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Many of McCafferty's fans said in interviews after the event that some sort of punishment for Viswanathan would be appropriate. Adrianna Markel, who will join the Class of 2010 this September, had little sympathy for her fellow Harvardian...
...think it should have an impact on whether she can write that second book," Markel said, clutching a signed copy of McCafferty's new novel. "Because, who would want to read...
...program was an expensive and embarrassing mistake, it also underscored just how difficult it is to decide how to prepare for an influenza pandemic, whose schedule and severity we have virtually no way of predicting. "No one really knows what's going to happen," says Dr. Howard Markel, a medical historian at the University of Michigan and the author of When Germs Travel. "Anyone who says they do is an idiot or lying...
...suspended shipments to private suppliers in several countries. Closing borders in the case of a pandemic would not only be ineffective?unlike SARS, flu is too contagious to be contained?but would also prove economically disastrous in a deeply interconnected world. "Panic is a bad stimulus for action," says Markel, who studies the history of epidemics. "It never results in anything good...
...there is also time for yourself. Guides are available (should you want one) to ensure that you don't get lost in the suq; they can direct you to the best bargains in Moroccan tiles or fabrics. Always seeking to improve her offerings, Markel tells me that this year she is adding an optional three-day literary salon at Jnane Tamsna. New York Times writer Alan Riding will be there, as well as other authors. Bookworms who like to explore a new culture should start booking...