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...wanted to work with Geisel was his old Private SNAFU friend Chuck Jones. They were kindred spirits: Chuck used fake-Latin names for his Road Runner and Coyote, as Ted had for his Esso-lube beasties. The cute, round-faced Jones even looked like some of the more benign Seuss creatures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: Seuss on First | 3/2/2004 | See Source »

Typically invested in relatively benign stocks and bonds, Harvard charitable trusts pay donors a set percentage or amount each year with the total trust going to Harvard upon the donor’s death. By investing in the University endowment, which has posted annual returns well ahead of standard trusts, donors and fundraisers are hoping to maximize benefit for both parties...

Author: By Zachary M. Seward, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Donors Flock to Invest in Harvard | 2/25/2004 | See Source »

Mercury cannot be treated as benign as smog. It is a very dangerous pollutant and, as research has shown, belongs in the category of neurotoxins. The Bush administration’s weakened regulations may save the power industry hundreds of millions of dollars—yet another instance of its characteristically lax laws with regard to big industry—but they won’t be able to address the real harm quickly enough. Without requiring across-the-board regulation, there will still be mercury build-up and concentrated areas of pollution; the substance will continue to taint...

Author: By Saritha Komatireddy, | Title: Mercurial Mistakes | 2/19/2004 | See Source »

...will try to facilitate the construction of a temple through legal, constitutional means," he says. Muslim leaders complain that the BJP continues to promote a Hindu agenda by rewriting school textbooks to marginalize the place of Muslims in India's history. Even as the party touts Vajpayee as its benign, paternal face at the national level, it allows some of its local leaders to ignore any harassment of Muslims by Hindus in their states. And despite the friction between the BJP and its right-wing support base, the party will still use the RSS, which has 50,000 branches throughout...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crafting a New Look | 1/19/2004 | See Source »

According to Davis, the Bugbear virus may trigger a variety of side effects, ranging from benign to harmful. Some versions of the virus steal sensitive data like passwords and credit card numbers from the infected machine...

Author: By Jennifer A. Woo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Virus Infects, Resends Personal E-mails | 1/16/2004 | See Source »

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