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...this point, nobody needs a refresher course on the symptoms of the common cold. With just one more month left in peak cold season, most folks have already suffered their share of scratchy throats, runny noses, raucous sneezes and nagging headaches. If only the changing weather meant you were out of harm's way. Alas, colds are caused by hundreds of different viruses from several major viral families. Spring turns out to be prime time--along with summer and fall--for the so-called rhinoviruses, culprits in as many as 35% of all colds. There's just no time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Come We Can't Cure The Cold? | 3/10/2003 | See Source »

...Crimson (28-1-1) aimed to get into peak form this weekend as it crushed Cornell (4-21-2) in a best-of-three ECAC quarterfinal series. The victories—a 13-1 win on Friday, followed by a 7-0 win on Saturday—were Harvard’s two largest ever in postseason history...

Author: By David R. De remer and David Weinfeld, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Postseason Dominance | 3/10/2003 | See Source »

...unfair" to American allies in the region and to U.S. and British troops massing on the Iraqi border. While war opponents and even some proponents considered the argument offensive, it found traction here. The young troops who would be first into Iraq from the south are training to achieve peak physical and mental condition in the first few weeks of March. "We're building them up to the point where they are emotionally ready to kill," says Marine Lieut. Colonel Bryan P. McCoy. Let a 19-year-old sit around for too long, commanders say, and he will start...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: With The Troops: Ready to Rumble | 3/3/2003 | See Source »

There's no indication, however, that the big shareholders want to sell--even if some analysts say cable networks have hit their peak--and neither Hendricks nor McHale would be likely to stick around if Discovery did go public. They both relish the fact that since they don't have to answer to Wall Street, they can plow earnings back into long-term investments. "When you construct a 10-year deal with them, it's not a ridiculous discussion," says Rupert Gavin, CEO of BBC Worldwide, whose upstart cable channel, BBC America, is distributed by Discovery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TV's Unlikely Empire | 3/3/2003 | See Source »

Nearly every first-year prays to end up in Adams House, and the advantage of its great location far outweighs the slight inconvenience of having a crowded dining hall during peak times. Residents of Adams should stop being so whiny and learn to live with the masses...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: To Dine in Peace | 2/26/2003 | See Source »

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