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...getting serious. Childs stated that he got this from Bill Murphy, Director of Labor Relations, who told him the most likely scenario is the release of two workers from each dining hall...
...serious collector of 17th century sea charts and leather-bound tomes, head to the dimly lit Quagga Trading (84-86 Main Road, tel: (27-21) 788 2752), a shop packed with rare treasures. Inside, a wall-mounted zebra head watches over glass cabinets stuffed with old books, seashells and the skull of a baboon...
...fighting in Swat masks far more serious problems. In Waziristan, a region on the Afghan border, security forces have ceded control to the militants. Outlawed sectarian groups are gaining a foothold in Punjab province. And in the financial capital of Karachi, where Pakistani Taliban insurgents raise funds, ethnic clashes claimed more than 30 lives last month. When U.S. President Barack Obama commented during an April news conference that the Pakistani government did not "seem to have the capacity to deliver basic services - schools, health care, rule of law, a judicial system that works for the majority of the people...
...Volunteers who scored eight points or higher on the index - which includes older age, worse cognitive function, some heart disease risk factors and the presence of genes linked to Alzheimer's - were at high risk of developing dementia within six years; 56% of these high scorers showed serious mental decline by the end of the study period. Of those scoring lower on the index, deemed at moderate or low risk, 23% were diagnosed with dementia. (Read "Alzheimer's Research Holds Promise...
...news article "Wary Professors Eye Next Wave of Cutbacks" incorrectly implied that Professor Steven R. Levitsky was being completely serious in his remarks about how students should respond to the cutbacks. In fact, he says the remarks were meant in jest, and the text online has been changed to reflect that sentiment...