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...government also recommended that schools create isolation-type facilities, where sick children can be housed to prevent the spread of infection before they are taken home. The Federal Government will provide masks and other resources to local authorities for use by sick students and school staff...
...recently completed expansion of Chicago's beloved Art Institute includes a new foodie haven. Perched on the new wing's third floor - with views of Frank Gehry's Jay Pritzker Pavilion - Terzo Piano is an indoor/outdoor Italian boîte as sleek as the museum itself. Designed by local architect Dirk Denison, Terzo Piano begins with a presentation kitchen at the entrance showcasing cheese, meats and salads. Further on, a clutch of 11 custom-designed mobile panels helps create individual dining zones that can contract and expand according to crowd levels. Smaller tables, accented by original George Nelson swag...
...There has been signs that the nation's honeymoon with its new leader was coming to an end. In July, a former government minister who defected to the opposition had told local media that Mr Najib is an "iron fist in a velvet glove." The mayhem on Saturday, his critics are now saying, are a harbinger of worse things to come. The brutal display of force unfolded in the middle of a Saturday afternoon in central Kuala Lumpur as protesters marched to Istana Negara palace to ask King Mizan Zainal Abidin - whose role in Malaysia today is largely ceremonial...
...massive protest was orchestrated by his political rival, Anwar Ibrahim. Many have observed that Ibrahim, currently an MP who has weathered his own political storms in recent years, has been styling himself as the prime-minister-in waiting. "I have promised a review of the ISA," Najib told local media on Sunday. "They can protest in halls and stadiums but not on the streets." Police and government officials in Malaysia typically view street demonstrations as a challenge to their authority, whereas a gathering in a stadium or otherwise contained public space is considered a peaceful and legitimate show of dissent...
...election violence in early 2008 that killed some 1,200 people. The problem in Kenya is that many of those suspects are the people now in power. If Kenya does not try them, she suggested, the International Criminal Court will. "If there's not going to be a special local tribunal that has the confidence of the people, then the people deserve to know that there is some process to hold people accountable," Clinton said. Mincing few words, she declared, "The common parlance tragically summed up is, If you have a problem in Kenya, why hire a lawyer when...