Word: weatherly
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...Scream? Come sub-zero temperatures, it is only natural that students should burst enthusiastically from their overheated study zone to engage in this animalistic ritual. Their hopes of cooling off in the Yard’s frigid environment might have been disappointed by this year’s mild weather, but it must have been a welcome relief after long, frustrated hours spent sublimating in the reading room. This time of year, the administration is used to sustaining complaints about unnecessary stress and the university’s problematic exams schedule. Quadlings petition for longer local library hours, internationals...
...days near stream banks, where their constant motion and vibrant hues make it easy for researchers to count them. Previous studies have shown that it's not heat alone that kills harlequins but also a pathogen--the chytrid fungus--that attacks their skin. The chytrid is actually a cool-weather organism, doing best at temperatures from 63F to 77F. Paradoxically, an effect of global warming is to increase cloud cover in the tropical forests, lowering daytime temperatures and making the frogs more vulnerable to fungal assault...
...Battle of the Binge I love the English. It's sad that your article did not probe more deeply into why the English binge drink more than the French and the Italians [Dec. 19]. It may be a combination of circumstances both natural and man-made: the dismally damp weather of Britain, the lackluster cuisine and the Brits' Victorian heritage. Angelo Forlenza San Jose, California, U.S. You noted that the British government has extended the hours that pubs and bars can stay open. I am an American living in Britain. London is far more social than most U.S. cities, with...
...defining members of the party. He seemed like he was heading in some positive direction, and now that’s been stopped.” Kadima’s position between the left and the right wings of Israeli politics could enable it to weather the loss of its highly visible leader, Harvard Students for Israel President Amy M. Zelcer ’07 wrote in an e-mail last night. “Although Sharon’s Kadima party has experienced a great loss, the party’s mission reflects a pragmatic, centrist attitude in between...
...love the English. It's sad that you did not probe more deeply into why the English binge drink more than the French and the Italians [Dec. 19]. It may be a combination of circumstances: the dismally damp weather of Britain, the lackluster cuisine and the Brits' Victorian heritage. ANGELO FORLENZA San Jose, Calif...