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In 1596, England lept into modern sanitation when Sir John Harrington, godson of Elizabeth I, published Metamorphosis of Ajax, in which he described a new kind of water closet: a raised cistern with a small pipe down which water ran when released by a valve. The Queen installed Harrington's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History of Toilets | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

In an event at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the professor of biomedical engineering, who first went to Afghanistan in 2002, described ground conditions in the war and assessed the challenges facing U.S. forces.

Author: By John W. He, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Army Vet Reflects On War Progress | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

Warneken talked about behavioral studies in infants and chimps and their inherent altruistic inclinations. And Dowling described his neurobiological research of visual systems and the retina.

Author: By Alex C. Nunnelly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘CommuniTea’ Briefs Students About MMB | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

"What are you doing?" Hayden, just retired, demanded in a March 18 call to Craig. If Obama released the memos, Hayden argued, al-Qaeda would be able to train its warriors to resist the techniques described in their contents.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fall of Greg Craig, Obama's Top Lawyer | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

The notion of “coming out,” as it’s currently conceived, developed shortly after the Stonewall riots of 1969. Michael Fader, who witnessed the rebellion, later described it as a turning point in the history of the gay and lesbian community: ?...

Author: By Silpa Kovvali | Title: No Need to Ask or Tell | 11/18/2009 | See Source »

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