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...JUMP ON THE VIRUS At least scientists and doctors can profit from Turkey's troubles. "There will be huge lessons to come out of these outbreaks," says John Oxford, a professor of virology at London's Queen Mary's School of Medicine. "Even the dad whose children died can reassure himself of that." The most crucial item of scientific information: who officials say they have so far seen nothing to indicate that the Turkish victims contracted bird flu from other people, the potential nightmare that could lead to a pandemic. Virologists at the National Institute for Medical Research (nimr...
...hung out with the popular?and other than him, entirely white?crowd at school: the jocks. "I repelled anything that was Asian because it represented everything that was not cool at the time. Asians did kung fu and worked at Asian restaurants," he explains. That his Korean-born dad was actually an engineer at Caterpillar had no effect on Hong's teenage mind, which was focused on one goal: "I wanted to be cool...
...window into a relationship that had shaped the often shy, private man. Samuel Alito Sr. had worked more than 30 years for the New Jersey state government, mainly in the office of legislative services, which is in charge of conducting research and writing legislation for state lawmakers. Alito's dad, who had occasionally let his son come to see his work at the statehouse, was widely admired for his nonpartisan approach. Although people knew he was a Republican, both parties trusted his judgment, putting him in charge of a redistricting project in the 1960s. He was also known for being...
...HAVE WRITTEN ON SERIOUS TOPICS. I wrote about my dad's death. My mom committed suicide. My son had a very bad accident. In each case, I wrote about them more just to get it out of me. I got a lot of letters that said, You should write more serious stuff. My reaction was, I don't want to. I wrote serious things because really bad things happened that forced me to confront them. I don't want to write about really bad things. I want to write about funny things...
...into public service. It's the largest scholarship at the university and will last 80 years. For months, Bill, Melinda and the staff had secretly crafted the gift. As he announced it, Bill did something he almost never does: he choked up and had to pause for a second. "Dad's not big on gifts. But we did come up with a grant that fits in very much with the things ... it's hard to say this ... that my dad cares about." As the staff rose for a standing ovation, Bill Sr. kept his arms crossed in front...