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...flavonol, according to the study. Only the group that had taken the high-flavonol drink showed relaxed blood vessels. The study’s authors then turned to the Kuna Indians in the San Blas islands of Panama, who consume three to four cups of flavonol-rich cocoa a day. The Kuna Indians on the islands rarely have high blood pressure, according to Hollenberg, which is not true of those Kuna who move to the mainland and, on average, consume less than four cups a week. —Staff writer Alexander N. Li can be reached at anli@fas.harvard.edu...
...Summers’s recent study abroad initiative, Kim wrote. The program also aims at allowing students to experience South Korea through a variety of extracurricular activities, such as visiting Seoul’s National Museum, which displays “historic relics from the country’s rich past,” and staying in a temple to learn about Zen Buddhism, Kim wrote. She added that students will also get to experience Korean popular culture. “Seoul is the birthplace of ‘Hallyu’ or the Korean Wave, which...
...roaring economy swells the ranks of the rich, weddings have become prime occasions for India's élite to show off their fortunes. Even the most skinflint shindigs run to a few hundred guests, several days of feasts and, occasionally, near bankruptcy for the hosts. In early 2004, for instance, the boss of the Sahara conglomerate, Subrata Roy, flew some 10,000 guests aboard 26 planes to Lucknow, in northern India, for a $128 million double-wedding party for his two sons. "People want to make a statement, present an image," says Vikas Gutgutia, head of the wedding-planning company...
...luminous critique of the dark face of globalization, showing how those that prepare tasty fillets for Parisian restaurants cannot afford food for themselves. The recurrent cycles of exploitation and “unnatural selection,” as the Washington Post calls them, are framed in an aesthetically rich film, with gifted visually alternating sequences and a subtle soundtrack...
...sold to a group led by the Singapore government's investment arm, Temasek Holdings. Thai regulators probed the deal for any violations, including possible insider trading. On the eve of the sale, Thaksin's son and daughter bought an 11% stake in Shin from an offshore company called Ample Rich for one baht (2.5 cents) a share, then sold to the Temasek-led group for nearly 50 times that. The authorities ruled that the deal was legitimate since Thaksin's children themselves owned Ample Rich, but said it was possible Thaksin's son, Phantongtae, had not properly disclosed his stake...