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...still formulating her idea of democracy. “It was at Harvard that Benazir began to study theories of government,” said Yolanda K. Kodrzycki ’74 in an e-mailed statement. “I believe that this coursework helped to shape her views on political systems, in addition to the lessons she has learned firsthand in the political arena...
...United States, Vargas Llosa’s life has been, in many ways, as cosmopolitan and as diverse as the Bad Girl’s is. Indeed, it is the book’s cosmopolitanism that fills out the rather bare plotline and gives it a modern, worldly shape. Each episode between the good boy and the bad girl is unique only because of the backdrop on which it takes place, whether they’re among postmodern intellectuals and would-be revolutionaries in France or smugglers pushing illegal substances in Japan. All of the characters in the book...
Researchers hope these findings will help shape future research in Alzheimer's therapy - perhaps in the development of drugs that can make brain cells' insulin receptors more responsive to the hormone, or in the application of type 2 diabetes drugs, which address insulin resistance, to Alzheimer...
...crunch. Baird sets off for Chinatown minutes after receiving her theme and the allotted 24 dollars. She heads straight to her favorite fabric store, and deftly navigates the cramped aisles in search of anything dark blue—her signature color. “I tend to use certain shapes and certain colors,” says Baird. “People who’ve seen a lot of my stuff can usually pick it out.” There is no shortage of opportunities for admirers to become familiar with her look. Baird is a member...
...politically provocative term "rupture" to characterize the sweeping reforms he hopes will force a break with France's socio-economic past. On Thursday, Sarkozy will be getting his first major taste of opposition to his quest to create such a breach: massive public sector strikes that will not only shape the future of Sarkozy's entire reformist drive - but perhaps his entire presidency as well...