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...Southern China has long been recognized as the incubator of flu viruses. Traditional Chinese farming practices?especially the close proximity of birds, pigs and humans?promote the mixing of viruses, which mutate and leap between species. New strains are constantly evolving as viral genes are swapped between host bird species. "The 1997 strain was a reassortment from three viruses from goose and, we think, the quail," says Kennedy Shortridge, a University of Hong Kong microbiologist who has studied influenza since...
...allegedly instructional experience—and a half-dozen creative writing classes later—Budnitz realized she was cut out to be a author. The 20-odd short stories that made up her senior thesis formed the bulk of Budnitz’s first published collection, entitled Flying Leap. Reid Professor of English and American Literature Philip J. Fisher was one of the oral examiners of Budnitz’s thesis and this year decided to add “Dog Days,” a short story she wrote at the age of 19, to the syllabus...
...owlish Rove was suspected as the mastermind behind a scheme involving a stolen videotape of George W. Bush's debate preparations. Many were convinced that Rove had mailed the tape to the Gore campaign, hoping strategists there would secretly watch it. Then at just the right moment, Rove would leap out and expose them as sneaks willing to do anything to get ahead. Some in the press even published the whole yarn as if it were known to be true. But it was just hooey. A low-level former Democrat in a campaign consultant's office was prosecuted and jailed...
Harvard’s only event winners other than Grant were Helena Ronner, who won the triple jump comfortably with a leap of 12.04 meters, and defending NCAA indoor champion Kart Siilats, who peaked in the high jump at 1.75 meters—still well short of the NCAA qualifying mark...
...penury of the pro tour--which features X Games-inspired short-course, head-to-head races--was a shock, one Schlopy thought he needed. "The sums of money are so little that you have to do well if you want to keep going. It was a total leap of faith." Schlopy earned less than $100,000 in three seasons, which went to cover his expenses, but he was rookie of the year in 1995 and easily posted the top results of any American...