How to take care of your life, your career, and your struggling man Just before my first large-scale piece of very personal writing was published, I dated N., a comedian whose priority lists generally wouldn’t extend beyond “get salsa.” He was right… Continue reading this article at http://www.walrusmagazine.com
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The Good Woman by Kathryn Borel Jr.
A new artwork commissioned for our pages “The more constraints one imposes,” said composer Igor Stravinsky during his 1939 –40 Harvard lectures on the poetics of music, “the… Continue reading this article at http://www.walrusmagazine.com
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Letters and Words (2010) by Micah Lexier
The Cabinet yesterday belatedly expressed its distress and condolences to the family of Aminulrasyid Amzah, 14, who was killed by trigger-happy police about 100 metres from his Shah Alam house in the early hours (2 am) of Monday, April 26, 2010 when trying to flee home driving his sister’s car. The first question that comes
Of all the things that might control the onset of plankton disease epidemics in Michigan lakes, the shape of the lakes’ bottoms might seem unlikely. But that’s indeed the case, according to a paper…
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Shape of lake basin is key factor in plankton disease epidemics in Midwest
CHICAGO — Researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have discovered a link between sporadic and familial forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative…
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Researchers discover genetic link between both types of ALS
Annual heart disease and stroke rates in China will rise by up to 73 percent by 2030, given an aging population and other increased risk factors, without policies and prevention efforts aimed at…
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China facing public health crisis with projected increase in cardiovascular disease by 2030
NEW YORK, NY — MAY 6, 2010 — Results from the SPIRIT IV clinical trial, which were first presented at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2009 scientific symposium, were published…
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Study finds everolimus-eluting stent safer, more effective than paclitaxel-eluting stent
By Paul Handley (AFP) 4th May 2010 RIYADH — Conservative Muslim Saudi Arabia’s battle over men and women freely mixing mounted on Tuesday as a powerful Islamic judge rebuked a hardline cleric over his attacks on anti-segregationist reformers. In a column published on a website for judges, Riyadh criminal court judge Sheikh Issa al-Ghaith lashed out at
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Saudi clerics square off over gender mixing
2010 World Press Freedom Day ignored by Najib Government as Malaysia stands on the crossroad with Najib deciding whether to usher a return of the Mahathirish media dark age The 2010 World Press Freedom Day celebrated worldwide two days ago was completely ignored by the Najib government, without any commitment to restore press freedom in Malaysia,
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2010 World Press Freedom Day – will Najib usher a return of Mahathirish media dark age ?
A combination of enzymes and fermentation modifies bran structure and changes the bioavailability of the bioactive compound, according to new studies forming part of the European Union’s large-scale…
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Scientific cooperation shows potential of bioprocessing for improving exploitabiliy of wheat bran
Older married adults whose spouse has dementia are at significantly higher risk for developing dementia themselves, compared to similar older married adults whose spouse never develops dementia. …
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Spouses of dementia sufferers have a 6-fold increased risk of dementia onset
BOSTON — Seniors who consume a higher level of dietary protein are less likely to suffer hip fractures than seniors whose daily dietary protein intake is less, according to a new study by the…
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Dietary protein may reduce hip fractures in the elderly
The late-night visit of the eight-man Special Panel headed by Deputy Home Minister Datuk Abu Seman Yusop to the Aminulrasyid murder site in Shah Alam yesterday was a circus, just a public relations (PR) show to assuage public outrage rather than substantive investigation and is therefore an insult to Aminul’s memory and the intelligence of
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Late-night visit of Special Panel to Aminulrasyid murder site “a circus, just PR show” – an insult to Aminul’s memory and concerned Malaysians
@limkitsiang Anger against police over Aminul’s death building up on Facebook http://bit.ly/b7apG9 5:09 PM May 3rd 1wk since police killing #Aminulrasyid Najib has spoken Y UmnoYouth @Khairykj MCAYouth still silent though @weekasiongmp support Hanif RCI 5:15 PM May 3rd Full support 4Sgt Roslan fractured leg rammed by motor-cyclist @roadblock Police shd catch n mete out most severe
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Tweets on Aminulrasyid killing, Subang airport closure and whether a non-Malay can be PM
Malaysia Mirror | Wednesday, 05 May 2010 KUCHING – The question of sovereignty concerning the state of Sarawak and the oil-rich Blocks L and M, which were signed away to Brunei, was raised by DAP state assemblyman for Bukit Assek Wong Ho Leng on Tuesday. In a media statement, Wong, who is DAP Sarawak chairperson, questioned the
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Oil sovereignty: Why Sarawak not consulted?
LOS ANGELES (May 5, 2010) — High doses of antioxidant nutritional supplements, such as vitamins C and E, can increase genetic abnormalities in cells, which may predispose supplement-takers to…
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High doses of antioxidant supplements induce stem cell genetic abnormalities
NEW ORLEANS — Research teams led by Mayo Clinic have demonstrated for the first time that two types of colorectal pre-cancers can be detected through noninvasive stool DNA testing.
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Stool DNA testing could play expanded role in colon cancer prevention
HOUSTON — Early life exposure to ultraviolet A light does not cause melanoma in a fish model that previously made that connection, scientists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center…
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Researchers find melanoma not caused by early UVA light exposure
The Home Ministry is under great pressure. Because I have proposed a Tun Haniff Royal Commission of Inquiry into the police killing of 14-year-old Form III student Aminulrasyid Amzah in Shah Alam at 2 am the previous Monday, it has been announced that the former Inspector-General of Police Tun Hanif Omar has been roped in
I will like to tell Tan Sri Musa Hassan – resign as Inspector-General of Police as the tearful eye-witness testimony of traumatized 15-year-old Azamuddin Omar on the police killing of his friend, Form III student Aminulrasyid Amzah some 100 metres from the latter’s house in Shah Alam a week ago has completely destroyed your
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Musa Hassan – resign as IGP as the tearful eye-witness testimony of traumatized 15-year-old Azamuddin on the police killing of Form III student…