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...1880s, England's Prince Edward (later to become King Edward VII) hired a prominent London plumber named Thomas Crapper to construct lavatories in several royal palaces. While Crapper patented a number of bathroom-related inventions, he did not - as is often believed - actually invent the modern toilet. He was, however, the first one to display his bathroom wares in a showroom, so that when customers needed a new fixture, they would immediately think of his name...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History of Toilets | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

...confused and frustrated women begin opting out of screening altogether, changing guidelines could erode progress that has been made in reducing breast-cancer deaths. Says Dr. George Sledge, president-elect of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists: "If the end result of all of this were to diminish the number of women having mammograms, then that would be a tragedy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spotlight: New Mammogram Guidelines | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

...version also gave an incorrect number for the initial reported vote margin between the two major tickets. In the initial, reported tally, Bowman-Hysen had a 45-vote lead over Hayward-Zhang—not a 46-vote lead...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BREAKING NEWS: Validity of Voting Process Questioned in UC Presidential Election | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

Dean Michael D. Smith said he will shrink the number of professors in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, ending a decade-long expansion in order to offset the school’s $110 million deficit...

Author: By Noah S. Rayman and Elyssa A. L. Spitzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: FAS To Decrease Size of Faculty | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

Because the policy is restricted, the “handful” of self-identifying transgender students have all had their requests met despite the limited number of gender neutral suites in some Neo-Georgian houses, McIntosh said...

Author: By Danielle J. Kolin and Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Gender-Neutral Housing On Table? | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

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