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...year-old seller of peanuts, heard a loud noise and thought at first that the tire of a truck must have burst. A moment later, Quddus Miah, a street-side garment vendor, saw thousands of people, many wounded and bleeding, stampeding down the road; his first instinct was to protect his wares, but then he, too, turned and ran for his life...
...mobs surrounding its mosques, defacing the walls and disrupting religious services. The other prime target of the extremists' wrath is the country's large Hindu community, which has been repeatedly subjected to threats, rapes, arson, looting and assaults. Human-rights activists claim there has been little effort made to protect the Hindu community. "In many cases the police simply refuse to register complaints from Hindu victims," says Rabindra Ghosh, an activist with Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities...
...Okinawa Centenarian Study (OCS) and they've learned that he's typical. Elderly Okinawans tend to get plenty of physical and mental exercise. Their diets, moreover, are exemplary: low in fat and salt, and high in fruits and vegetables packed with fiber and antioxidant substances that protect against cancer, heart disease and stroke. They consume more soy than any other population on earth: 60-120 g a day, compared to 30-50 g for the average Japanese, 10 for Chinese and virtually 0 g for the average American. Soy is rich in flavonoids--antioxidants strongly linked to low rates...
...grown disenchanted with their absent father's career choice. The elder Provenzano also has an apparent religious streak. In one late 2001 note, a photocopy of which was obtained by Time, Provenzano finalizes an underling's repayment of a small debt and then signs off with: "God bless and protect you!" Since Provenzano disappeared 40 years ago, the trail has been thin indeed. Police have fingerprints dating back to the 1950s, photos from 1959 and a computer-generated composite image of what he might look like now. But law-enforcement officials have no personal belongings or telephone recordings. In April...
Intriguingly, Sony is the only major digital-camera maker without a traditional film background. Ishizuka, 45, considers that the company's greatest advantage. With no stake in the 35-mm-camera market to protect, Sony was able to apply a fresh approach as consumers began switching to digital...