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...train local youngsters in Wahhabism, one of Islam's most severely orthodox strains. Most of Tenggulun's residents follow the more moderate Islam of Nahdlatul Ulama, an Indonesian religious society. Rivalry between the two groups erupted in 1987, when the tomb of a local saint was burned down. The culprit was Amrozi...
...activity of the chondrocytes starts slowing down and the cartilage takes longer and longer to replenish itself. As the cushion of cartilage grows progressively thinner, the bones begin to grind against one another. This is a normal consequence of aging, but aging isn't the only culprit. Something as simple as falling on an icy sidewalk or putting on some extra pounds can increase your risk of osteoarthritis. Anything that puts extra stress on the joints will wear out the cartilage that much faster...
Leaders in Tel Aviv, Washington and Nairobi think they already know the culprit: al-Qaeda--either the network itself or perhaps a local clone. The assaults bore plenty of al-Qaeda's trademarks: double attacks, synchronized, well-organized and well-coordinated, based on good local surveillance and precision timing, in a part of East Africa where the terrorist organization has long operated. But because Israelis were the target, intelligence agents are looking hard at the possibility that Palestinians were somehow involved. U.S. and Israeli leaders took heart that the death toll was comparatively small because the jetliner attack had miraculously...
...about 100 students and teachers fell ill with various symptoms of vomiting, abdominal cramps and bloody diarrhea; a handful were rushed to the hospital. The culprit? Clostridium perfringens, a bacterium that resides in the intestines of animals but is usually killed when meat is properly prepared. In a report titled "An Uninvited Guest at Turkey Day," state inspectors found that Little Woods' cooks did not monitor the temperature of the turkeys as they cooked. The officials also noted some other uninvited guests: an infestation of cockroaches in the kitchen. "It's bad enough that we have to think about safety...
...talk of the annual meeting of the American Heart Association this week in Chicago. Not only does it provide the strongest evidence to date that inflammation plays a key role in heart disease, but it also supports the growing suspicion among medical researchers that inflammation is a major culprit behind a wide range of disorders, including cancer...