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...concern that universities, wary of jeopardizing their friendly working relationships with the drug companies, will not always put the health of individuals in developing countries before pharmaceutical interests. Precise language is needed to ensure that Harvard and other universities will consistently make the ethical choice. Drug companies will likely resist, but if universities act together to adopt new licensing conditions, they will have little choice but to play along. Harvard, being Harvard, should be a leader in this effort, setting the example for other universities to follow...
...Michael Gerner, a consulting psychologist who specializes in internationally mobile children, estimates that 5% of kids may actually be genetically predisposed to resist change: "These are kids that cried when the nursery door slammed." The good news, though, is that the experience can ultimately be positive. In the early 1990s, Gerner's research comparing more than 1,000 students in Egypt, Thailand and the U.S. verified what everyone knew anecdotally: children growing up in different countries are more open to other cultures and languages and are less apt to stereotype...
...about American postwar responsibilities. "We have a moral responsibility to leave Iraq better than we found it,? a high-ranking Administration official told me last week. Morals often take a backseat to practicalities in the heat of an election, though, and one wonders whether the Democrats will resist the easy demagoguery of a Bring 'Em Home Now campaign...
...will charm adults by making them feel like kids again. Its large dimensions make yours hands look tiny in comparison. Inside is a delightfully colorful mix of short new comics along with puzzles like Barbara McLintock's lovely find-the-differences page. Even the stiffest octogenarian could not resist perusing the bear's picnic for missing apples and extra toes. The comics are by an interdisciplinary group of writers and artists, all of whose stories begin with the line "It was a dark and silly night." In the opening piece, children's author Lemony Snicket of the "Unfortunate Events" series...
...highest quality. The whole-bellied clams are plump and fried to a golden crisp, with none of the rubbery texture that they often have. The lobster is sweet and complemented perfectly by the steamed mussels and clams. Despite the food overload, we can’t resist trying the Shack’s chocolate banana cream pie and pumpkin pie—both baked on the premises and with a home-cooked feel...