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...Harvard’s past. “I see this as a historic moment,” Faust said. “Now we find ourselves in 2009 with both continuity and change—with an affirmation of the principle that there should be special courses designed, in the words of [General Education task force co-chair] Alison Simmons, to bring knowledge to the student.” Faust detailed the progression from Harvard’s first Gen Ed report in 1945 to the Core Curriculum of the 1970s to today’s Gen Ed program...
Monsoon Kitchen, the section of the café that served Indian cuisine, was temporarily replaced for the summer by American Barbecue, a special menu of Southern food. This is the first time Greenhouse changed its menu according to the season, and no one at the café, not even the manager Brad Hartman, could tell FlyBy why. Is it some kind of marketing ploy? Does Indian food not sell well during the summer or something? Oh well, we were just curious. And craving curry...
Lead researcher and clinical psychologist Sarah-Jeanne Salvy says her research demonstrates an eye-opening social theory: obesity can be contagious.(See a special report on the science of appetite...
...different versions of the Buffalo wing's origin, although they contain the same basic facts. The first plate of wings was served in 1964 at a family-owned establishment in Buffalo called the Anchor Bar. The wings were the brainchild of Teressa Bellissimo, who covered them in her own special sauce and served them with a side of blue cheese and celery because that's what she had available. Except for the occasional naysayer who claims to be the true inventor, these facts are reasonably undisputed. The rest of the story is anybody's guess...
...they viewed as spineless and inefficient, too tolerant of drug smugglers. Allegations that some members of his family were in the drug trade didn't help. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has described Karzai's administration as a "narco-state." And last week, another meeting with a visiting American - special envoy Richard Holbrooke - descended into angry words...