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...FIFA Under-20 World Cup, held every two years by soccer’s largest governing body, is being hosted by Canada from June 30 to July 22. A total of 24 teams qualify for the biennial competition, with the teams being split into six groups of four for the tournament’s opening group stages...
Today, the first student, Andrei Shleifer ’82, is a Harvard professor, one of the most widely-cited economists in the world and a winner of the John Bates Clark Medal, the biennial award given to the top economist under the age of 40. His freshman suitemate, J. Bradford DeLong ’82, is now an economist at the University of California at Berkeley who has written several influential papers on economic history and a host of macroeconomic issues, and runs one of the most popular academic blogs...
...revolution in migraines was very much in evidence last week in London as more than 600 scientists from 32 countries gathered for the biennial symposium of the Migraine Trust (whose patron, the late Princess Margaret, suffered from migraines). A ripple of excitement followed reports of progress in blocking a key neuropeptide called cgrp (more on that later). But the biggest headlines came from a seemingly unlikely source, the anti-epilepsy drug topiramate. Dr. Stephen Silberstein of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia presented a study of nearly 500 patients showing that topiramate significantly reduced both the occurrence and duration of migraines...
...women as junior Clara Blattler placed first in the pole vault with a clear at 3.65 meters.Senior Julia Pederson’s measure of 43.58 meters in the javelin gave Harvard another first-place finish.Also up for grabs in the 109th installment of this meet were spots at the biennial Oxford-Cambridge challenge, an international competition pitting the individual winners from Harvard and Yale against their rivals from across the pond. In addition to upcoming regional and national championships, this summer competition provides extra incentive for the top finishers of this weekend’s meet to continue their rigorous...
...Taking the Sunday Collection Re the article about Roman Catholic clergy stealing from parishioners [Feb. 26]: You reported that, after the discovery of embezzlement, a bishop decreed biennial audits for every parish. That hardly inspires confidence. Anything short of an annual audit shouldn't be sanctioned. No publicly held company would be allowed that practice. Why should parishioners' gifts be treated any differently? Sounds like the same ol' cover-up to me. (The Rev.) Matthew Ernst Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina...