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...preparing for a possible pandemic? The U.S. is testing a prototype vaccine and has already placed an order for a limited supply of this shot, which can be mass-produced if needed. Health officials also plan to fund a year-round supply of the chicken eggs needed to grow the vaccine virus strains. In addition, they are stockpiling the antiviral drug Tamiflu, which is effective in preventing and treating even new viral strains like H5N1. --By Alice Park
...know the differences. There are those students who can wake up at 7:00 in the morning, throw on a pair of shorts and flip-flops (year-round), enthusiastically scoop froot loops, er, fruity ohs into their mouths as they discourse on Kant. And there are those who sleep through their noon classes because they only got three hours of sleep and might still be shaking off the effects of an early-morning bad trip. You know, the Mass. Hall types who occasionally play a little classical music in the ayem versus those guys who lived across the hall from...
...water elevator. But the Wailea's crown jewel is the 450-sq-m Hibiscus Pool with a flower mosaic of 630,000 Mexican glass tiles (tel: [1-800] 888-6100; www.grandwailea.com). Exotic pools are not just the domain of warmer climes: 40 minutes outside of Reykjavik, Iceland, is the year-round, 39°C heat at the Blue Lagoon. Pumped from a geothermal source, it comes complete with silica mud for a do-it-yourself facial (tel: [354] 420 8800; www.bluelagoon.is). All in all, they sure beat those childhood swimming lessons at the local pool...
Cabot Science Library began its 24-hour operation yesterday through exam period. But there is still a long-standing, growing movement for Harvard College Libraries (HCL) to institute a year-round 24-hour library...
...right on top of the subway's Taikoo Station, Cityplaza's rink features a skylight for sunny days or moonlight skates, and is one of only two in the world with a fully computerized skating-school system that schedules lessons, locates coaches, and monitors skaters' progress, making it popular year-round. The Cityplaza Ice Palace offers an all-day pass, from 9:30 a.m.-10 p.m., for $6. tel: (852) 2844-8688; www.icepalace.com.hk