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...film. As in the gospels, one of the thieves (yes, a Jew) is seen as a sympathetic figure for his genuine remorse. Just as many Jews were depicted in the film as wishing for Jesus’s death, many were sympathetic to him, simply from the standpoint of watching a man endure a horrible ordeal. Through most of the film, the characters beating him were not Jewish, but Roman. Suggesting that the film makes any commentary on “the Jews” as a group is absurd...
...liposuction, and nonsurgical, like Botox and collagen injections--conclude without incident. But with the number of these operations growing--8.3 million in 2003, a 293% increase from 1997--things can end badly more often. Part of the problem may be that it is not necessary, from a legal standpoint, to be trained as a plastic surgeon to practice plastic surgery. All a person needs is a medical degree. Doctors can choose to become certified by the American Medical Association--recognized American Board of Plastic Surgery. For that, they must complete seven years of training, including a three-year residency...
...thinks this is meaningful. But where is the civet cat in the chain? Are they getting it from another animal? Are civet cats infecting rodents as well as humans? We just don't know exactly where civet cats fit in." But he concedes, "From a political and public-health standpoint, it was a reasonable step in response to the re-emergence of SARS this year to act on the most likely source...
...thinks this is meaningful. But where is the civet cat in the chain? Are they getting it from another animal? Are civet cats infecting rodents as well as humans? We just don't know exactly where civet cats fit in." But he concedes, "From a political and public-health standpoint, it was a reasonable step in response to the re-emergence of SARS this year to act on the most likely source...
From Harvard’s standpoint, as well as that of the other ECAC schools, this is an easy decision...