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...editors:Leah Zamore’s recent op-ed (“Forget Iran; Worry about Vermont,” May 8) regarding the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant was full of misinformation that reflected a profound misunderstanding of nuclear plant operations, security, and emergency planning. Zamore not only cited “The Simpsons” but also the Nagasaki bomb and Chernobyl in her effort to discredit Vermont Yankee. The fact is that Vermont Yankee has always operated safely; Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspections have rated it at the highest (best) regulatory classification. This is attributable to everyone...
...That fast-growing economy often makes it easy to forget India's rigidly stratified past. But any country hurtling along the path to modernization is at risk of being occasionally slowed down by the weight of its own history, and in this case, India has been yanked to a crawl by 3,000 years of a strictly codified social pecking order...
...considering the plight of these oft-ignored members of the Harvard community, students and administration alike tend to forget that HUDS workers are indeed just that—members of a network of people that makes Harvard run. Students see dining hall workers far more frequently than even our professors, and they’re certainly easier to snag for a quick chat or a cup of coffee. The 1,200 comment cards collected by SLAM over the past week is a testament to the vital role that dining hall workers play in the lives of students...
...Forget about handbags for a moment and look around. Globe-trotting professionals with heavy laptops in tow are turning to upright rollers to transport their gear. The increasing popularity of those mobile offices has brought high fashion to what used to be a purely functional accessory. Suddenly every brand from Prada to Valentino is rolling luggage down the runway...
...show it," he says. "I'm all in favor of anything that tells the truth and lets people know what it's really like. It's better to have the knowledge before you sign up." Even if the people who were already over there might prefer to forget...