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...more exotic explanation was posed in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1985 by Dr. Alexander Langmuir, formerly chief epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. Thucydides' description, Langmuir theorized, fit the criteria for influenza complicated by toxic shock syndrome. And although this peculiar combination of ailments had never been observed by modern physicians, Langmuir predicted that "Thucydides syndrome," as he called it, "may reappear," perhaps as part of some future epidemic of influenza...
...Renault, the results of the deal are mixed. In effect, the company is bowing out of North American auto production, which it entered when it first signed a joint marketing agreement with AMC in 1979. The timing of the retreat is peculiar. AMC is about to introduce a new midsize sedan, the Premier, in October. The car, expected to sell for around $12,000, will still be built at the Canadian plant that Renault has now agreed to sell to Chrysler. This month Renault has begun exporting to the U.S. a new $10,000 compact, the Medallion, which Chrysler would...
...team had a face the peculiar reality of the NCAA quarterfinals. They fell to Harvard, 7-1, last night at Bright Center. Tonight, the Falcons are six down with 60 minutes...
...time all the furniture was put back, it was 3 a.m. and since I had to be back into work by 6 a.m., there was little point in going home, so I stayed the night on the second floor. About 4 a.m. I heard the piano making a peculiar noise--the strings were twanging without reason. I thought at first it might be due to a changing of temperature, but that just doesn't pass muster," Gannon said...
Meanwhile, houses will sponsor tours and parties designed to recruit the "right types" of people. Then, after Harvard's peculiar version of fraternity rush closes, freshmen will play the numbers, attempting to select the ideal house to which their lottery numbers will permit entry. Not until the day before spring break will screams of anguish and joy emanate from the Yard, as freshmen finally learn where they will spend their next three years...