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...loss of humanity, and without humanity, there’s little regard for other human (or posthuman) beings.For Codrescu, the possibility is more immediate than one might realize. World War II shadows Codrescu’s eccentric anecdotes. One entry, titled “jews” discusses how anti-Semitism became grounds for scorning Dada artists, even when they weren’t Jewish. Mentions of the Holocaust run through Codrescu’s scattered writing. When he pits Lenin and Tzara against each other in a chess game—the symbols of humanity and posthumanity, respectively?...
...drug, Jain said. “These treatments allowed animals to survive longer despite not slowing the tumor at all,” said Walid S. Kamoun, one of the lead authors and a research fellow in radiation oncology at MGH. Several years ago, Jain had proposed that anti-angiogenic drugs might be repairing the tumor blood vessels, which he called “normalization”. “This would reduce edema—swelling—in brain tumors,” Jain said. “Edema is a major cause of mortality and morbidity...
...Pusey, fatigued by the anti-Vietnam war movement on campus, was “very polite and charming,” Browne said—but the president didn’t see the point of endorsing a low-priority activity that required a programmatic structure the University couldn’t immediately offer...
Still, many Pakistani politicians and analysts believe Washington should play a subtler role in that pursuit. "This is what I said to Holbrooke and Mullen," says Sethi. "It fuels anti-Americanism. I told Holbrooke that leaking allegations against the ISI is counterproductive. I told Mullen that the closer he appears to Kayani, the more he will feel the need to demonstrate his independence to his constituency ... I don't understand why they can't be more discreet...
...person. Thirty percent said HIV positive children should not be allowed to study at the same schools as uninfected children, and 40% said they would not willingly share workspace with a colleague they knew was HIV positive. The government has taken steps to improve these attitudes, including implementing an anti-discrimination law in March 2006, but perceptions like these don't help in the fight to educate people about their own risk of infection. "It's not something that can change overnight," says Schwartlander. "People have to get their mind around...