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...movies, too, she was too rich for some people's taste, and too thin. Men might call her "the thin girl" in Love in the Afternoon) or "the bird girl" (Green Mansions) or funny face. Funny face? C'est a rire. She looked great in basic black, whether as the existential rag doll of Fred Astaire or the bride of Christ in The Nun's Story. Indeed, in her transformation movies - Sabrina and Funny Face and My Fair Lady - she always looked more gorgeous in Phase One (mousy) than Phase Two (elegant), more ravishing with her hair down than...
Winter in the northern hemisphere means one chilling thing for global health officials: it's bird-flu season. Nine countries have announced outbreaks in recent weeks, and infections are expected to accelerate as temperatures drop and migratory birds carry the virus to new areas. A replay of 2006-when H5N1 killed 80 people and spread to the Middle East and Africa-could well be on the way. Worst-case scenario: the virus might mutate and become easily transmissible among humans, potentially triggering a global pandemic. "Like last year's bird-flu season," says WHO spokesman Peter Cordingley, "this year could...
Winter in the Northern Hemisphere means one chilling prospect for global health officials: it's bird-flu season. Nine countries have announced outbreaks in recent weeks, and a replay of 2006--when H5N1 killed 80 people and spread to the Middle East and Africa--could well be on the way. In an effort to stay ahead of the virus, the Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday said it is giving $132.5 million to makers of bird-flu vaccines that rely on immune-system boosters called adjuvants. "In the event of an influenza pandemic," said HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt...
...with the single-minded discipline usually found in élite athletes. For Kaysen, this means heading to the kitchen on his day off to sharpen skills like butchering a whole chicken. He began practicing for the Bocuse in January 2006. By November, he could skin, cut and fillet a bird in seven minutes. But he knows that isn't good enough, since every second of prep time will count. His goal is to do it in three minutes flat. With his eyes closed. "I know the anatomy of a chicken better than I know my own," he says. His wife...
...those abominable reading period papers—it’s also an act of defiance toward the new—the dread of impending exams. The excitement for participants, and shock for spectators, comes not just from the sight of 500 screaming, naked students, but from our symbolic bird flipping to all the proud institutions nearby: to the stodginess of academia, to the sanctity of Harvard Yard, to the camera-laden spectators, and to our career ambitions. We may be naked, but the emperor is running naked with...