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...Lowdown:Kids are accidents waiting to happen - and too often you don't have to wait long. There's a reason human children have so long a period of dependency compared with other mammals, and it's that it takes them that long to learn to look out for themselves. Until then, it's up to adults to take charge. The WHO's report can help...
...turnovers before it finally found the bottom of the basket four minutes into last night’s game at crosstown rival Boston University (5-4), eventually dropping an 80-61 decision at the Terriers’ Case Gymnasium. “We really have no excuses for what happened,” sophomore forward Emma Markley said. “It’s really disappointing, and we’re all a little embarrassed.” Harvard came within as few as seven points during the second half and played that period...
...only good thing about most epidemics is that if you act fast you can snuff them out before a local brushfire becomes a global blaze. That's what happened in 2002, when the SARS outbreak was contained after claiming thousands - rather than millions - of lives worldwide. That's what failed to happen in 1918, when a rare avian flu made the jump to humans and killed 50 million people before it was brought to heel...
...when they fail at their work. Cultural differences stop being endearing and start being frustrating when they prevent one’s own success in another society. These clashes are necessary to help one understand another people’s way of life, and they are more likely to happen in the high-stakes workplace than in the ivory tower of study...
...Drink and be Merry. Socialize with fellow visitors to New York City at the Empire Hotel's guests-only "Caipirinha Thursday" in the hotel's lobby bar. You'll get complimentary hors d'oeuvre and Sagatiba caipirinhas, a Brazilian cocktail of rum and limes. The mixers happen on Thursday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (See 10 things to do in New York.) 44 West 63rd Street, New York City...