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...Powers, a spokesperson for the Boston district of USPS, called the shift "an economical decision." Apparently, there wasn't enough "foot traffic" during the weekday 6:00-6:30 timeslot for the Mount Auburn Street post office to remain open for that grueling half hour...
...week that Havana wants to negotiate "mutually advantageous" agreements with the U.S.; he even asked Lee's delegation what he and his brother could do to help Obama's efforts to improve U.S.-Cuba relations. If the U.S. were to drop the Cuba travel ban, it would almost certainly shift hemispheric attention to what Cuba would then do to reciprocate, such as releasing imprisoned dissidents or permitting more free enterprise. Should the Castros do nothing, Obama could then at least say he made the first significant gesture, while still holding the trade embargo...
...perhaps the most interesting thing about the environmental resolution that the Mass. General Court passed last week is that it was the brainchild of a student organization—Massachusetts Power Shift (MAPS). To see students participating in legislation and enacting real change—particularly for the environment—is impressive given the dauntingly bureaucratic process it requires. And, even better, Harvard students played an important role in these proceedings. The Harvard College Environmental Action Committee was actively involved in the MAPS group that worked with legislative officials to make the April 7 resolution a reality...
...said that he thinks that Partners has created a policy that is in line with many other research institutions. Campbell said that this policy change sets a tone and a culture for what kinds of relationships will be accepted. He said that he does not expect to see a shift overnight, however. “These are very resilient cultures,” he said. Campbell said that the influx of students in medical school who are willing to embrace these policy changes has helped lead to the cultural shift. Campbell said that doctors can still meet with pharmaceutical representatives?...
...idea is to serve stuff that groups of amped-up rabble rousers can share. Denny's wants to give the late-night crowd a social experience they can't get at fast-food drive-throughs, which are now staying open later and eating away at the chain's graveyard-shift revenues. "The party is not going to stop once you get through those doors," says Michael Polydoroff, director of sales, promotions and licensing at Denny...