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...during the mid-1990s, you might have seen a slender American woman wandering around the shanties, where nearly a million people live with minimal water supply amid puddles of raw sewage. The visitor was Lana Wong, a Harvard-educated fine-art photographer, who had come to Mathare with one aim: to teach teenagers how to shoot photographs. "I picked 31 kids, and handed them plastic $30 cameras and a roll of film each," says Wong. "I wanted them to tell their own stories, rather than have me intervene. Most of them had never seen a camera...
...about their products - a sound investment considering that every $1,000 they spend translates to 24 new prescriptions, according to the House Commerce Committee. But as industry spending has soared, so has public scrutiny. Last week, at a day-long House subcommittee hearing, lawmakers pushed for tougher regulations, taking aim at seemingly deceptive ads by drug companies such as Pfizer and Merck. And on Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which mandates and monitors the content of drug ads, convened to discuss the issue...
Later, Stuckey, who used to work as a music producer, realized that TV was not as accessible as he had imagined, so he decided to combine his passion for rock 'n' roll and, as he calls it, "locally controlled arts" to produce his own show. Why did he aim it at kids? "Let's face it," he says. "Most adults give up on music after college. You gotta plant the seeds early...
...Harvard women’s golf team built its season around winning the Ivy League championship for the first time. Once that was accomplished, what to aim for next became less clear.The Crimson ended its historic season in underwhelming fashion in the NCAA Central Regional Championship at the Texas Golf Club, shooting a disappointing 937 (314-310-313) over the course of the tournament on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.“We didn’t have expectations going into this tournament,” sophomore Claire Sheldon said. “It was an experience...
...genetic detective work goes on, "Noah's arks" of devils are being stocked. Already 73 are in Australian zoos and wildlife parks, while another 63 have been caught this year. The aim is to build up a captive population of 1,500 - but that, says Steven Smith, manager of the state's Save the Tasmanian Devil program, may require the funds and facilities of a massive international breeding program, the first for an Australian species. Keeping devils is costly, as adults must be held in large individual enclosures to prevent fighting. Extra money is coming - $10 million from the federal...