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...They do very well at making the best of a bad situation," Wilcox says. "But when you give them a healthy choice, it tends to lower their guard...
Nations should take further steps to guard against the spread of disease in the event of a future biological weapons attack or contagious outbreak, Institute of Politics Fellow Howard A. Zucker said yesterday. The remarks by the former assistant director-general of the World Health Organization came in the midst of a talk about the often neglected relationship between the health of a nation and its security at the Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs yesterday. Zucker struck a frank note about the impending possibility of international health threats. “The data...
...late '90s, and Hilary Swank starred as an attorney representing a black South African political activist seeking amnesty in Red Dust. Then came Catch a Fire (terrorism during apartheid) with Tim Robbins in 2006 and Goodbye Bafana (the friendship between Mandela and his white prison guard) with Joseph Fiennes in 2007. This year brings Endgame, a thriller about the secret talks to end apartheid starring William Hurt and Jonny Lee Miller. In February, as Ving Rhames was wrapping Master Harold . . .and the Boys - a film about the relationship between a white boy and his black servant - Damon and Freeman arrived...
...weeks ago that an earthquake was likely to strike the region, but officials had poured cold water on his work and accused him of spreading false information. Many scientists still believe that it is impossible to predict earthquakes, and many people that it is impossible to adequately guard against them...
...competition trophy for the two-day affair. WOMEN’S WICK AND SHREW TROPHIESHarvard’s women’s squad took home fourth place in the team competition over the weekend at the Women’s Emily Wick/Sloop Shrew regatta hosted by the US Coast Guard Academy. Senior skipper Megan Watson teamed up with sophomore crew Meghan Wareham to place first overall in the 16 races of the A division, earning five victories over the two days of competition.“The pair of Watson and Wareham sailed consistently all weekend,” freshman...