Word: link
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Private television in Italy, which I founded, became an element of liberty, in breaking the monopoly of state TV. The link between my experience as an entrepreneur and that of a politician is all in one word: freedom...
...folks with Alzheimer's tend to waste away, obesity is not something we associate with the disease. But a new study shows that women who are overweight in their 70s have a significantly higher risk of developing the brain disorder by their late 80s--the first strong evidence to link the obesity epidemic to the growing incidence of Alzheimer's. It's also a good reason to stay trim. A 5-ft. 4in. woman who weighs 145 lbs. increases her Alzheimer's risk 36% with every 7 lbs. she gains. --By Sanjay Gupta...
...passed a bill last week to impose economic sanctions against Burma, and Japan has cut its economic aid, but expulsion from ASEAN would carry more serious diplomatic and economic consequences. The regional grouping is virtually Burma's only link to the outside world, and membership lends the junta the legitimacy it craves. The government did announce the release of 91 political prisoners, at least 29 of whom were identified as members of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party. But on Saturday, the regime declared that it had arrested 12 people accused of planning to overthrow the generals...
...really refreshing that I didn’t have to explain what the necessary link [between African and African-American studies] is,” he says. “They were already asking even better questions, about how bringing in languages will strengthen some of the courses that are already offered...
...Runway 13 approach, and it never ceased to amaze me how close you got to the houses," he says. "It's a special place. There is nowhere in the world to equal it." Meanwhile, his friend David England had worked on the design of the Airport Railway Link and his Kowloon Bay office overlooked Kai Tak's southern runway. "I kept a brass telescope on my desk," England recollects, "and my colleagues soon got used to me breaking off mid-conversation to look at aircraft landing...