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Expectant parents, spare a thought for Mrs. Jacob Nufer, who in 1500 found herself in agonizing labor. More than a dozen midwives of the Swiss town where she lived had tended to her for days, with no sign of the baby. Facing the likelihood of losing mother and child, and in the absence of any surgeons, Mrs. Nufer's husband, a swine gelder, decided to cut her open and extricate his offspring. Because there had, at this time, been no known incidence of a woman surviving such a procedure, the couple would have said what were assumed to be their...
...bibliography wasn’t there,” she said. Kozak ran back to Mather to print the final page before sprinting across campus to CGIS. “I ran. Very quickly,” she said. Her thesis was handed in with several minutes to spare. As students in Economics, History, and Psychology turn in their senior theses this afternoon, they undoubtedly hope for a less dramatic finale to the months of research and writing that have gone into the process. Psychology concentrators will have one less hurdle to jump as they turn in their theses electronically?...
...martini and a copy of “The Vault Guide to Finance Interviews” 2. A glass of merlot and a James Joyce novel 3. A can of beer and this month’s “Sports Illustrated” 4. Your orgo book, some spare chemicals, and just start mixing...
...rich countries in the Middle East itself, says Lawrence Eagles, chief economist of the Paris-based International Energy Agency, the watchdog for oil-consuming countries like the United States and those in the European Union. "Most OPEC members are working close to flat-out," he says. "There is little spare capacity outside of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, and some of that is relatively poor quality crude." And right now, global demand continues to rise...
...Dean poster from the COOP or new Tannery boots with high-fashion exteriors that resemble small furry animals. In a fleeting moment, your hard-earned cash is squandered away, leaving you confused, helpless, and flat-out broke. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Your spare change can do wonders at Christ Church Thrift Shop (CCTS), open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. With all proceeds benefiting Christ Church, one of Cambridge’s oldest buildings, the shop boasts an ever-changing selection of vintage goods that range from clothing and shoes to posters, rugs...