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...decision to raise the pandemic alert level to phase 4 cannot be taken lightly. Although the move will not have much effect on the U.S. response, it will obligate countries that have not yet been infected to step up precautions. For poor nations, that undertaking could be expensive, and may divert resources from other health threats. "The [WHO] was mindful of the fact that a phase change would have social and political implications for everyone," said Fukuda. "But we focused on what we knew about the epidemiology...
Efron's brand of star acting is a purring geniality that in an older man would make you want to vote for him. Movie stardom is a form of politics in which people vote by buying tickets. But the electorate is fickle. The Efron effect could be evanescent...
Events funded by the new program will be subject to a number of restrictions that attempt to limit the effect of additional social events on House resources. Only one party per “neighborhood” of Houses will be funded each weekend, and these must occur on Friday or Saturday nights. Alcohol in private suite parties will also not be funded...
...Canada, Israel, and Italy, had already decided to boycott over concerns that Ahmadinejad would abuse it in precisely this manner. That political leaders and journalists are now focusing nonstop on the inflammatory remarks indicates that Western countries’ decision not to attend may have had precisely the opposite effect of what they intended, drawing even greater attention to what Ahmadinejad said in their absence...
...Harvard co-ed squad sent a contingent to the Morris Trophy, hosted by Boston University, and earned the team victory. While the weather might have been pleasant, the conditions were nonetheless tricky, as the wind had a significant effect on the two days of competition...