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...Ecologist magazine, says that the nanoscience community doesn't want to talk about potential risks. "No one in the industry doubts that nanotech is the most powerful tool we've ever had," he says. "But it's mad that we're charging ahead without any debate. People are nervous because scientists have made a lot of mistakes - DDT, CFCS, thalidomide. A mistake with nanotechnology could be very much more serious than anything we've seen before." Shand and Goldsmith have a point. As Time reported two weeks ago, ETC Group's paper included a review of available health research...
...much for a supposed mandate.? After the 2002 elections sighing editorial writers and nervous Democrats fretted that the Republican Congress would merely rubber stamp policies being minted out of the White House. But the House and Senate always have issues about ego and power-sharing and righteousness. What is surprising though, is all the public fussing from Republicans who are usually known for maintaining Rockette-like precision compared to their Democratic counterparts. The House is bickering with the Senate, both are exchanging sniping fire with the White House and Republican moderates are off dancing to their own tune. The last...
...says. “Warm carbohydrates, such as potatoes, make you feel very comfortable and homey, so if you were stressed and I wanted to make you feel better, I would give you something warm and soft and very flavorful. If you’re nervous, I could give you something chewy or crunchy, and play around with tastes depending on your mood...
Joshua N. Lambert ’01 is in charge of the internship program, having published “The (Reluctant, Nervous, Lazy, Broke, Busy, Confused) College Student’s Cookbook” under Rabbit’s Foot Press. He notes the success of many Harvard students in the program, such as Cort K. Cass ’03. Cass spent last summer writing The Redhead’s Handbook, which includes such proud pieces of history as the fact that 20 percent of U.S. presidents have been redheads...
...most joyful moments come not from pithy political insights, but rather from the unexpected bonds which emerge between family members. In one particularly well-realized scene, Varun, the sybaritic and spoilt 11-year-old son, teaches his nervous and rheumatic father to dance in preparation for the wedding celebrations. He is at first reluctant to learn the requisite moves, but in the film’s final scene, the father is glimpsed amongst the crowd dancing with considerable aplomb...