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...University known for its history and traditions, they note, institutional memory among students is often short-term. The students who protested what they referred to as the “demise of Radcliffe College” in 1998 have since graduated. What was once an advocacy movement which appeared on the pages of national media publications is now merely a memory for the occasional campus feminist...
...lack of an) Italian Job Francesco Bruno has given up hope of ever finding a permanent job. The best the 30-year-old university graduate says he can expect is a call back from Alitalia for another short-term contract as a flight attendant. "I see myself as a permanent temporary worker," says Bruno, who asked that his real name not be used for fear of jeopardizing his standing with the airline. With Europe's ongoing push to create a job market with U.S.-style flexibility, such employment uncertainty is becoming common. Eurostat reports that the number of workers...
...Israel could soon be heading into an election, which would likely cloud prospects for short-term progress towards peace. And that combination is likely to put beyond reach the Middle East calm the Bush administration had hoped to achieve before going after Iraq...
Perhaps it was short-term memory loss that caused New York City Mayor MICHAEL BLOOMBERG to be caught by surprise last week when reporters inquired about an offhand comment he made to a magazine last year. Before he announced his candidacy for mayor, still possessing the candor of a private citizen, Bloomberg was asked by New York magazine if he had ever smoked pot. "You bet I did. And I enjoyed it," he replied. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) liked the response so much that it has used it in an ad campaign advocating relaxation...
...Several short-term solutions have been proposed, including stockpiling more vaccines and requiring one year's notice before a manufacturer drops production. Until things get straightened out, parents should probably keep their own record of which immunizations their children have received and which ones they still lack. Don't be afraid to call your pediatrician's office every so often to see if deliveries have arrived. Meanwhile, school districts that require immunizations have been informed of the problem and should give waivers to students who have made a good-faith effort to get their shots...