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...officials said Greeks had failed to plan seriously for mass- casualty chemical or biological attacks, an area that remains of concern for foreign security experts, while the Greek Public Order Minister George Voulgarakis conceded recently that tests had shown significant lapses in coordination of responses. "We have to shorten the delays," he said. Over the last year, U.S., British and other security experts have relentlessly been drilling armies of security personnel in every conceivable catastrophic scenario, from poison-gas attacks to hijacked civilian airliners. "All we do," commented one local commander, "is think the unthinkable." Since last week's blasts...
...Carl Kester, the MBA program chair at HBS, said that students now typically spend four years earning a medical degree and two years getting an MBA—and that the new program would shorten their course work by a year...
...divorced and living with rock star Sheryl Crow. If he wins the Tour again this summer, he will establish a new standard for the sport. Throw in an Olympic gold in August, and Armstrong will have lived a full life in the years since disease threatened to shorten his. His mantra: Don't make any long-term plans. "I spent many years before I got sick wondering what I was going to do, and it was a distraction. I know what I am doing this year and next, and they deserve my attention." Certainly he wants to spend more time...
...need to shorten the length of patent protection to allow more competition. Loosen prescription laws to make more drugs over-the-counter. Allow people to order drugs from other countries where drugs are cheaper. Loosen the drug approval process to decrease costs. Reduce liabilities of drug companies to reduce legal expenses. Oliver Shephard Maryland...
...forced to navigate much denser traffic than Garden Street. An Allston campus would destroy the current Yard-centered orientation of the College by making Annenberg and the Science Center destinations lying at the northernmost edge of the undergraduate campus. Thus, it is unlikely that an Allston campus would shorten the travel time currently seen as problematic between the Quad and the Yard; indeed it would most likely increase it. Finally, barring the inclusion of a much-needed student center comparable to those enjoyed at other colleges, it is unlikely that small-scale student amenities will attract students across the River...