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Nair’s two-acre home in Kampala, Uganda is dotted with trees she’s planted. She speaks excitedly about her green thumb, discussing her newly-sowed mango grove and the 61 trees she put in last summer...

Author: By Kristi L. Jobson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nair Rides 'Monsoon' Wave Back to Harvard | 4/30/2003 | See Source »

...made little difference whether the calcium came from dairy foods or from a combination of dietary sources and supplements. It also didn't take much calcium to have an effect: an extra serving of dairy a day--a cup of milk or a thumb-size piece of cheese--translated into 2 lbs. less weight. Calcium, Novotny explains, increases the body's ability to break down fat while reducing the rate of fat synthesis. But calories still matter for weight control; the best way to stay trim is to eat less and exercise more. And remember: low-fat or fat-free...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Milk And Cheese Diet | 4/21/2003 | See Source »

...than that of Catholic Central students—even though the environment should have made their beliefs more evident. Harvard is a pretty “godless” place: just to believe the things that the Catholic Church teaches should make one stick out like a sore thumb. I mean, why would a serious Lutheran ever want to become a lukewarm Catholic...

Author: By Paul C. Schultz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Finding Catholicism at Harvard | 4/17/2003 | See Source »

Time necessary for Keith Sanderson, a machine operator at Macy Panel Products of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, to stop bleeding after accidentally chopping off the tip of his thumb in a recent industrial accident...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fifteen Minutes' Minutes | 4/10/2003 | See Source »

Time after the accident that Sanderson accidentally cut off his entire index finger while demonstrating to his bosses how exactly he had cut off the tip of his thumb...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fifteen Minutes' Minutes | 4/10/2003 | See Source »

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