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...associate professor of Korean history, was also asked to accompany the group. “What I’ve heard from my contact at the travel office was that the decision was made because Harvard University is concerned that they may not be able to monitor the group,” she said, explaining that international calls are not easily made out of North Korea. Kim said the cancellation was “understandable,” recalling a conference in North Korea that was canceled a few weeks before it was set to begin. “This...
...world's most iconic painted cave. A team led by Paul-Marie Guyon, a young physical chemist, and including Jacques Marsal, one of the boys who discovered Lascaux and who grew up to become its guardian and most practical connoisseur, worked to model the air flows and monitor the carbon dioxide content and temperature in the cave. At the same time, the meaning of the prehistoric cave paintings, like those discovered earlier in southern France and northern Spain, became a topic of fertile interdisciplinary discussion. Some saw in these beasts primary evidence that from the beginning art was wrought...
...replica of part of the cave as a diversion for tourists barred entry to the real thing, and in 2002 - a year after Lascaux was hit by fungal infection - the original Altamira cave was shut down again. "There was no evident problem, but we needed better instruments to monitor the cave's conditions," says Lasheras. "In another two years, we'll reopen it again, but only to the extent that the scientists consider safe." Niaux, on the northern slopes of the Pyrenees, has also learned lessons from Lascaux. "Right now we have a problem with high humidity deep...
Like Rheem, many companies avoid dealing with end-of-life electronics duties as long as possible. When they do, many are unaware of the federal rule that businesses generating more than 220 lbs. of monitor waste a month (about 10 PCs' worth) handle disposal responsibly. That's starting to change. The number of for-profit electronics-recycling firms has doubled over the past three years, to about 900, offering alternatives to the landfill and the stockroom graveyard...
...private universities statewide. “The passing of the legislation would enhance the safety of students on campus by providing them the detailed police incident reports that our peers at public institutions already have,” Marra said. “The information will help students better monitor crime on campus.” —Staff writer Anton S. Troianovski can be reached at atroian@fas.harvard.edu...