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Speaking of the coming flu season, now is the time to get your own shot--before it's too late. Two years ago, when there was a shortage of flu vaccine, health officials asked people (except those in high-risk groups like the elderly and people with weak immune systems) to hold back. This year supply is plentiful, and they've changed their tune--urging just about everybody to get vaccinated. Not only will it cut down on the flu, but it will make it easier to spot cases of SARS should that flulike disease re-emerge...
...year), IPOs have begun a nascent recovery. Buoyed by an economic recovery, 18 companies sold initial shares in the third quarter, and a notable backlog is building. In every cycle, the best companies go public first. In general, these are companies that were strong enough to survive the weak economy. Also, investment bankers realize they need a string of solid deals to build investor confidence...
Harvard earned a free kick just outside the penalty area and Charnock played it into the middle of the box, where it was cleared out by Princeton. But sophomore midfielder Nicholas Tornaritis retrieved possession and sent a weak ball into the middle of the box, where Hoff—fresh off the bench—waited...
Even when the U.N. does act, such as in Bosnia, it does so with weak resolve and with mandates so vague that terms like “safe area,” ostensibly implying the protection of said area by U.N. troops, become worthless, as happened in 1995’s terrifying massacre at Srebrenica. When shots are fired, U.N. blue helmets have a nasty habit of staying inside the barracks, a symptom of a fuzzy, multinational chain of command and bizarre diplomatic doublespeak...
Random Freshman #1: “Hey,” he responded, with a weak inflection and a feminine side-wave. Did he have some kind of palsy? Or was he just watching too much Bravo...