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...prison, now might be a good time to develop a taste for pork. The same is probably true if you're in the military or in a public school. As part of a government effort to boost America's hog farmers - who have identified themselves as the forgotten casualties of the H1N1 swine-flu epidemic and asked Washington for financial help - the Agriculture Department announced last week a $30 million purchase of surplus pork. That brings the federal total of pork purchases for fiscal 2009 to about $150 million, or close to $100 million more than last year's figure...
...Soviet Union), developed countries' emissions actually increased 14.5% during this period. "The fact is, even if India stopped breathing today, the West would have to undertake cuts at home to save the world from an ecological catastrophe," says Narain. More crucially, she adds, "there is no serious effort towards lifestyle changes in the west. Households need to consume less. More people need to take public transport...
...lost some of its finest lyricists in the glow of their youth, a living legend’s promise to stick around is certainly well-received. While a true retirement is inevitably in the works for Jay-Z at some point in the future, his latest effort is less a vain attempt at new heights than an expertly crafted reminder of just how he reached the top in the first place.—Staff writer Roxanne J. Fequiere can be reached at rjfeq@fas.harvard.edu...
...exactly this kind of accidental hipness that characterizes the laid-back gallery. “What we’re doing feels new and exciting and a little off the grid,” Phelan says.The Gallery has focused on giving space to performance art in an effort to make it more “permanent.” With Meme, Schaefer says, “We wanted to create something that gives artists the opportunity to have shows for more than one or two nights.” Having a traditional space also gives a larger audience a chance...
...effort to streamline the University’s communication costs, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith has eliminated the FAS communications office and transferred its former director Robert P. Mitchell to the newly created post of FAS diversity dean, which has yet to see clearly defined responsibilities. The FAS communications office will be merged into the Harvard public affairs and communications office, with specific individuals charged with handling FAS, Smith wrote in an e-mailed statement. All information requests, media inquiries, and press releases pertaining to FAS—Mitchell’s former domain?...