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...Such strains, along with what some Japanese media see as pressure to produce a male heir to the throne from those in the household agency who see that as her only real function, seem to have pushed the princess to the breaking point. After suffering a bout of stress-induced shingles this winter, Masako has lived in virtual seclusion. It's widely assumed that Naruhito and Masako would prefer to live like many modern European monarchs: basically as regular citizens but with nicer houses, cool crowns and invitations to all the best parties. And opinion polls indicate that most Japanese...
...Howard holds an opinion on an issue that is the talk of the international cricket fraternity: Is Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, a slow bowler with the uncommon ability to spin a ball like a top, a "chucker"? Howard didn't hesitate: "Yes," he told supporters at a political function in rural Australia last month. Howard had, in effect, labeled the most successful bowler in cricket history and an icon in cricket-mad Sri Lanka, a cheat...
...last week, Melton—who in a November interview said he had only agreed to chair the executive committee for one year, as an interim measure—was named chair of the life sciences council, which will function as a life sciences dean by committee...
...defended the disparities in funding as a “function of the campaign cycle,” according to Ilan T. Graff ’05, president of the IOP Student Affairs Committee...
...retirement of the current [associate vice president] presented us with an opportunity to re-think this role,” Hyman wrote. “Harvard has excellent people who work here already, but there is tremendous competition among employers. We felt that increasing the visibility of this function would enable us to compete more effectively to recruit and retain the very best people...