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...editors: Re “Sunny Reception on Rainy Day for Summers’ Farewell,” news wep update, June 9: I am a parent of a graduated senior and would like to express my disappointment at some aspects of the graduation ceremony. Although I know the weather is out of the control of Harvard, its accommodations (or lack thereof) were so awful that both my elderly mother and mother-in-law were prevented from attending many of the functions. First, why no tents? Even I knew a week earlier there was going to be rain. When commenting...
...years ago and was repainted in 1998. McNeil said that the tower’s cornices—the wooden ornate engravings just above the columns that encircle the tower—have significantly deteriorated in several places since the last restoration, and paint is peeling away due to weather damage...
...ordered the boy to "make your own body." According to Theodore's sister, Theodore "resolved to make himself strong," to turn his back on his "nervous and timid" childhood and embrace manhood. The cure would come by way of sports and outdoor activity, mountains to be climbed and harsh weather to be endured...
...Once again, the U.S. team was supported by a boisterous group of U.S fans, who had gathered in the old city of Nuremberg before the match to enjoy what has been uncharacteristically warm weather. Then, around 2 p.m., Sam's Army, the U.S. soccer team's supporters, paraded down the Konigstrasse, the main street in this ancient town, flags waving and drums drumming. What a surreal site that was, given that Hitler's National Socialists had used the very same streets, for some their propaganda rallies. The history was obviously lost on the Americans, but needless to say the trooping...
...many Australians to rethink their prejudice against nuclear power. Physicist Martin Sevior, who led a recent study of the issue at the University of Melbourne, believes "there is a credible case for nuclear power plants," provided Australia adopts lessons learned elsewhere. According to zoologist Tim Flannery, whose book The Weather Makers calls for urgent action on climate change, if Australia replaced all of its coal-fired plants with nuclear ones, "we would have done something great for the world...