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...weeks now, tensions have been mounting in Jerusalem. Spurred by the Obama Administration's efforts to revive final-status negotiations and emboldened by its successful rebuff of Washington's demand for a settlement freeze, Israel has moved to consolidate its control of occupied East Jerusalem by demolishing Palestinian homes and expanding Israeli construction there. Islamist groups have seized on archeological excavations in the Old City to claim that Israel plans to seize control of the Muslim holy sites - a charge vehemently denied by Israel, but one that has nonetheless roused outrage across the Muslim world. In response to feared protests...
...Harry Medved, a spokesman for the movie-ticketing website Fandango.com. "That's exciting for people." A marketing exec from a rival studio acknowledges the success but sniffs, "It's that old Vegas-concert, Disney-movie hypo-o-meter trick." The exec adds, "If sales go well and there's demand, then they suddenly find a way to extend the engagement." So, yes, there may be more "It" to This Is It. (See TIME's complete Michael Jackson coverage...
...season wears on, public demand for the H1N1 vaccine - and annoyance with its lack of availability - is likely to continue until supplies catch up to the need. President Barack Obama's declaration of swine flu as a national emergency has only added to the clamor, inspiring folks who were on the fence to get vaccinated. "I wasn't really concerned until Obama made the announcement. It put me on alert and got the ball rolling," said Adia Armstrong, 28, who took her two young sons to the Encino clinic to get vaccinated. "Kids are dying and I need to protect...
Officials at some of the initial H1N1 clinics offered in Polk County, Iowa, this month were deluged by public demand. The county ultimately expects to receive 273,000 doses of the H1NI vaccine, but had to make do with 6,000 out of the 8,400 doses allocated in the initial shipment. "We were overwhelmed," Rick Kozin, spokesperson for the department says. "During both of the last two clinics we ran out of vaccines before we could treat all the people who were in line. People were frustrated, as were we, and disappointed that they were going to have...
...percent for the fiscal year ending July 2010, and is planning to cut another 12 percent the year after, University President Drew G. Faust said at an October Faculty meeting. “I am reminded daily of how enviable our intellectual resources are. These resources demand an intensified commitment to...a better understanding of our academic identity,” Smith wrote in the report. “Like a bridle for Pegasus, the result of such commitment will help us harness our financial and administrative resources to better serve our academic mission.” The Dean?...