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...said society is still pervaded by the notion that women are naturally unsuited to science...
...notion of NASCAR as a luxury destination seems far-fetched, you obviously haven't attended a race recently. A new Nielsen Sports survey shows wine consumption among NASCAR fans is up 22% from last year. Fans can now buy wine in the grandstands, and this year tracks are offering special wine programs - tastings at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, an exclusive lounge at Phoenix International Raceway where anywhere from $1,900 to $4,000 gets you a great view, gourmet foods, and, of course, wine. And at California Speedway in southern California, a new Wolfgang Puck restaurant with an extensive wine...
...what one would think after looking at my.harvard.edu, Harvard’s ubiquitous web portal, where such information is prominently displayed under the banner “Harvard Happenings.” Indeed, for someone who hasn’t seen the Web site before, the notion that my.harvard, which turns seven years old in just a few months, was meant to be an informative and intuitive nexus for Harvard undergraduates must seem like a bad joke. Showing its age more like vinegar than a fine wine, Harvard’s portal site is cumbersome, irrelevant, and dated. It?...
...Tompkins is, nevertheless, optimistic about turning opponents to his way of thinking. "I see an unstoppable wave of environmentalism," he says. "Environmental problems arise from the mistaken notion that humans come first. They have to come second; this has not sunk in to the political and social leadership." At Ibera, Tompkins has put the accent on restoring the original wildlife. "These are swamps, so you can't immediately see the 80 fish species or the amphibians. Also, the land has been environmentally degraded and many of the indigenous animals, such as jaguars, have disappeared." Tompkins is slowly reintroducing this native...
...Exeter in Britain, and who spent Tuesday discussing the law by phone with several parliamentarians. He said several believe that the government should wait until the war ends before locking Iraq into long-term deals with foreigners, he says. "This draft is totally out of synch with any notion of the interests of Iraq," he says...