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...Ted” Donato ’91, the current head coach of Harvard men’s ice hockey, who played on the 1989 NCAA championship team under Cleary, also played in an Olympic hockey team, but said “that would probably be where the comparison ends.”“He was such a great Olympian,” he says. “I have talked to a number of older gentlemen who still refer to him as the greatest American hockey player ever.”Cleary came to Harvard...
Meanwhile, the folks at Energizer are miffed that Panasonic ads, claiming that Oxyride "beats the bunny" in comparison tests with leading alkaline batteries in digital cameras, left out Oxyride's performance against Energizer's e2 lithium batteries. "Their comparison is against one of the batteries in our portfolio that is recommended for everyday devices like flashlights, toys, smoke detectors," says Jeff Ziminski, vice president of North American marketing at Energizer. Energizer plans to let consumers know (loudly) that in tests specifically for digital cameras, e2 lithium batteries blow the socks off competitors...
Your story gave a really helpful overview of the body of research on autism. I was pleasantly surprised to see TIME recognize that studying how mercury in vaccines might affect the body is a legitimate route of inquiry. Your even-handed comparison of ABA and Floortime was in that same vein. When parents hear a diagnosis of autism, they might assume that their children will never get better--but they...
...world. But troops number just 17,500, a tiny presence in such a large country. In February the U.N. and aid groups working in Congo asked for $682 million in humanitarian funds. So far, they have received just $94 million--or $9.40 for every person in need. By comparison, the aid group Oxfam estimates that the U.N.'s tsunami appeal last year raised $550 for each person...
...Fortnight had a winner with The Host, which imagines a sea monster, Nessie mixed with Godzilla, rising from the Han River to terrorize the good people of Seoul. Variety's Todd McCarthy called it the surprise hit of the Festival, saying it "provoked widespread comparison to Jaws and Alien in its scare quotient and filmmaking expertise." So many buyers were turned away from packed early screenings that more had to be scheduled...