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...Dean Illingworth understands Harvard students very well, and has particular expertise in the areas of musical performance and spiritual life,” Lewis wrote. “But he has overseen a complex operation, mostly driven by student initiative, with a consistently supportive and fair hand...
...Driven by Fear...
...wonder. In the space of a year, according to research firm IDC, the number of uninvited entries into U.S. In boxes has shot up 85%, to a total of 4.9 trillion. Driven by cheap technology and the promise of easy profit, spammers have gone from pests to an invasive species of parasite that threatens to clog the inner workings of the Internet. For the first time last month, according to MessageLabs, more than half the emails received by U.S. businesses were unsolicited. The time we spend deleting or defeating spam costs an estimated $8.9 billion a year in lost productivity...
...communities together, saying 'We want to kill animals like we've always done'." The perception that their traditions are being threatened for what many see as spurious reasons taps into what, for Muslims and Jews alike, are deep reserves of suspicion. And though most critics of ritual slaughter are driven by concern for animals, there are those who would curtail Jewish and Muslim traditional practices out of bias. Until both communities feel fully at ease following their faith in Europe, it will continue to be difficult for them to distinguish one from the other...
Barlett and Steele shed light on some of the dark consequences of America's bottomless thirst for oil. At a time when our national energy and foreign policies, oil-driven as ever, seem so heedless of the future, perhaps such lessons from the past can help galvanize our will to change. THOMAS R. MARTON Brookline, Mass...