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...Lotan (Random House: June 25), giving it a starred review. "Rabinyan's second novel (after the international bestseller 'Persian Brides') maintains an expert balance between lyricism and tough-mindedness. Like Isaac Babel in his Odessa short stories, (Rabinyan) knows that a metaphor is not an ornament, but rather a probe (or even a bullet) into the heart... FORECAST: Reviewers eager to pigeonhole Rabinyan's work will compare it to 'Like Water for Chocolate, but her fierce storytelling and the visceral sexuality of her characters suggest something more like Jeffrey Eugenide's 'Virgin Suicides.' Rabinyan is not yet well know...
...worst gambling scandal in memory. Last month, two of the club's top jockeys, South African Robbie Fradd and Irishman John Egan, were called in for questioning in a race-fixing investigation conducted by Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption. According to the ICAC, a four-month probe called Operation Green turned up evidence that racing professionals were providing inside information to illegal bookmakers and manipulating the outcome of races. Also called in for questioning were 17 other individuals, including former South China Morning Post racing editor Lawrence Wadey...
...probe into Chirac's role in this case, like the alleged rpr slush funds, has run into a procedural brick wall. In January 1999, the Constitutional Council ruled that an acting President cannot be tried by a criminal court. "Chirac is the only candidate who needs to be elected to escape his legal destiny," said Socialist Deputy Arnaud Montebourg. "If he's not elected, he will immediately be served a summons by three investigating magistrates...
Peering through a microscope and guided by an electric probe, we were able to distinguish between the two groups of nerve roots leaving the spinal cord. The ventral roots send information to the muscle; the dorsal roots send information back to the spinal cord. The dorsal roots cause spasticity, and if just the right ones are severed, the symptoms can be greatly reduced...
...DONE Tumors can be examined with a miniature fiber-optic camera that is inserted through the nipple and into a milk duct. Eventually surgeons may be able to treat tumors through the same tiny probe...