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...half hours after Alexandra M. Hays ’’09 is given 24 dollars and 24 hours to construct an outfit for FM’s fashion challenge, she is poking through the sea of $1.50 a pound clothing the Garment District. Hays is on a mission to find something “black and silky,” which she plans to transform into a dress with a collage of Drew Faust’s face on the back. She collects items haphazardly, but balks when she realizes that the clothes weigh more than 20 pounds...
...even draw the short straw when it comes to treatment. Doses of conventional chemotherapy are determined partly by a patient's height and weight, but mounting evidence suggests that certain ethnic groups absorb the chemicals differently. Researchers in Singapore have shown that Caucasian patients may require higher doses per pound of body weight than non-Caucasians. Since most dosing regimens are calibrated to the Western body, some doctors in Singapore report having to adjust quantities in up to 30% of their patients to avoid adverse side effects. "Local scientists must do their own research and find their own regimens," says...
There's a famous claim that somebody told me from Harvard Law School, that if you have a good case you should pound the case, but if you have a bad case you should pound the table...
...collection of classics, found the book, and ensconced myself in our reading chair. Thanks to Hemingway’s lean, clean prose, images of Boulevard St. Germain and the Café des Amateurs filled my days. Stories of the writer hobnobbing with Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and F. Scott Fitzgerald on the tree-lined streets of Paris made my café au lait-deprived heart turn the pages for more. Hemingway steered me through his time in Paris at a snappy pace, without belaboring any one point. This vision, however, is Paris without Dior sunglasses and Chanel-infused...
...catchy tunes about how “life is Number One.” Sometimes it shows John C. Reilly giving tips on the best vegetables to eat. And sometimes there’s a thrilling rock opera about a bald man wanting to have sex with his 300-pound secretary. Tim and Eric are basically time travelers, bringing the comedy of the future to the present day. Give it a shot. The worst thing that could happen is a brain aneurysm.PUBLIC SCORN INDEX: 12%“Human Giant” (MTV)Thursdays, 10:30 p.m.Season Two Premiere: TBDThis...