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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...campus-wide social events, and it has an insatiable appetite for repeating (and expanding upon) its own mistakes. We must stop this ravenous beast while we still have the chance. We must cut off its life blood. We must reduce its budget.Now I am not suggesting that everyone immediately opt-out of the termbill fee and completely cripple the Council’s ability to function. (A little bird told me, however, that one can still opt-out and immediately have one’s termbill credited for $75 at https://sfsportal.harvard.edu/portal/ugcfwaiver even though the website says the cutoff...

Author: By John Hastrup, | Title: Cut the Termbill—by Yourself | 11/15/2005 | See Source »

...Ireland. "This is not a one-size-fits-all approach," he says. The first-trimester screening carries a high risk of false positives for older women, so a woman who has struggled for years to get pregnant and wishes to avoid the risks of a follow-up amnio might opt for the fully integrated test, even though that means waiting until the second trimester. For many others, speed is the priority. Dr. Malone hopes the study "will finally do away with the entirely arbitrary idea that women over 35 should be alarmed and have amniocentesis and women under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Down Syndrome Dilemma | 11/14/2005 | See Source »

...late 1960s, driving around in a 1959 Hillman Husky shipped on the Southampton-Bilbao ferry, the tricornio-hatted Guardia Civil scared the churros out of me and my friends. Now, the Guardia address citizens as sir or madam, women have been admitted to active service ? and either sex can opt for the surgery Leonor won't need. For example, Alba Romero of Jaén, a serving Guardia Civil like her father and her four brothers. Born male, Alba, 35, has now had her genitals and Adam's apple removed and her breasts enlarged, and although her superiors at first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Birth of a Nation | 11/13/2005 | See Source »

...Google stipulated that the publishers would have to submit the name of each book that they wanted to remove. Trade groups reacted angrily to this proposal, saying that it was Google’s duty to secure permission for copyrighted works, not the publishers’ responsibility to opt out of the project. Google said that the print initiative is a logical extension of its mission, which—according to the search engine’s website—is “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful...

Author: By Paras D. Bhayani, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Google Resumes Scans | 11/4/2005 | See Source »

...find the usual arrangement of frames and lenses passé may find Belgian optician Theo's Meshes and Laces Collection an exciting alternative. A filigree of fine, highly malleable stainless steel wraps around the face, or can be worn atop the head as a diadem. Men are likely to opt for the more masculine latticework of the Antwerp Mesh, while women might prefer the Bruges Lace's genteel paisley (the eyewear starts at $460, and optical lenses are also available). As with most fashion trends, slatted sunglasses are nothing new. Theo's line was inspired by the Inuit, who have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Enmeshed | 10/23/2005 | See Source »

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