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...This region has always had high densities of people living in close proximity to large populations of pigs and chickens. It's not known in which order, but with this ready pool of targets near at hand, flu has transferred from ducks to all three species?and once established, it can swap back and forth between its different new hosts with devastating effect. The virus survives and thrives by constantly mutating?so that just as our immune systems recognize and kill off one strain, a new one emerges against which our defenses don't work. Most are minor adaptations...
...lovingly crafted wooden chalets and buildings wrapped around the most spectacular stretch of beach on Malaysia's east coast. Yet poor management allowed the site to deteriorate until 1997, when it was bought by the YTL Group. Three years later, the Tanjong Jara reopened with a second swimming pool, additional restaurants and a sprawling, palm-shaded spa with individual massage pavilions and a gamelan orchestra. The staff was likewise overhauled to include a host of specialists prepared to attend to your serenity: reflexologists who conduct hour-long sessions, ayurvedic healers from the subcontinent who lead weeklong herbal treatment courses...
...comes some reassuring news: Harvard College admissions are as watertight as ever, with only a mere 9.8 percent winnowed out of a pool of over 20,000. This new ratio—one lucky first-year out of ten—elicits pride from the Admissions Office and strikes fear into the hearts of every parent with a high school junior at home...
Adams House Pool. April...
...DOGS IN THE LITTER BOX. From New York City’s comedy group Utah Arm, comes the fresh new sketch comedy show “Hot Dogs in the Litter Box,” playing this weekend at the Adams House Pool Theatre. The show mixes humor with musical tunes such as, “Top Gun: The Musical” and “Karate Kid: The Musical,” for a night of light-hearted fun. Through Saturday, April 5 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets $5, $4 for students (limit 2 per ID) and senior citizens...