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...conducting the war on terror: not just old complaints about Guantánamo and Abu Ghraib, but new ones about cia "black sites" in Europe that allegedly house secret prisoners, and an active program of shuttling captured terrorist suspects around using European airports. Some European countries are investigating exactly what the U.S. has been up to on their territory. E.U. officials are threatening dire punishments for any country that has abetted Washington. The issue is raw. There is cause for anger: after Sept. 11, 2001, Vice President Dick Cheney said that defeating terrorists meant that "we also have to work...
...exact number of puppy mills is not known, since offenders often fail to register their operations with the government, as required by law. But hundreds of violations are reported each year. The horrific conditions found in some mills can cause health and behavioral defects ranging from genetic problems caused by overbreeding, such as hip dysplasia, to overaggressive play. "In order for a dog to be a normal dog, it needs to stay with its mother and littermates for a good eight to 10 weeks," says Carol Araneo-Mayer, co-founder of Adopt-A-Pet, a rescue group in Freehold...
...paper did not attempt to explain what produced the apparent decrease in diabetes risk. Michels postulated that perhaps lactation has a beneficial effect on insulin resistance, which is a key factor in the development of diabetes. Further study of hormonal and insulin mechanisms will be necessary to determine the exact cause, she said. The study’s authors arrived at their conclusion after analyzing existing data from two major women’s health studies, both of which used nurses as subjects. The first of these studies, called the Nurses’ Health Study I, began in 1976 with...
Spending time with Hardy is like learning to dream: the farfetched suddenly seems possible. He speaks in a never-ending stream of ideas, and if you can follow the dips and eddies and soaring visions of a man who has transformed his world to his exact standards, you may catch a glimpse of your own future. ?Can you imagine the potential of a mud-and-bamboo IT center?? he exclaims as he whirls around the packed-dirt floor of his new media office, jabbing fingers at bamboo-reinforced mud walls, woven grass ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows...
...typical weekend night in autumn, it is not unusual to find a bevy of freshmen huddled by the Johnston Gate shuttle stop, dialing phone numbers to find the exact location of the Quad party referred to them by a friend. Often ridiculed for their stereotypical mass movements from one party to the next, and separated from upperclass housing by the gates of the Yard, freshmen are generally on the fringe of the Harvard social scene. For most, large parties are scarce and, without ties to upperclassmen, weekend nights tend to be quiet or spent on the prowl for a decent...