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...record has become only “a crushing disappointment and a cruel disabusing.”However incensed the armchair, I can’t imagine Hollinghurst ever trading it for the campaign stump. During our conversation and his Brattle Theater book discussion, the novelist avoids long eye contact and gives the impression of being folded shut in spite of his magnificent posture. The right angles of his silvering haircut and goatee intensify his wide, round eyes, rendering him by turn ingenuous, nervous, or boyishly elated. Externals aside, Hollinghurst suffers another setback: he refuses to keep track...
...Chickens can still be preserved for egg production through breeding in controlled laboratories. That is a drastic step, but it is necessary for disease prevention. If governments do not wish to do that, they should concentrate the slaughter of poultry in a few (very few) regional slaughterhouses to reduce contact between chickens and humans. The time to act is now. Casey Lim Hong Kong...
...seasonal flu vaccines. The bird flu mutation, avian influenza A (H5N1), has killed more than 60 people in Asia over the past two years, according to the World Health Organization. Recently, the virus spread to birds in eastern Europe. Avian influenza A is currently only transmitted to humans via contact with birds. However, an influenza pandemic could begin if the virus mutated, enabling it to spread from person to person easily, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Yesterday President Bush announced a $7.1 billion plan to stockpile vaccine doses and prepare the nation for a possible outbreak...
...couple of Harvard students are working on,” Haan said. According to Haan, House Committees (HoCos) have been receptive to the idea of incorporating freshmen into their tailgating festivities. “At some point this week we’re going to encourage HoCos to directly contact freshmen dorms through the freshmen dorm lists to make sure they know their tailgates are available to them,” Haan said. In addition to welcoming freshmen, the HoCos are banding together to save money on truck rentals and liquor supplies. “We all realized that...
...wearing blue jeans and an orange backpack at the time of the assault. The advisory did not divulge further detail, other than calling the incident an indecent assault and battery. The HUPD website says indecent assault and battery occurs “if a perpetrator intentionally has physical contact of a sexual nature with the victim without the victim’s consent.” Melissa K. Ruopp, a student at GSE who lives in nearby Cronkhite Graduate Center, said police should release more information to students. “I would like to know because I don?...