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...years, global warming was discussed in the hypothetical--a threat in the distant future. Now it is increasingly regarded as a clear, observable fact. This sudden shift means that all of us must start thinking about the many ways global warming will affect us, our loved ones, our property and our economic prospects. We must think-- and then adapt accordingly...
...Sarkozy's own law prohibits deported foreigners guilty of crimes from returning to France for five years," notes Rochefort - who also thinks the sudden roundup was politically motivated. "He's trying to seduce voters from the extreme right with his anti-immigrant message, and this was supposed to show them, ?See, I even root them out in little remote rural towns of Brittany...
...popular Sicap Baobab district, the normally packed Toucan restaurant was empty and quiet, save for the voice of local pop star Cheikh Lô coming from speakers above the bar. In 1996 Lô hit international fame with Né La Thiass (Gone in a Flash), which warned about sudden changes of destiny. With Senegal emerging from a tumultuous election, the most keenly contested in its history, that lyric is timely again, echoing sentiment about the country's tippy democratic traditions and life under newly re-elected 80-year-old President Abdoulaye Wade...
...autumn reviewed 103 cases of neuropsychiatric events associated with Tamiflu use - 95% of the cases came from Japan - and concluded that it could not conclude whether the events were due to the drug, to influenza or some combination of the two. But the FDA did point out that the sudden suicide attempts seen in Japan were quite unlike most cases of influenza-induced delirium, and registered concern that there could be a spike in neuropsychiatric events in the U.S. if American usage of Tamiflu eventually matched the levels seen in Japan...
...Three kids that I’ve had, and all of the sudden they’ve had late eye changes, and it’s a world of difference,” Walsh says. “I’m not bright enough to think of those things, but from now on...I’m going to check everybody...