students to convince alumni that ethnic studies is a cause worth giving to when Knowles is not saying the same thing, but that money will be the root of any real change...
...cheaper to treat the root causes of disease early on before the aftereffects [occur]," Norton says...
...most healthy system in the world, but it works for me," says Root, echoing a sentiment felt by many unconventional sleepers...