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Scientists seeking answers to some of today’s greatest neuroscience questions may find inspiration in the writings of a 17th century lensmaker and philosopher, according to Antonio Damasio, the head of the Department of Neurology at the University of Iowa...
...million people protesting the Prime Minister's pro-U.S. position, was not covered live as is usually the case for rallies of such importance. The decision again spotlit RAI 's troubled board, whose seats are traditionally divvied up among majority and opposition Members of Parliament. Only board president Antonio Baldassarre and another center-right loyalist remain. Three others quit in November to protest Baldassarre's leadership and alleged partisanship. Sandro Bondi, spokesman for Berlusconi's Forza Italia party, said RAI's leadership is more independent than ever, though he conceded that "politics continues to influence the world of television...
Medical-equipment manufacturers such as Hill-Rom of Batesville, Ind., and Kinetic Concepts of San Antonio, Texas, rent and sell everything from heavy-duty commodes and wheelchairs to mechanized beds that can hold 500 lbs. to 1,000 lbs., help turn patients and feature air-circulation mattress systems to help prevent bedsores. The market for bed surfaces and accessories alone is estimated to be $150 million a year and is growing 15% annually. "As the obesity epidemic grows, so does our revenue," says Lynne Sly, vice president of marketing at Kinetic Concepts. Rental rates are steep...
...mutual interests are going on here?" Should turncoat informants like Giuffrè be believed? Since changes in the law in the 1980s, Italian magistrates have used Mafia collaborators to convict hundreds of fellow mobsters and dozens of corrupt politicians. But the pool of credible turncoats has largely dried up. Antonio Ingroia, lead prosecutor against Dell'Utri, said the case is just the latest chapter in the Mob's storied links with elected officials. "Cosa Nostra is an organization that can't live without a close relationship with the politicians," Ingroia told Time. He said turncoats like Giuffrè, whom...
...Antonio A. Harris ’03, hosting a Kirkland party last weekend, was totally bombed by 10:30 after a 20-second hit of intensely alcoholic Franzia box wine. Declaring himself “Dr. Franzia,” Harris left his room and spent the next hour pretending to teach a class in a basement classroom. He eventually ended up sleeping in a Weld fifth-floor bathroom that he identified, after a long search, as most like his childhood bedroom. Awakened by two police officers, he declared that “school is dumb?...