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...serious. I had become known as “that girl,” used to rushing, running from place to place. Though I still experienced the pangs of guilt, I realized that this attitude, this flaw had become not just part of my life, but a major factor in it. I had no idea how I could change...
...resistant TB with second-line drugs is astronomically more expensive, more time-intensive, and associated with more toxic side effects. Third, the rise of TB and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection means TB is leading cause of death among HIV-positive patients: In Africa, HIV is the single most important factor contributing to the increasing incidence of TB over the last 10 years...
Dryness can be a problem, admits Peter Wilander, Delta's head of onboard services, who says the airline abandoned an almond-butter and jelly sandwich in part because it couldn't get the consistency of the bread right. Airlines have to factor in other issues, including messiness (Virgin rejected a chocolate bar that shed flakes that stuck to the seats) and smell (Delta recently experimented with tuna fish and found it can work if it's cut with lemon). (See the best travel gadgets...
...Another factor motivating Harvard is the fact that its recent successes have absolutely no impact on this weekend’s results. The only scores that count toward the Ivy title will be tallied over the next three days...
...attract more students. The only real truth to be gained is the professor’s lecturing ability (a poor instructor usually can’t just conjure up superb rhetorical skills for a week). That might be something, but it’s far from the only factor that goes into taking a class. In fact, lecturing ability is far from the only factor that goes into a professor’s teaching ability. The guy may be great to listen to, but he may not grade fairly, answer his e-mail, or be a generally responsible human being...