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...distribute flu vaccines within our borders is also a must. But truly preparing the country for a pandemic means tackling the basic flaws at the heart of the health-care system--starting with the some 50 million Americans who lack any health insurance. They're more likely to flood hospitals for care during a pandemic, further taxing what will be an overburdened system. "They're akin to the Typhoid Marys of the last century," says Columbia's Redlener. "They'll be spreading this disease in ways that are completely unpredictable...
...ancient biblical nation runs deep among many Christians in America and Europe, the creation of Israel has been a disaster for Christians in the Middle East. Many of the Palestinian refugees who fled or were forced from their homes in 1948 - never to be allowed back - were Christians. The flood of Palestinian refugees into Lebanon helped spark a civil war between Muslims and Christians there. And the ongoing occupation of the West Bank is strangling the life out of those Christian communities that are left. A U.N. report released a week ago said that the Palestinian West Bank town...
...concluded. Bernanke disputes the numbers, saying banks have "taken significant write-downs, they have reserves and there are substantial earning capacities." But Roubini is not alone in questioning whether the government used appropriately pessimistic assumptions in conducting the stress tests, especially as the financial sector faces a potential flood of commercial real estate losses that could mirror the residential market's recent woes...
...pointed argument about parental abuse. Nonfiction—the book, in this moment, suggests—holds no more fact than fiction, especially when in the hands of someone with something to prove. As appearance takes precedence over reality, Mary’s well-being goes unnoticed in the flood of accusations and revealed secrets.But by the time the story has opened up questions of about snooping and control, the characters have already exploited their potential for depth. Amidon’s people are flattened by the weight of his writing. “She might be twenty...
...Cappella JamPhillips Brooks House4 p.m.Poulenc’s Mass in G majorAdolphus Busch Hall4 p.m.Dancing in the MinesScience Center C4 p.m.Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert & Sullivan Players RevueMemorial Church4 p.m.Raucous Klezmer TunesHarvard Yard Stage4 p.m.Harvard Contemporary GamelanDudley House4 p.m.Short Chamber RecitalHolden Chapel4 p.m.Freestyle ElectronicaCambridge Queen’s Head4 p.m.THUD Flood!Sanders Theatre4 p.m.The Harvard Magic SocietyMemorial Church4 p.m.Dance FestivalLowell Lecture Hall4:30 p.m.Radcliffe Pitches A Cappella ConcertHarvard Yard Stage4:30 p.m.Shostakovich String Quartet No. 3, Op. 73Pain Hall4:30 p.m.“Divinites”Carpenter Center4:30 p.m.Franck SonataHolden Chapel4:30 p.m.ScintillationAdolphus Busch Hall4:30 p.m.Les nuits...