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...controversy came during an ongoing effort to fill empty seats, consolidate schools and rein in the district’s budget deficit...
...With Rosie retiring and Oprah announcing plans to go, there is a niche for an overweight talk-show host only I could fill." This is how JIMMY KIMMEL explains the news last week that in January he will take over the midnight time slot on ABC now occupied by Bill Maher and Politically Incorrect. Kimmel, who co-hosts the Comedy Central fratfest The Man Show, has not yet figured out the format of his new program, which will follow Nightline, but chances are it won't include one Man Show staple: underattired women jumping on trampolines. "Barbara Walters refused...
...While not as risky as once thought, marriage among first cousins nearly doubles the chances of birth defects. Reminders of the potential dangers fill neighborhoods just a few miles from Liu's village of Nanliang. In the roadside hamlet of Chenzhuangke, a first-cousin couple grieve for their young son who died of a rare blood disease. In the nearby city of Yan'an, a brother and sister squat in the mud-brick slums, signing a secret language to each other. Both Cao Shuai and Cao Jing were born deaf-mute. Everybody in the neighborhood thinks they know why: their...
...young Swiss Catholics to serve in the Papal army. Although 28 recruits joined in May, the 110-member force is still 17 men short. "Recruitment can be difficult, and we are intensifying our efforts," says Colonel Pius Segmüller, the Swiss Guard commander responsible for keeping the ranks filled. "Part of the problem may be that we have very high standards and a tough selection process focused on quality rather than quantity." Indeed, the criteria are rigorous: candidates must be single Swiss men under 30 years of age and over 174 cm in height, who boast at least...
Replacing the charismatic Jeremy R. Knowles as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), Geisinger Professor of History William C. Kirby has large shoes to fill and sizable issues to tackle. Nonetheless, Kirby has proven himself a capable administrator who has made improving Harvard’s undergraduate experience a top priority, and we are optimistic that he will make an immediate impact...