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...Asia for six years, now in Delhi, I find running to be a routine that travels well, a way to create constancy in a life of motion, and a wonderful way to see places at a slower pace. I hope to add Kabul and the Mongolian countryside to the list of far-flung places where I've managed to run. But for now, here are six standout choices for the discerning globetrotter...
...worth as much as that of other city employees.” Glynn asked the council to “do what is just and fair for all of us.” Councillor and Veteran Affairs Committee Chair Marjorie C. Decker—who reads a list of Iraq war casualties at each weekly council meeting—said she was surprised at the disparity. Councillor Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. said he had submitted a resolution in 2001 promising all city employees full pay during wartime deployment. Decker, who co-sponsored the measure with Galluccio and Toomey, said...
...farm is the newest idea to sprout up in discussions about how the University will develop its vast holdings across the river. Advocates of the farm, who say it would connect students to the land while producing food in a resource-conserving and environmentally sound manner, join a long list of groups jockeying for space in Allston. Other proposals have included a driving range, a daycare facility for Harvard affiliates, and a student center. Harvard spokeswoman Lauren Marshall confirmed that the Allston Development Group has entertained discussions about a sustainable farm in the area, but said in a statement that...
...Despite our newfound skepticism, we hold fast to the most fundamental of our original complaints with the Core, and our original hopes for general education. Greater flexibility—including a vast number of departmental courses for Core, or General Education credit—still ranks highest on or list of priorities. And we remain optimistic that whatever finally emerges from the Faculty legislation can and should include such measures.Perhaps the most practical and most prudent proposal for general education is in fact a simple distribution requirement. Let us jettison the passé “modes of inquiry?...
...Minami Uonuma City continues to age, Saito's programs may be overwhelmed by demand. His hospital is already $1.2 million in the red, and while the Yairo-en nursing home actually makes money, it's well overbooked, with more people on the waiting list than in the superbly equipped home. The national government has been squeezing health-care subsidies, and Saito worries fears the consequences of millions of Japanese baby boomers reaching retirement age this year. "People like us in the outlying areas are suffering now," he says. "But this will be a major problem in the big cities soon...