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...million people. But fans were outraged when videos for the band's latest album, Of the Blue Colour of the Sky, were viewable on YouTube - but not sharable. Lead singer Damian Kulash posted a lengthy letter to fans on the band's website, explaining the difficulty. It's a symptom of a struggling music industry, Kulash wrote: like many record companies, the band's label, Capitol, feels obliged to keep tight rein on its artists' music videos as one of their few remaining revenue streams. His letter soon went viral, as a clearheaded explanation of the problems the music industry...
...every bad headache qualifies as a migraine. Instead, notes UCSF headache specialist Ahn, migraine headaches must be accompanied by at least one other symptom. "Migraine is not defined by severity but by neurological symptoms like nausea and vomiting. The presence of other neurological symptoms is the hallmark of migraine," says Ahn. The Dutch study used a battery of standardized questions plus a phone interview to minimize the chance of misdiagnosis...
...workers who live in abandoned factories with no access to running water or basic health care. "This is a neglected population, and they are the victims of exploitation and violence," says Sophie Baylac, who coordinates the group's migrant programs in Europe. "The situation last weekend is a symptom of the ongoing neglect suffered by seasonal migrants." (See pictures of migrants being forced out in France...
...clashing rhetoric is a symptom of Latin America's ongoing culture wars. For a long time, a virtual feudal domain of conservative Roman Catholicism, the region has also spawned some of the most influential leftist movements on the planet - and ideas that are now in a contest with the Church for dominion over Latin America. The leftist Democratic Revolution Party or PRD has controlled Mexico City since 1997, and passed a wave of other reforms, making the capital into what advocates say is a beacon of social progressiveness. The changes have been possible because of Mexico's federal system, which...
...Pakistan to step down. The move follows a week in which top U.S. military commanders struggled to persuade their Pakistani counterparts to go after Afghan Taliban groups based in Pakistan, while U.S. diplomats complained, through the media, of increasing harassment by Pakistani authorities, which was seen as a symptom of simmering resentment toward American involvement in Pakistan's affairs. (Read "Corruption Charges Loom for Pakistan's Pro-U.S. President...