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...taken on this case,” he said. Another student noted that she respected Starr’s decision to stay true to his beliefs even though he has adopted many high-profile cases during the course of his career. “Christianity is a huge factor for me personally, and that he has managed to go so far while still holding onto his beliefs is very impressive,” Katheryn E. Klimko, a first year law student, said. “It was very powerful how he talked about learning to be content whatever the circumstances...
Weather may have been a factor in the Buffalo incident. According to Accuweather.com, at the time of the crash, winds were gusting up to 25 mph, visibility was down to three miles because of snow and other planes at the same time "reported a bit of ice on their wings." (See "Plane Crash in the Hudson River...
...that reason, investigators around the world backed by both public and private money are studying the faith factor in all manner of diseases and conditions. They have examined the spiritual-care needs of children with terminal illnesses and looked at how religion and superstition affect schizophrenia in China and how spirituality influences the well-being of college students in Malta and nuns in India. They have probed the links between religion and psychological woes too: neuroticism in Dutch twins, obsessive-compulsive symptoms in Italians, death anxiety among Egyptian nursing students and substance abuse in adolescents in Jerusalem. They have tried...
...processed through the chip, researches found nine single genetic locations, but no large deletions, to be associated with increased risk for early heart attacks. This was the first time the gene chip was used to look at heart attacks, according to Altshuler. Genetics are already considered an important casual factor in early heart attacks. The predictive power of genetics may someday become greater than that of cholesterol measurement, Altshuler said. In a world where pharmaceutical companies are trying to market genetic tests to diagnose disease, the study may provide information for potential drug therapies. However, according...
Could this be the world's most alluring airport hotel? Aesthetically, it's got the requisite wow factor, thanks to its sensuous chocolate-colored, polished-plaster foyer with a subtly lit, fiberglass staircase sweeping up into a spiral. And its location at Farnborough Airport in Hampshire, England - fast becoming the main European hub for private aviation - adds undeniable cachet. The hotel's opening in August was smartly timed too, pre-empting the centenary of the first officially recorded powered flight in Britain, made by Samuel Franklin Cody at Farnborough in October...