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...It’s easy to downplay the significance of the floods that crippled the New York subway system this summer —unless, of course, that’s your commute coming under increasingly common threat of delay...
...trial stage. So far, the duo’s research has yielded that ridding the body of the toxic SOD1 protein present will significantly help those suffering from the inherited form of the illness. “If one diminishes the burden of this sick protein, one can both delay the disease and reduce its severity,” Brown explained. Although the inherited form of Lou Gerhig’s only accounts for 5 to 10 percent of ALS cases, Brown and Julien’s research into finding a vaccine may also apply to treating non-genetic forms...
...Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Vusi Pikoli, who also oversees an elite investigative unit known as "the Scorpions." This time, Mbeki was happy to cite an "irretrievable breakdown" of relations between Pikoli and his boss, the justice minister. The real reason for the firing, say Mbeki's opponents, was Pikoli's delay in reinstating the corruption charges against Zuma - and his issue, on Sept. 10, of an arrest warrant for Jackie Selebi, the country's top policeman and the current head of Interpol. Selebi, an ANC heavyweight and another key Mbeki ally, has long been under fire for failing to tackle South...
...fast-moving, tough-talking Sarkozy cannot afford to delay the special regime reform for calmer times without damaging the reputation and credibility he has built on being a man of action. That means the highest-stakes showdown of his administration is all but inevitable. "If he achieves this reform by overcoming big protests, he'll have satisfied the 50% of public opinion approving the measure, thrill fellow conservatives, and re-establish himself as the formidable leader who inspires the French," says Reynié. "If he fails, he's in serious trouble. The reform movement will be stalled; the left revived...
...prepare a report on reforming the Board for his permanent successor. Yet this is hardly enough; we hope that the reform process will be fast-tracked so that students do not continue to suffer under a broken regime. Waiting for a permanent dean is not a suitable excuse to delay. The biggest problem with the current system is that students are often not allowed to appear in person before the Board to advocate for themselves. The board hears three types of cases: petitions, academic review, and disciplinary cases. Petitions include fairly standard academic requests like taking time off, registering late...