Word: reined
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...become a candidate in Iran's presidential vote scheduled for June 17. "The Commander of Construction," as supporters call him because his policies kick-started the devastated Iranian economy after the Iran-Iraq war, ended months of speculation by publishing a manifesto; it promises to rein in extremism within the country, attract international confidence, support gender equality and spur economic growth. The wily Rafsanjani, 70, is seen as a consensus builder, giving him an advantage over other top candidates such as former police chief Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, from the neo-conservative camp, and former Minister of Science and reformist candidate...
...Willie Terpstra badly needs help herself. Last year, mystified by the sudden slurring of her speech, the lively 64-year-old from Rotorua, New Zealand, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and told she had two or three years left. With her speech deteriorating, she flew with her husband Rein to Holland, from where they migrated two decades ago, desperately seeking treatment. "But they told us the same thing - there's really nothing," says Rein. Then he and Willie heard of Dr. Huang...
...nothing or killing them," says Brian Dickie, research director at the British MND Association, which, like its Australian counterpart, urges sufferers to be cautious. "People are going over there and having God knows what put into them, and then being packed off home with no follow-up." Willie and Rein have received hundreds of messages from well-wishers but had no contact with Huang's team since their return, except for an mri scan sent to them with an e-mail in Mandarin...
...impressive improvements. While Willie Terpstra hasn't regained her speech, her headaches and cramps are gone, and she comfortably drinks fruit juice while communicating with visitors on her electronic typewriter. "He said, 'I know it works, but I don't know how or why or for how long,'" says Rein of Huang. "But at least it will give Willie a better quality of life for some time." For people robbed of movement, says Gary Allsop, a director of Spinal Cure Australia who's been in a wheelchair since an accident 16 years ago, even small gains can be miracles...
...event concluded last month, but?happily for design fans?the hotel is contractually obliged to keep the new name and look for another five years. Don't expect to see VW motifs scattered around, however. The artists were given free rein to style the hotel as they saw fit. In the case of Australian designer Rilla Alexander, that meant placing a tent in Room 121. As for Room 414, the whimsicality begins with the inscription on the door, showing a pseudo-scientific claim: 92% OF ALL HOTEL GUESTS EXPECT NO SURPRISES WHEN ENTERING THEIR ROOM. That may be true...