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...bigger challenge is restoring their numbers in the wild. Deforestation and the ballooning human populations in Asia have chased tigers out of their native habitat. Yet the health of the tiger means the health of the planet. "If there is a tiger in the forest, it's a sign that the forest and the other animals in it are healthy," says Varma. "Tigers are the face of biodiversity." Hopefully, then, 2010 will truly be the tiger's year...
...Address the problem of including certain minor addiction disorders (caffeine intoxication) but excluding others (compulsive gambling). These are relatively infrequent diagnoses, but they seem highly capricious. Isn't compulsive gambling a sign of a bigger problem? Isn't caffeine intoxication usually an accident? That's one reason the whole category of "substance-related disorders" has chipped away at the authority of the DSM. The new DSM would rationalize the system. There are no plans to change the diagnostic criteria of "caffeine intoxication" (essentially, drinking so much coffee or Red Bull that you go nuts, at least temporarily...
...feels like a chore, there are no term-time assignments (papers or problem sets in Harvard-speak), lecturers are disinterested and discrepancies in lab reports can be “fixed” by paying the friendly college peon. Skipping lectures is normal and students sometimes sign-in for their absent counterparts, a practice termed as “proxy.” I have heard horror stories of proxies being discovered resulting in the penalization or even suspension of the involved parties...
...case, a year ago, Hutchison was being touted as a sign of what lay ahead for the GOP in a political landscape changed by the election of President Obama. "If Hutchison can beat Perry in a GOP primary dominated by conservatives, it may indicate that some of the activists have gotten the message," says political analyst Larry Sabato. "To be governor of Texas and to win as a moderate conservative Republican, she becomes a very hot property ... She'll automatically become a prospect for Vice President." But that was a year ago, before tea became a tonic for conservatives across...
...opposition had tried to plan protests to coincide with the anniversary, but little to no sign of the Green Movement could be seen around Azadi Square when the ceremonies began around 11 a.m. Surrounding the stage where President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was expected to speak, the grounds were cordoned off with a chain-link fence. Still, anyone could enter the area as long as they submitted to a security check. At a speech witnessed by TIME, there was only one apparent incident of protest - a large sign showing an image of Ayatullah Khomeini with an X on his face, which...