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...count, Facebook has more than 200 million active users, half of whom log on once per day. Users obsess over their profile photo and information in the “About Me” section, and they certainly don’t want the look of their profile changed without permission...

Author: By Adam R. Gold | Title: Stop Bashing the New Facebook | 4/18/2009 | See Source »

...countries. Tsuma Charo of the Nairobi-based East African Seafarers Assistance Programme, which monitors Somali pirate attacks and liaises with the hostage takers and the captured crews, says "illegal trawling has fed the piracy problem." In the early days of Somali piracy, those who seized trawlers without licenses could count on a quick ransom payment, since the boat owners and companies backing those vessels didn't want to draw attention to their violation of international maritime law. This, Charo reckons, allowed the pirates to build up their tactical networks and whetted their appetite for bigger spoils...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Somalia's Fishermen Became Pirates | 4/18/2009 | See Source »

Published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, the report examined the causes of death for 60,481 Iraqi civilians killed violently during the first five years of the war, using statistics compiled by Iraq Body Count. The findings are surprising to anyone familiar with the regular headlines from Iraq blaring explosions around the country. Executions with firearms, not bomb blasts, have killed most civilians in Iraq. Researchers say 33% of the victims examined in the study died by execution after abduction or capture. And 29% of those victims had signs of torture on their bodies such...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Report Shows Torture Is Widespread in Iraq | 4/17/2009 | See Source »

...Hist & Lit concentrator you’d better have a deep appreciation for the who, what, when, where, and why of what you’re reading. One of the great things about the concentration is that it allows you to sample many extra-departmental courses and count them for concentration credit. As the oldest Harvard concentration, Hist & Lit tends to kick it old school, with a heavy emphasis on tutorials, small classes, and personal attention for concentrators. A less fortunate aspect of the old school method: lots of hard work. An application is required to enter the concentration; other...

Author: By Gulus Emre, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Concentration Throwdown | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...upswing now.”Harvard added to its lead in the following frame. With junior Stephanie Krysiak, who is also a Crimson sports editor, aboard, sophomore Ellen Macadam hit a dinger to left to give the Crimson a 5-0 advantage.“We know we can count on her to get a hit when we need it,” Vertovez said. “[Macadam] was actually going to bunt that at-bat, but 0-2 she comes in and hits a home run—much better than a bunt...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Offensive Surge Can’t Bring Win | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

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