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...Koreans but would be allowed to continue his education in electrical engineering in the U.S. After a two-week interrogation, I was directed to turn him over to the CIA, who would then follow through with the agreement. A short time later, I heard that the CIA thought he might be a double agent and was considering eliminating him. I never heard anything about him again but have always wondered what they did with him. Albert R. Wight, POWELL...
...Spanish flu was relatively light in the spring of 1918, only to turn lethal that autumn. U.S. health officials said on July 29 that they hope to have 120 million doses of a new H1N1/09 vaccine ready by October, but the virus could change by then, or the vaccine might prove less than effective. Virologists like to say the only thing predictable about influenza is its unpredictability. As the world waits for the next onslaught, that bears remembering...
Gault scores a discount on one chain and then says she'll buy a second one if the store throws in another price cut. The jeweler agrees. Gault calls this strategy layering: once sellers agree to one deal, quickly hit them up for another. They just might be in a giving mood. Gault pays $215 for $270 worth of jewelry. (See 10 things to do in New York City...
...writing sessions, I learned that B loves to think about psychology. Though his humor appears effortless, it is really the product of constant analysis. He makes hypotheses about what kinds of laughs might be associated with particular brain states. He keeps a running list of what people say about the mind as he watches television. He finds food for thought even in exercise competitions. "Harness your psychic powers to enhance your muscles and annihilate your opponent!" he remembered an overexcited host saying. B wondered why the show would portray the mind as so dominant over the body...
...help others achieve mental order by becoming a psychologist. Already, he is working to make people healthier. As a peer sex educator employed by Henry Street, he journeys around New York City to give workshops on HIV/AIDS. He takes his job seriously. When I remarked that his workshops might save a life, he replied quickly: "Probably more." (His message, he said, would spread fast...