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...unite or die" in the face of a mounting challenge to his leadership. Senior Tories Kenneth Clarke and Michael Portillo, who both denied plotting to unseat Duncan Smith, were among eight M.P.s who controversially voted against the party line and in favor of allowing gay and unmarried couples to adopt. But the measure failed in the House of Lords. GEORGIA Free at Last Kidnapped English businessman Peter Shaw was about to be shot on a mountain path in Pankisi Gorge when he broke free and hid in gorse bushes. He escaped after five months captivity, during which he had been...
Students should recognize that the safety of their friends and themselves is more important than potential disciplinary action, whatever it may be. Fortunately, Harvard will probably not adopt the policies laid out in the DPH plan. But other Massachusetts schools must realize that by threatening harsh punishments for alcohol abuses, they are endangering student safety...
Live and in person, though, Rees doesn’t really want to discuss his cleverness. He’d much rather talk about Adopt-a-Minefield, the charity that receives his royalties (and a portion of Soft Skull’s) for the bound version of GYWO. He showed the audience footage of Mine Detection & Dog Center #5 at work sniffing out and deactivating landmines, the fastest-growing industry in Afghanistan today...
Other visiting students say that while they’re here, they are more than ready to adopt a hectic schedule in order to fully benefit from their limited time at Harvard. “I think visiting students might actually be in a more compelling position to take advantage of what Harvard has to offer, exactly because we’re only here for a year as compared to the normal, four-year degree-seeking folks,” Lam says. “My friends have commented on how busy I seem to be, always going for some...
Galluccio also expressed doubts about the possibility of effective short-term action. Careful to say he was directing his comments at police leadership and not rank-and-file officers, Galluccio said the department needs to adopt a fundamental change in policy...