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...Anastasia Prikhodko with her song "Mamo," sung in a combination of Ukrainian and Russian. Some of the lyrics were written by an Estonian, the music was written by a Georgian and the song is performed by Prikhodko, who is Ukrainian. This combination horrifies Russian patriots, as Russia has had major political conflicts with Georgia, Estonia and Ukraine in the last two years. Prikhodko's producer Konstantin Meladze insists, however, that her song should inspire friendship between the four countries...
...served seven years as the chair of the Princeton economics department where I had responsibility for major policy decisions, such as whether to serve bagels or doughnuts at the department coffee hour." - Bernanke during a speech in January 2005. (Washington Post, November...
...major problem with HIV is that it mutates in the body very quickly, so the immune system doesn't always recognize the virus as something it's encountered before. This is a stumbling block for vaccinemakers, but it's also the reason so few people are able to control an HIV infection naturally, like the six people studied in Nussenzweig's lab. Now, understanding this process could be key to the next vaccines. "It's just that the antibodies are too late," Nussenzweig says, referring to the typical immune response. "The antibody is always chasing the virus around...
...sophomore Samantha Rosekrans said. While finally seeing the sun and playing outdoors may have been a welcome adventure for the New Englanders, the wind and the heat proved to be unruly side effects that plagued Harvard throughout its play. A few of the Crimson players suffered major injuries from the conditions. Captain Laura Peterzan, filling in at the No.1 spot due to senior Beier Ko’s injured wrist, experienced heatstroke on Saturday, according to the team. “It was a difficult match because we had not been used to the outdoor conditions,” Rosekrans...
...major goal of education is to ensure that students are sufficiently prepared for the world outside the confines of their schools. Segregating girls from boys means that students of opposite sexes are deprived of the opportunity to collaborate on projects, feed off each other’s ideas, and learn from each other. Critics of single-sex education worry that boys who are never forced to work on tasks with girls will have problems later in life working under a female boss or alongside female coworkers. This concern is certainly valid, and the effect cuts both ways: Being perpetually separated...