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...come to the same conclusion. Countries with lots of sunshine, which triggers vitamin D production in the body, for example, have a lower incidence of type 1 diabetes than relatively sunless places. Studies have also shown that new cases of type 1 diabetes crop up more often in winter, when there is less sunshine all around, than in summer. In addition, says Zipitis, when doctors check vitamin D blood levels of newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes patients, they are generally lower than average. "In the U.K. and other European countries, we haven't got the right UV radiation for most...
...that violates my obligations to my family and violates my or any sense of right and wrong,” he said, as his wife, Silda Wall, stood by his side. Just a few months ago, Spitzer received press of a very different kind. The cover of the Winter 2007 issue of the Harvard-focused 02138 magazine shows a black-and-white photo of Spitzer and Wall, behind the headline “Power Couples.” Pictures taken during his public appearance on Monday, in contrast, revealed a tense Spitzer shadowed by a visibly distraught Wall. Spitzer...
...tourism potential has caught the eye of the British Columbia government, which is pushing hard to draw in visitors in advance of hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics. Its biggest city, Vancouver, has now linked its transit system into Google Maps. And the regional government is set to become the first Canadian province to hand Google its public database, giving the technology company access to a list of parks, forestry titles, bridges, power lines, topography and mineral, coal and gas reserves for more than 94% of British Columbia's 357,000 square miles of rocky mountains and picturesque coast. Agriculture Minister...
...depressing amount of starch. Two kinds of fries. Two kinds of pasta. A chicken and cheese sandwich. Brown rice and more pasta at the pasta bar. The change hasn’t gone unnoticed. The mumbling I’ve overheard lately goes above and beyond the usual mid-winter Massachusetts where’s-my-fresh-fruit blues. House open lists are flooded with anti-Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) rants: “It is THEIR [HUDS’] responsibility to get the funding they need to produce adequate meals for us,” griped one Matherite...
...abstract wrought-iron construction entitled “Onion” and completed in 1965. In another quiet corner of the Yard sits Henry Moore’s harmonious 1972 sculpture “Four Piece Reclining Figure.” This statue is especially inconspicuous during the winter months, when it usually rests under a shielding tarp.Whether art in the Yard is hidden literally or figuratively, it is evident that many of Harvard’s own students seem to be oblivious to much of the artwork that dots it.“I would say that students...