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Harvard students hoping to avail themselves of bargain textbook prices at the UC Books website this year have instead been finding a message reading, “Internal server error...
...roommates searched the storage rooms repeatedly and couldn’t locate their futon so they returned with the House superintendent—again to no avail...
Harvard had already agreed to reduce the height of the building, but to no avail; residents simultaneously demanded a smaller building and more parking spaces inside it. The residents are right that 80 spots is not enough, but they should have compromised with Harvard to remedy this small glitch...
...Virgin has indicated to us that they will not honor the agreement," says Turner, who has even appealed for help to the U.S. Embassy in Nassau, to no avail. Robert Spragg, an attorney who is representing Aaliyah's parents, Michael and Diane Haughton, in a lawsuit against Virgin and other defendants stemming from the crash, says the Haughtons were also told by Virgin executives that they would be reimbursed for their funeral expenses, but have received nothing. A Virgin representative declined to comment...
Unfortunately, the E.U. has a poor record of mediation in the Middle East. It's not for lack of trying, though. Javier Solana, the E.U.'s High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, has made several attempts to broker a cease-fire between Israelis and Palestinians - to no avail. And in April German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer put forward proposals that could serve as a blueprint for fresh talks. Fischer's plan calls for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to appoint a caretaker prime minister until January, when newly elected officials would carry out the reforms necessary for the establishment...