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Children and adults of all ages, regardless of health, have been infected. As with most other respiratory infections, the very old and patients with pre-existing conditions tend to suffer the most...
...killed fewer than 3% of its victims but infected so many that at least 20 million people died in just 18 months--more than were killed in combat in World War I. And until health officials know for sure what they're dealing with, they tend to be overcautious. "When you confront new diseases and they begin to travel widely," says WHO spokesman Dick Thompson, "you have to do everything you can to try to stop the transmission...
...attend all the same lectures and do all the same readings as the undergraduates. Except, of course, the TFs can’t routinely skip class or cut corners on the readings. And, by and large, they do a very good job fulfilling these requirements. Meanwhile, TFs also tend to have full graduate school requirements of their own. But the fact that TFs work far harder to make section run smoothly than many undergraduates recognize does not mean that sections deserve any better than the bum rap that they get from most students. Any given section—regardless...
...selection of new and unfamiliar dishes is so vast that the eyes tend to focus on the menu’s main courses. But the list of beverages is equally intriguing. Nouvelle Lune serves a variety of fresh juices, including papaya, orange, grapefruit, strawberry and many others. I ordered a papaya juice ($1.50), a delightful blend that used a fresh papaya puree. My companion selected a Cola Lakay ($1.00) from the freezer, a carbonated drink that tastes rather like a punch-flavored Jolly Rancher...
...which Lewis has always been a strong proponent—is especially vulnerable to demands on student time. According to the survey responses and my analysis, when other activities demand more time, students who have jobs and are financially able spend less time at work; the rest tend to give up their social relaxation time first...