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...back as I can remember, my father, an artist, has urged me to explore the underutilized right side of my brain through art lessons, which somehow has never happened. Though I am frequently asked if I share his artistic talents, I can confirm that the drawing gene skips generations. As a proctor for Harvard Summer School, I was entitled to a free class, and naively signed up for Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) S-12, “Exploring the Nature of Drawing.” Finally, I would have the chance to try to create what I had criticized...
...what Ho suspected but could never confirm without the data. Clearly, the few programs that the Chinese had put in place?distributing condoms and educating people about the dangers of unprotected sex?were having little effect on the spread of HIV, and most of the population was still both misinformed and uninformed about how dangerous the virus is. "We all appreciate that the epidemic in China was bigger than our expectations," he says. "We found ourselves taking on issues beyond just our research agenda. We realized that with a few more partners, we could?and should?do more educating, treating...
...last week that he was taking his legally besieged archdiocese into Chapter 11 bankruptcy ("The pot of gold is pretty much empty," he contended), the Holy See was genuinely stunned. A senior Vatican official remained convinced Vlazny was bluffing until a wire-service story was read to him. Others confirm that two years ago, Bernard Cardinal Law was denied permission to do the same thing when he was Boston Archbishop. They suspect Vlazny asked no one's leave. "The official position was that this was not an option," says a U.S. cleric. "There's a boldness to what [Vlazny...
...difference in gravity between the end of an object closest to the planet and the end farthest from the planet is great enough to pull the object apart while not pulling the remains out of orbit. Instead, the rubble disperses around the planet. Photographs of the debris could help confirm this phenomenon and could even turn up smaller, still undiscovered moons hiding within the rings...
...policy is to neither confirm nor deny inquiries about ongoing investigations, according to SEC spokesperson John Nester...