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...Pavilion, she traded in her sneakers for a camera, and shadowed Delaney-Smith and her Ivy champion squad. The film includes personal interviews with seniors Emily Tay and Katie Rollins, sophomore Claire Wheeler, and several former players to highlight their experiences under Delaney-Smith’s tutelage. Many current and recent Harvard players, including outgoing co-captain Niki Finelli and 2008 captains Lindsay Hallion ’08 and Jessica Knox ’08, make cameos in game footage as well. The film also dealt briefly with Delaney-Smith’s diagnosis with breast cancer, which...
...failing system,” she said. “I love Boston Public Schools but I also absolutely believe that there is a place for TFA here.” Eve R. Meyer ’09 emphasized that the intention of TFA is to supplement, not replace, current teachers. “We certainly would never want to displace a 30-year veteran teacher, but clearly Boston is an area they thought could use more teachers,” she said. “You’d think that everyone would be happy that there are people...
...ever to have an interest in serving your country in the area of economic policy, this was the moment." - on why he wanted to join the Obama Administration under the current economic conditions, (New York Times, April...
What Causes Jet Lag? In a study in the current issue of Biology, researchers report that they've figured out the cause of jet lag: a desynchronization of the internal clocks of two groups of neurons deep in the brain. One group is associated with deep sleep, which results from fatigue; the other is linked with rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep. Although the first group of neurons can be reset in a few days, the latter can take up to a week to catch up - so, one part of the brain thinks its in Paris, while the other insists...
...Kadyrov has overseen the rooting out of insurgents and the reconstruction of Chechnya with billions of dollars of aid from Moscow. But human rights groups have questioned the tactics employed to achieve Chechnya's much-vaunted "rebirth" and relative current stability. "The legacy [of the counterterrorist operation] is one of absolute impunity for blatant human rights abuses, such as disappearances, murder and torture," says Tatyana Lokshina, a researcher for Human Rights Watch speaking by phone from Chechnya. Human Rights Watch estimates there have been 5,000 disappearances since...