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...relief organizations, many fear, the death toll from the cholera outbreak would have been much higher, perhaps into the tens of thousands. Cholera-related deaths per day have since gone down, but Oxfam's chief executive, Barbara Stocking, believes the crisis has not ended. Said Stocking during a recent visit to Zimbabwe: "We have to expect a cholera epidemic and outbreak to happen again at the end of this year, given that the water and sewage system is not working well. It's not going to be quick and easy to get an efficient water and sewage system fully working...
...Espada recounts one event that he found particularly shocking, which occurred during an otherwise routine visit to the Holyoke Center to deliver financial documents for his job. He was carrying one of his 9/11 posters and says that as he was leaving the building, a security guard stopped him and requested that he never return to the Center again...
...share personal anecdotes about him. According to Davis, the events at the Poetry Room have attracted diverse crowds. Spanning class years, generations, concentrations, and involvement in the Harvard community, attendees of the programs vary in their experience with, and exposure to, poetry. Davis says that the various individuals who visit the Poetry Room often strike up friendships after attending events. “Poetry is an inherently synthesizing art form,” she says. In addition to being a social catalyst, poetry, according to Davis, is especially important in a university setting where students are taught specific methods...
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...last year - almost 2,000 in Jurez alone. Still, through the fog of the drug war, especially on the bloodied border, it has become clearer to see what needs to be done to rein in the drug-related crime that, as President Barack Obama said in a visit to Mexico this month, is "sowing chaos in our communities" - both American and Mexican. For starters, Jurez Mayor Jos Reyes Ferriz, who has received death threats from the gangs, is trying to purge the city's corrupt, 1,600-member police force and hopes to build a more professional department...