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Fleischmann—whose work in rheumatology has brought him into contact with Simon in the past—was first notified of the duplication of his 2003 article in early December...
...drink plenty of fluids. It's a bit of a mystery, then, why so many of Norway's samples are drug-resistant. In theory, viruses should develop resistance to drugs the same way bacteria do: through evolution. Since organisms with drug-resistant traits are better able to withstand contact with the drugs, they survive long enough to replicate and pass their traits to the next generation. With repeated exposure, a population will become increasingly resistant, with a larger and larger proportion of the organisms showing the protective attributes. Already, U.S. health authorities recommend against using two other flu antivirals, amantadine...
...notoriously fickle. As a big Democratic fund raiser puts it, "They are the Claude Rains of politics; whichever way the wind blows, the superdelegates will follow." And right now, the Clinton campaign is spending enormous effort holding onto the ones they have, with both Clintons staying in constant contact with delegates feared to be wavering...
...communications group CS, Yazid Sabeg is perhaps France's most prominent French-Arab businessman and the author of a study on workplace discrimination. Asked if any of his 4,000 employees wear the hijab, he says he remembers one who did, but adds that she wouldn't have had contact with clients: "I'm against wearing the hijab at work. Shows of religion just result in antagonism between the majority culture and minorities." Recruiters often ask Boujema Hadri, owner of the Paris-based employment agency Very Important Training, if a candidate with an Arab name wears the veil. "They know...
...complains," he told TIME, "something gets added to the system. And no one asks if it's effective." But for the shared-space faithful, bigger prizes are at stake than mere road safety. For Moylan, the promise is "civilization and dancing in the streets." Likewise, Monderman rhapsodized that, "Eye contact and the consultation between civilians in public space is the highest quality you can get in a free country." His enduring vision echoes that of a poetic pedestrian from an earlier era - Oscar Wilde, who once mused: "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking...