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...Courtney D. Shurtleff and HAA executive director John P. Reardon '60, extended alumni the options of trading their books in when they're in town for their 35-year reunion or requesting a prepaid mailer for returning the book. The organization explained that returned books will be "corrected by hand at [the HAA's] local bindery...
...hand? Impressive. Though no wonder they made the mistake—the bindery probably thought the terminal silent "e" was from an olde-tymey spelling—but it turns out that “Radcliffe” is actually the more modern spelling of the college’s namesake, Anne Radcliffe, whose name was often spelled “Radclyffe...
...Broward County than there are McDonald's restaurants: 115 so-called pill mills, vs. about 70 of the burger franchises. And that profusion contributes to one big problem: there is no tracking system to prevent patients from getting multiple pill prescriptions at once and immediately, because the clinics hand out the pills rather than making people go to a pharmacy. The business card of the Broward Pain Clinic announces, "Dispensing on Site!" - a service that's also trumpeted by dozens of other clinics. Because of that, cocaine is no longer king in South Florida, as it was during the Miami...
...Duan Jinhua, head of the information office in Yunnan's Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, announced that the fete would not be canceled, but that the sprinkling spree would be cut down from five hours to two. The government of the Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture, on the other hand, has decided to cancel official festivities and leave citizens to their own devices. The general consensus among locals is to splash with less water and focus on other celebratory activities. As a consequence, this year's festival, which runs from Tuesday through April 15, is likely to look much more...
...always engage in unruly street battles using buckets filled to the icy brim and unforgiving water pistols. Writes Thai folklorist Phya Anuman Rajadhon: "The water-throwing later degenerated into vicious forms." Older villagers remember a time when these exuberant clashes - splashing has gotten so out of hand in Bangkok that it has been banned in certain areas - instead took the form of gentle blessings...