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...universities--and in our larger society--can make the essential imaginative leaps that alone will enable us to `connect.'" Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. writes that "[p]luralism isn't supposed to be about policing the boundaries; it is supposed to be about breaking them down, acknowledging the fluid and interactive nature of all identities." That way, writes Gates, we will all come to realize that "[w]e are part of each other...
Washington Post writer/President's director of scheduling; he writes books, she juggles world's most fluid schedule...
...sense of something missing is overwhelming. "Hard Target" is overly lyrical and fluid because the true violence has been removed. With those sequences back in, the film would likely hit the critical mass it attempts to reach...
Where do these fluid flood numbers come from? Typically, local and state inspectors visit flooded properties for a firsthand look; however, when a house is under water, it's difficult to tell how much a property is worth or how many appraised antiques may be lying waterlogged in the basement. To come up with an overall dollar figure, inspectors calculate a per-home damage estimate and multiply it by the number of affected homes. And what's the per- home damage dollar figure they're using in Missouri? "I'm not at liberty to discuss it," says Eric Evans, training...
...heat can be dangerous. While Dr. Peter S. Zuromskis '66 of University Health Services said yesterday that no one has been treated in the past few days for heat exhaustion, heat stroke, or dehydration, precautions are still wise. Zuromskis, director of the urgent care clinic, said people should "increase fluid intake and minimize fluid output." This means avoid strenuous outdoor exercise in the middle of the day, and drink lots of liquids. "Stay in places where it's cool," Zuromskis recommends. Three things to avoid, he says, are alcohol, salt tablets and jumping in the Charles River, all of which...