Andro angst
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Health regulators in the US are planning to impose regulatory measures on the use of certain steroids due to the health risks they pose to users. Anabolic steroids, some of which are highly restricted, are synthetic preparations usually taken by athletes to optimize their physical abilities.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1998
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Who's in Charge?
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United States federal supervisors of savings and loan associations are trying to slow state deregulation. California in 1983 abolished limits on investment in subsidiaries. New standards set by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board will make setting up new associations more difficult.
Publication Name: Economist
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1983
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Arithmetic and old lace
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A geometric trick based on a general property of light rays explained by Pierre de Fermat is used to explain why the American method of lacing shoes always requires less lace than the European method or a method used by many shoe stores.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1996
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