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...England Coffee set up along with two other vendors, Green Mountain Coffee and Seattle's Best, and all three proceeded to woo students with charming salemanship, sweet treats, and of course, smooth coffee...
...seven-member crew back in 2003, allowing superheated gases to penetrate the ship during re-entry and causing it to disintegrate. That was the second shuttle to be lost in flight, after the explosion of Challenger in 1986. The hope now is that the three surviving ships can limp along without any further accidents for nine more missions - through 2010 or 2011 - after which construction of the International Space Station (ISS) will be complete and the orbiters can be retired. (See pictures of the Hubble Space Telescope...
Over one third of Americans are obese, and nearly another third is overweight. Though the numbers—and waistlines—have been growing for years, the federal government is finally taking steps to solve America’s health problem. Along with other measures to revamp our nation’s healthcare system, Congress is planning to offer tax-credits and other subsidies to employers who reward their employees for healthy behavior. Lawmakers want to make it easier for businesses to encourage their employees to quit smoking, head to the gym, keep a better diet, and lose weight...
...close a $220 million annual deficit. In particular, the plan to terminate shuttle service to the Quad next year at 1:30 a.m. from Sunday to Wednesday—when it has previously ended at 3:45—sparked anger among Quad students. Many said that this cut, along with the end of service at the Quad library, will force many to do work at Lamont Library and face an inconvenient and unsafe commute back from the Yard. “This isn’t an issue of Quad kids whining, it’s really an issue...
...safety of their fellow Americans, made bad decisions." That was echoed by Philip Zelikow, a former State Department lawyer who wrote a memo opposing the interrogation techniques. The CIA's program represented a "large collective failure" of both parties, Zelikow said. He called for an independent investigation along the lines of the 9/11 commission - which Zelikow himself directed. (Zelikow's previous claim that his anti-torture memo was suppressed by the Bush Administration didn't get much attention at the hearing...