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...major players still living and Phyllis Kellers insider knowledge into a comprehensive account of nearly every issue and development over the last 70 years. This is one of the first times that the more recent history of Harvard has been addressed, and the book will serve as a good background read for anyone looking more closely at any one facet of the University (such as the difficulties of the Visual and Environmental Studies Department or the colossal failure of the Universitys Medical Area Total Energy Plant (MATEP)). Despite the problems the Kellers have making everything fit within their argument, Making...
...purely aesthetic and technical standpoint, is quite remarkable. She seamlessly and easily assumes the visual identities of people who, although often living side by side (as in New York City, where many of the "Projects" were shot), come from all walks of life, and differ in socio-economic background, nationality, race, and, of course, style. There is not a single project, though, in which Lee does not seem as organic a component of her environment as any of the actual people with whom she poses. She combines a keen aesthetic sense with an awareness of what sorts of features...
...someone from my background,” Smith says, “When you realize that you are gay, that is the most horrible thing in the world… I used to pray every night that God would make me blind or lame so that I could never be attracted to another man and have gay sex.” When he couldn’t change himself, Smith says, he felt extremely depressed. But when he heard of the ex-gay movement, it was “a beacon of hope...
...more to it than that. Christopher Arnone, contact for the sperm donation program at the NECC, explains the process of becoming a sperm donor. The procedure is not that unlike applying to college. First, the potential donor must fill out an application, answering questions ranging from educational background to frequency of marijuana usage. Then comes the interview portion of the process, followed by a physical examination and a blood test; and at last, for the really strong candidates, comes a second medical interview and some final paperwork. Arnone comments that the NECC runs one of the strictest screening processes...
...Community and Public Affairs responded to the order by faxing information about the bin Laden scholarships and the non-terrorist members of the family to City Hall. “What we’ve done is we’re sending around to the city councillors the same background factual material that we sent to the media,” said Travis McCready, director of community affairs, just before the meeting...