Word: cupfuls
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Recently, Cambridge University Press (CUP) refused to publish a book about ethnic identity in the Greek province of Macedonia, written by former Harvard visiting scholar Anastasia Karakasidou. CUP executives claimed that the publication of her book, Fields of Wheat, Rivers of Blood, might have sparked violent retaliation by Greek nationalists against CUP employees in Greece. In her book, Karakasidou states that Macedonians may consider themselves Slavo-Macedonian rather than Greek, and this assertion could challenge Greek authority in the region...
However, Harvard Professor of Anthropology Michael Herzfeld, who resigned from the editorial board of CUP in protest, interprets this matter much differently. He sees the decision as a clear violation of academic freedom. In an interview with The Crimson last week, Herzfeld said, "It is the moral duty of the university presses to defend [academic freedom] as far as they are able to and [CUP] did not do that...
Herzfeld disputes CUP's fears of violent reprisals, claiming that CUP did not make a realistic assessment of the potential danger to their Greek employees. He attributes their fears to racist stereotypes of Greeks as "violent and uncontrollable." Karakasidou, who received police protection while at Harvard, says the issue is not nearly as volatile as it was two years ago. And Seferis Professor of Modern Greek Studies Margaret B. Alexiou also concurs that the publication of the book would not seriously endanger CUP's employees in Greece...
...cup is a plastic purple container that might normally hold a shot of creamer, filled instead with the grape juice most American Protestants use to celebrate the Lord's Supper. The Communion wafer nestles between layers of a pull-tab lid. The item, assures Johnson, is "liturgically correct." The cups cost 10¢ each. "No waste, no hassle," says Johnson. And no germs. The cup's press kit notes that it may help prevent the spread of meningitis, although Johnson says, "We are careful not to sell fear. That's not what this cup is about...
...study of 44,000 males confirms that dietary fiber fights heart disease. Men who ate more than 25 g of fiber daily from fruits, vegetables and cereal reduced their risk of heart attack 36%. What's 25 g of fiber? One cup of bran, 11/2 cups of cooked beans or, gulp, seven apples...