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...Prime Minister--elect interrupted an hour-long meeting with TIME on Friday to take a call of congratulations from George W. Bush. Two days earlier, Italy's Supreme Court confirmed Romano Prodi's narrow April 10 victory over Silvio Berlusconi for the job. In his first interview since his victory was sealed, Prodi, 66, talked to Jeff Israely about why the U.S. has nothing to fear, his plans for cementing the coalition, and his feisty rival...
...hospitals to assess how often they provide the recommended treatment for certain conditions. For example, you can check the three hospitals you are considering having surgery at to see which is accredited by a private, nationally recognized group, and what percentage of surgery patients received preventative antibiotics one hour before incision. The local hospitals are also compared against the national average, the state average, and the highest scoring hospitals in the country. (Although provision of data is voluntary, the 2004 Medicare reform act gives monetary incentives for hospitals that report to the service.) The site, launched in April last year...
...Undergraduate Council (UC) spent three-and-a-half hours debating and amending the semester’s final grants package during last night’s four-and-a-half hour long UC meeting. Though the Finance Committee (FiCom) met at length last week to interview student group applicants and to develop the grants package presented yesterday, the bulk of last night’s meeting was spent debating the numerous amendments brought before the Council on the bill. Several student groups, including the International Relations Council, Franklin Afterschool Enrichment (FASE) program, and the Harvard College Democrats also presented...
Admittedly, the cost of recording and storing these videos would be high. But it can be managed. According to FAS Assistant Dean Robert G. Doyle, three different steps are needed get a class online: preparation, recording, and editing. Considering all human capital, virtual storage, and technical cost, a one-hour lecture costs around 75 dollars. At this point in time, it seems prohibitively expensive to record all classes; nevertheless, we can still do better than the status quo. Until costs become small enough to record everything, we should rely on CUE guide ratings and even departmental discretion to choose...
More than 1,100 participants raised $150,200 for cancer survivors and cancer research Friday night, in the third annual Relay for Life at Harvard’s Gordon Track. The twelve-hour event, attended by students, faculty, and relatives from eight area colleges is part of the American Cancer Society (ACS)’s largest and most successful national fundraising campaign to date. The event raises money for cancer research, much of which goes to Harvard professors in the field. The relay is also meant to raise awareness. “Fundraising is a big part of Relay...