Word: whether
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Last week, I went to the California Cryobank wondering whether I genuinely wanted to contribute to this nation's gene pool or if I merely wanted a sensationalist behind-the-scenes scoop at the local sperm bank. Not surprisingly, the bank was not listed in the building's directory, so I went up to the 7th floor to the "health advisory institute," and hoped for the best. Opening the door, I asked the lady as quietly as possible if this was where one could make donations, praying, of course, she wouldn't answer loudly: "Donations? What kind of donations...
...Left-handed or right-handed? Jewish ancestry? College? Major? High school? Family illnesses or health issues related to incest? Then I filled out a Mendelian race tree, delineating the race of my grandparents on down. The last question on the sheet, I had to save for later; it asked whether any part of the donation was "lost" in the donor room. The bank did not follow up as to where, exactly, the donor might have misplaced his seed...
Over the past week, many of Harvard's students have received fancy packets in the mail, bombarding them with the many resources Harvard College Library (HCL) has to offer. Haven't found the package in your box? No fear--University mail seems to be torn about whether to shove it in the mailbox or tag it a package slip, and the mail center's dilemma has led to a delay for some...
...response to the embassy bombings, to be seen to be doing something," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "They were experimenting with cruise missiles as a low-risk way of dealing with these issues, but the Sudan strike showed how that can backfire. We also have to ask whether by attacking Bin Laden ineffectively, we've actually boosted his importance." To be sure, painstaking police and intelligence work by U.S. agencies and their foreign allies has netted Bin Laden operatives all over the world over the past year, and may have hurt the terrorist financier a lot more than...