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DIVINE DESTINATION On top of Mount Ramelau, East Timor's highest mountain, stands a pure white statue, more than three meters high, of the Virgin Mary, her arms outstretched and her face wearing an expression of sublime understanding. To reach her is a feat of endurance. But the rewards can border on the transcendent. The first time I saw her, enveloped in the milky mist that swirled around the summit, I had so many endorphins coursing through my brain that I genuinely believed she understood my pain, could feel the fire in my calves, the thump in my chest...
...each for two years had cancer rates less than half those of women who had two or three children and breast-fed them for only two months. But women with few children can still reduce their cancer risk 5% by breast-feeding their babies another six months--no mean feat in our busy world. --By David Bjerklie...
...State University of New York at Stony Brook, led a team that built a copy of the polio virus by assembling more than 7,000 base pairs of DNA to match a published record of the virus's genetic code. Some scientists say the research, while an impressive technical feat, creates needless fears in a population already skittish about anthrax and smallpox. "Why did [Wimmer] pick a human disease which conjures up terrifying images?" asks Stanford University biowarfare expert Steven Block, who points out that scientists have long known that DNA can be strung together...
...Singlish gems at talkingcock.com, a hugely popular, satirical website that inspired the movie. Its director, Colin Goh, has also published the Coxford Singlish Dictionary, which lovingly chronicles all the comic eccentricities of Singapore's argot. Since its April release, the book has sold over 20,000 copies?an extraordinary feat given that just 1,000 copies will get you on Singapore's Top 10 list. Singlish is especially fashionable these days among Generation Y, in part because it gives uptight Singapore a chance to laugh?at itself...
...actually .39955), his manager suggested he sit out the doubleheader. Williams declined, went 6 for 8 and achieved the now sacred .406. Yet no bard sang his praises; instead, the airwaves were filled with Joltin' Joe DiMaggio--for the Yankee Clipper, who had hit in 56 consecutive games (another feat not approached in six decades). Though Williams had the stronger season, baseball writers named DiMaggio the league...