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...government reported that fourth quarter GDP contracted at an annual rate of 3.8%. That does not approach the 7.8% in the second quarter of 1980 or the 10.4% post-war record set in the first quarter of 1958. The consensus estimate among analysts was for a 5.4% drop...
...father is keenly aware that the ability of stem cells and reprogramming science to provide that cure is far from guaranteed. But his initial confidence in the power of the technology hasn't waned. "Everything we learned about stem cells tells us this was a really powerful approach," he says. "It would be a great shame if we let it wither and just go away." Melton, for one, is determined not to let that happen...
...befits Spain's current reputation for culinary invention, the Spanish team took the most radical approach. Chef Angel Palacios emptied eggshells, then filled them with spherified scallop coral made to look like yolks and gelatinized algae broth with the slippery, translucent appearance of albumen. "We wanted to pay tribute to Ferran," said coach Paco Roncero in reference to famed molecular chef Ferran Adrià. "And we also wanted something transparent to show off the scallops...
...About 7,000 women went door-to-door in Tehran and talked to mothers about the benefits of smaller families, informed them of the different types of birth control and handed out condoms and pills. "I must give credit to Iran's religious leaders for a pragmatic and creative approach to family-planning," says Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Ahad, an Egyptian who is head of the United Nations Population Fund in Iran...
...expand MONUC's mandate to allow it to target the commercial drivers of the war: the trade in Congo's minerals, like gold, and the world's largest reserves of coltan, which is needed to make components for cell phones. He continues to argue for an even more muscular approach to enforcing peace. "When we make these statements, when we claim the responsibility to protect, we have to be careful that we have the means to match our mandate," he says. "You don't go to war with blue helmets and white tanks...