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...That's because the mosquito that infects most people with dengue, the striped Aedes aegypti, does better in warm, wet weather. Regions experiencing rising temperatures and longer rainy seasons are seeing large outbreaks year after year, and what has previously been thought of as a tropical disease is popping up in more temperate regions. Nepal and Bhutan saw their first cases in recent years, as did isolated spots such as Easter Island. Today, an estimated 2.5 billion people live in areas where dengue is endemic. The WHO expects millions more will be added in coming years. "Dengue is an evolving...
Doing laundry is a tiresome business. Weekly, I lug piles of dirty clothing down the stairs to Weld basement, greeted each time by the same blast of heat and rhythmic ka-thump of wet articles. But it’s not the sweltering air that disturbs me, nor the abundance of lone socks littering the floor. It’s other students’ failure to grasp basic laundry etiquette that frightens me time and time again. It seems that most undergrads had never handled a Tide bottle before arriving here in Cambridge; they exhibit the same blatant lack...
...said. For Elizabeth N. Mrema ’11, a resident of Thayer who came to chilly Boston from Tanzania, the drafts were less than refreshing. “I was disappointed,” she said, “because it wasn’t fluffy. It was wet and cold...
...inconspicuous style that set Valextra apart from its logo-ridden competitors of the day. Founded in 1937 by Giovanni Fontana, Valextra boasted handmade bags in evergreen, sleek shapes. Pergamena white became the brand's trademark color after its first set of luggage, made of untreated goat leather, got wet and altered shades. A bit impractical for the average traveler, white reinforced the air of luxury possessed by Valextra. In 1954 the company won the prestigious Compasso d'Oro design award for its 24 ore bag, a briefcase roomy enough to fit a change of clothes. On a roll through...
...Haven. Organized by the College Events Board and the First-Year Social Committee, the Harvard-Yale pep rally was originally scheduled to take place in front of the John Harvard statue, but was moved to the Queen’s Head Pub as a result of the wet weather. Though scheduled to begin at 9:30 p.m., the “Let’s go Harvard!” chants did not start until after 10 p.m. As students filled the pub, members of the College Events Board passed out foam fingers and “Go Crimson?...