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Staff feelings are still raw over the death last summer of Charles Loftly, 60, after he was attacked during an overnight shift at Tryon Residential Center in Johnstown, N.Y., where he was the sole person watching over 10 kids. According to his union, Loftly responded to a resident's feigned vomiting, only to find himself assaulted by three others who smashed his head with a piece of wood they had ripped from a desk. A colleague in an adjoining wing helped foil the escape attempt, but Lofty suffered headaches for weeks. While out on leave, he had a stroke...
...Japan can't avoid growing older. But it can search for new ways to boost economic growth and maintain the strength of Japanese society. The DPJ won a watershed political victory with the help of a couple of political slogans: "Regime Change" and "Livelihood First." The former happened almost overnight. Achieving the goals implied by the latter will take years. The Japanese people are patient. They've waited decades to raise a new political party to power. Now it's up to the DPJ to prove the wait was worth...
...Muffins can make me gain 1 to 2 kg overnight, even if I increase my exercise trying to melt them off. But last January I caught the flu, which made me lose my appetite. In four days I lost 2 kg with no exercise at all. Lia Zampedri, Brescia, Italy...
...what’s most amazing to me as a young person trying to make sense out of the health-care saga is that, basically overnight, Joe Wilson made himself a central player in the health-care debate. His name may fade from the front pages in a couple of days, but his outburst will have left an indelible mark on the process...
Muffins or similar can make me gain 1 to 2 kg overnight, even if I increase my exercise trying to melt them off. But last January I caught flu, which made me lose my appetite. In four days I lost 2 kg with no exercise at all. Lia Zampedri, BRESCIA, ITALY...