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...assuming that the funds are gone," said City Treasurer James T. Maloney, adding that it is unclear how the budget cuts will affect different departments within the city. Cambridge state Reps. Alvin E. Thompson and Peter A. Vellucci predicted Monday that schools, fire, police and human service departments would be among the hardesthit...
Laboratory experiments have shown that electric and magnetic fields can exert an influence on biological processes. Cells naturally maintain an electric charge across their membranes that is essential to the normal functioning of human tissues. In cell cultures, exposure to electromagnetic fields can affect the flow of chemicals across membranes, interfere with synthesis of genetic material, alter the activity of hormones and other chemicals, and change the behavior of cancer cells. Studies with mice show disruptions in eating, breathing and sleeping patterns. An experiment with human volunteers who were exposed to electromagnetic fields found they experienced a reduced heart rate...
...because this is HUCTW's first contract, the year-old clerical workers' union tried to break new ground on issues such as pensions, health care and child care, pushing for changes which will also affect workers in Harvard's seven other unions, Scott said...
...University settling with the clerical worker's union is going to affect each and every other union when it comes to negotiations," said union president Richard Mederos, who is currently renegotiating the police officers' contract with Harvard. "What you gave them, you will have to give to the rest...
Axtell did not mind losing his BATmobile. "I'm sure it's not going to affect our arrests," he said. "The people we put in it probably don't even know there's a bat on it, they're so drunk...