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...Leading British Microbiologist Hugh Pennington said both Pirbright and Plum Island face similar problems. "Both are housed in old buildings, and the aging infrastructure presents challenges. The biosecurity at both centers is known to be very good, but that's not to say it's perfect, and with research into such dangerous diseases you really need to be state-of-the-art," he told TIME...
...follow a mysterious story where it leads him while hoping against hope it might be resolved. At any rate, Thomas is no passive pawn of his own weak will. He's a smart, resourceful detective, a hip Hercule Poirot. And Hemmings, 24 when the film was made, is perfect as a rare Antonioni alpha male. On screen for every scene, he invests the role with discretion, daring and the look of a fallen seraph...
...actors wearing costumes without actually living in them, of them walking about in settings they don't seem to fully inhabit. They feel plunked down in alien surroundings, and a lot of the time I felt the unseen spirit of the art director, proud of having found the perfect old churchyard or country house. Put it simply: The movie approximates antique reality, but it never sweeps us heedlessly into that reality...
Although the JAMA study targeted the children and families of active Army soldiers, not reservists, Gibbs maintains that the need for more support programs for all families undergoing the strain of deployment is evident. "To my mind, it makes perfect sense to assume that families of Guard and reserve members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan experience as much stress as do regular forces." And the military is taking notice, funding not only the study conducted by Gibbs, but also a variety of programs, some in partnership with community groups, to help children and their families impacted...
...products of the world's largest saltwater producers, Australia's Paspaley and Tahiti's Robert Wang. Hong Kong is now the world's fourth largest exporter of fine jewelry behind Italy, the U.S. and India, totaling nearly $4 billion in 2005. "Hong Kong has made itself into the perfect compliment to China's dominance in pearl production," says Sonny Hung, spokesman for the jeweler Man Sang...