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...been following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation to isolate those with influenza-like illnesses. UHS has not been testing to differentiate between H1N1 and regular seasonal flu this school year upon recommendation from the Mass. Department of Public Health, instead treating all patients who present with flu-like symptoms similarly...
...essence, Harvard is transforming the way it maintains all of its properties. Instead of using synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, the gardeners now employ the natural organisms and processes of the soil for nourishment and replenishment. This change avoids the harmful effects of chemicals while also reducing the use of irrigation, saving two million gallons of water a year. In addition, the new growing methods have turned around the health of plants afflicted with serious diseases, such as the orchards at Elmwood, which were suffering from leaf spot and apple scab...
Sanctions can also strangle ordinary citizens instead of obstinate world leaders. More than 1 million Iraqi civilians died from starvation and inadequate medical services as a result of measures imposed against Saddam in the 1990s, according to some estimates...
...first known use of economic sanctions took place in 432 B.C., when Athenian officials, irked by the assistance the Greek state of Megara had afforded its rivals in Corinth, banned Megaran merchants from its ports. The move didn't go over very well - instead of reasserting Athenian supremacy, it helped trigger the 27-year-long Peloponnesian War, which ultimately stripped Athens of its empire. But the tactic caught on. Venice imposed sanctions against Bologna in 1270 in order to coerce them into buying their wheat instead of grain from Ravenna, and in subsequent centuries, the Hanseatic League tried trade bans...
Quotes By: •"I don't think I would let myself be intimidated or overcome by anybody. I think I could have prevented it." - On his "tremendous feeling of guilt" for being in London instead of at home when Sharon Tate was murdered. Playboy, December...