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...Paul G. Nauert ’09: I can directly trace my political trajectory from this event, from the run-up to the war to the war actually happening...
...Just see it, hit it,” sophomore Lauren Murphy said of her batting tricks last season. Yet, according to modern science, it is actually impossible for a batter to trace the ball with her eyes when the ball gets close to home plate. So, should we trust a scientist, or a first-hand expert? If anyone has the credibility to speak on the matter, then Lauren Murphy is certainly that person. Known as just “Murph” to her teammates and coach, Murphy had an extraordinarily impressive season last year in her Crimson debut...
...While Christians in those areas trace their roots to the earliest centuries of the faith, the Catholics in Saudi Arabia are mostly migrant workers. And the restrictions on any outward manifestation of their religious beliefs have been particularly severe. The celebration of non-Muslim holidays is forbidden, as is the wearing of crucifixes and other religious symbols...
...sturdy, clear plastic. As an associate pharmacology professor at the University of Cincinnati, he knew that polycarbonates contain bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic hormone that mimics estrogen. What he didn't know was if or how much BPA wound up in his water. In experiments, he learned that trace amounts of BPA do seep into room-temperature water. But he was startled to find that when the containers were filled with boiling water--a common practice for climbers in cold climates--the BPA released 55 times as fast. His research, published in January in the journal Toxicology Letters, spurred alarm...
...with almost mathematical precision.Professing one’s pregnancy hasbecome cliché in cinema, and Furtado isthe first to admit that his films are fullof stereotypical characters. However, it’sthe inversion and manipulation of thesestereotypes that has garnered Furtadorespect in the film world.“I trace my influences to the directorBilly Wilder,” Furtado told the audienceafter screening one of his films inperson at the Harvard Film Archive lastweekend. “I read all about him, and thenrealized he had been inspired by directorErnst Lubitsch. I traced these influencesall the way back...