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Ending the weekend in a clean sweep could serve as a confidence-booster as Harvard looks forward to Friday’s matchup with the Brown Bears, a contest intensified because the squads share the throne atop the Ivy Division with matching 4-0 records...
...more easily be dispatched. But keep in mind that although a few large epidemiological studies support these claims, others do not. Smaller experiments, like the Brigham and Women's study, only hint at theoretical benefits. Even if tea does turn out to be some kind of general immune-system booster, the effect can't be that strong: there are millions of tea drinkers in China , and yet diseases like sars manage to take hold and spread. Finally, a word about the different types of tea. Green tea has more of the chemically simpler antioxidants called catechins, whereas black tea contains...
...galaxy. The case for going to Mars couldn't be more compelling. Sure, today's technology is not up to the task. We need to develop lightweight materials that can shield space voyagers from radiation and build spaceships that can fly from one planet to another without cumbersome booster rockets. But technology is developing at a terrific rate, suggesting that long-range spaceships could be carrying humans from this planet to work on other planets within the next 30 years. Ian Ward Paisley, Scotland...
FERNANDO AGUIRRE Banana Booster After college, Aguirre, 46, passed up a tryout for the Cincinnati Reds to join the city's top business team, Procter & Gamble. Good choice. The Mexico native orchestrated one turnaround after another, like transforming P&G Brazil from a money loser into P&G's second most profitable Latin American subsidiary. In January, Aguirre became CEO of Chiquita Brands International, which left bankruptcy two years ago but is still struggling. Aguirre's plan: focus on marketing and value-added products, like the company's new fresh-cut-fruit business...
Hall, the intercollegiate No. 4, easily dispatched Clare Whipple at No. 1, 9-2, 9-1, 9-0, and said that the match was a good confidence booster for the team after the loss to always-dominating Trinity...