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...called the new executive vice president post a “natural evolution,” given the large number of administrators that report directly to the president. He said the new position would likely give Faust valuable time to focus on other duties, even if it may appear to be “another layer” of administration to some...
...nerve endings that are embedded in the dura mater, the fibrous outer covering of the brain. Armed with these tools and that information, researchers concluded that the order of events in a migraine is not as straightforward as they had been taught. The nerve endings in the dura mater appear to act first, releasing proteins that cause the blood vessels to open and prime the nerves to maintain a state of alert. In other words, swollen blood vessels are the result of a growing migraine, not its cause...
...first acts in office in 1991, called the new executive vice president post a "natural evolution," given the large number of administrators that report directly to the president. He said the new position would likely give Faust valuable time to focus on other duties, even if it may appear to be "another layer” of administration to some...
...Iraqi leaders appear to recognize the limits on U.S. leverage in Baghdad a lot more clearly than Democrats in Congress. Withdrawing support from Baghdad would prompt it to turn to Iran - even China might be willing to kick in a few billion if that could buy an edge in oil deals. Nor does there appear to be any plausible scenario for replacing al-Maliki. The days when a strongman regime might be able to contain Shi'ite aspirations are long gone: today's Iraqi army is predominantly Shi'ite, after all, and the Shi'ite street - answering to Sadr...
...this table, entitled the “community benefits matrix,” was publicly presented last week, with ideas ranging from tutoring programs and a charter school to improved public housing and public parks. Some of the suggestions have understandably concerned members of the Harvard community, as they appear expensive and arbitrary. We share their concern—Harvard is not, and should not function as a philanthropic organization or a proxy city government. The matrix, however, is not a list of demands but rather a compilation of all the ideas that have been put forward up to this...