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USAGE: "Nate Stahura from Rochester, N.Y., won the 'recession beard' competition with a shaggy five-month-old effort that he grew after being laid off as a banker." --New York Times, March...
...Washington Keeping America Wild In a victory for nature lovers, a newly signed omnibus bill will protect some 2 million acres of wilderness, the most significant conservation effort in more than a decade. The legislation also protects 1,000 miles of scenic rivers and provides more federal protection to areas under the Bureau of Land Management...
...enthusiasts joined student directors and producers for the inaugural Harvard Undergraduate Film Festival. Twenty-two short films were presented over the two-day festival, with submissions in fiction, documentary, stop-motion animation, and hand-drawn animation—as well as one music video. The event, a collaborative effort of SOCH administrators and several student organizations, was a welcome breath of fresh air at the chronically under-used student space. Colleen F. O’Brien ’11, the events coordinator at the SOCH who spearheaded the event, said that the festival owes its existence primarily to former...
...highest governing body—customary professional service “generally poses no serious conflicts and may be undertaken without prior approval.”But as a guideline, “no more than 20 per cent of one’s total professional effort may be directed to outside work,” and the “nature of specific activities and the individual’s role in them” may also be examined to avoid possible conflicts of interest.While recent salaries of other University officials have not yet been released, Harvard?...
...President spoke strongly in favor of Turkey's effort to join the European Union - an issue that has divided the bloc, with heavyweight members like France and Germany firmly opposed to the prospect of a large, mainly Muslim member state. "The United States strongly supports Turkey's bid to become a member of the European Union," Obama said. "We speak not as members of the E.U., but as close friends of Turkey and Europe." (See pictures of the Obamas behind the scenes...