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...meantime, Lewis has decided to try his hand at a new career path—writing. On Sunday, he went on camera with local “BeLive: The Cambridge Rag” producer Roger A. Nicholson for an exclusive interview in order to promote his book Poison! The Doctor’s Dilemma. Sadly, the book is only available for Kindle or in paperback on Amazon.com, so you can’t boost Lewis’ sales from the COOP...
...unscrupulous candidates in Philippines politics, murder has long been the ultimate political tool for eliminating rivals to steal a win at the polls. "This is especially so at the level of local rather than national politics," says Benito Lim, a political science professor at the University of the Philippines, who believes the baleful tradition of "guns, goons and gold" at elections will be hard to uproot. Still, Comelec, the national election commission, hopes the tough gun ban (the early arrests have been widely publicized in the local media) will reduce the potential for violence...
...project, funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, focuses on delivering routine care to children from traditionally under-served communities by using improved developmental screening tools and helps disabled youth participate in sports programs at local YMCAs and high schools...
...creating and supporting female entrepreneurs is absolutely critical, which is why it is the main focus of the foundation I have set up. In Ramallah, in the West Bank, we have already joined with local partners to establish a business center to tackle the shortfall in training, skills and business networks for women. In northern Israel, we help support a business course for women from the Muslim, Druze, Jewish and Christian communities. (See the Top 10 news stories...
...worst-hit city in the wave of terror that has killed over 500 innocent people since October has been Peshawar, the frontier city that skirts the tribal areas to the north. It has suffered some 20 attacks in that period, with targets ranging from the local offices of the Inter-Services Intelligence agency to a women's bazaar where over 100 people were slaughtered in late October. To protect the city, the government "should take offensive action and launch operations around Peshawar," says local resident Shah. "What is also needed is for ordinary people to be more vigilant. They need...