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...control of the autocratic Communist Party through the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, CCTV is the largest broadcaster in the country. With 16 national channels and over 10,000 employees, it reaches over one billion people in mainland China, with around a 30-percent airtime share. In a knowledge era, CCTV is at the core of the government’s control over the population...
...thought. Further research indicates that my acquaintance was far from alone; according to a 2008 Gallup poll, about 11 percent of Americans still think that global warming “will never happen.” (Within the scientific community, this statistic is only three percent.) Perhaps most disturbingly, the study reports that 13 percent of Americans believe that no further climate control measures are necessary—in other words, that we as a society should take no action to further reduce carbon emissions or attempt to combat global warming...
Somehow, the Crimson is only down five. Looking at the stats, I don't know how its possible. They're being out shot 50 to 39.5 percent, Princeton has made six threes to Harvard's sole trifecta. What's keeping them in the game: 11-16 from the free throw line. Princeton has one free throw make
...most common procedure used to treat heart attacks, a Harvard study reported earlier this month. The study—commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health—found the angioplasty death rate for patients admitted with heart attacks or in a state of shock was 12.6 percent at Mass. General in 2007, far above the state average of 5.5 percent. Angioplasty, a process by which a doctor clears blocked arteries using small inflated balloons, is performed on more than 1 million people in the United States each year, according to the American Heart Association. Dr. Michael A. Fifer...
Several other Ivy League schools recently announced increases in tuition. Cornell’s and Dartmouth’s tuition will rise by 4.9 and 4.8 percent respectively. Princeton’s will increase by 2.9 percent...