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When the communist guerrilla, then known only as Brother No. 1, took power in April 1975, he vowed to turn back the clock to "Year Zero." In the name of a bizarre blend of peasant romanticism and radical Maoism, the Khmer Rouge conducted a reign of terror intended to give birth to an agrarian utopia. At the point of their guns, they emptied Cambodia's cities, abolished money and markets, shut down schools and Buddhist monasteries and forced the entire country to wear black pajamas as a sign of "instant communism." Inspired by China's Cultural Revolution, Pol Pot carried...
Hamer switched to behavioral genetics from basic research; after receiving his Ph.D. from Harvard, he spent more than a decade studying the biochemistry of metallothionein, a protein that cells use to metabolize heavy metals like copper and zinc. As he was about to turn 40, however, Hamer suddenly realized he had learned as much about metallothionein as he cared to. "Frankly, I was bored," he remembers, "and ready for something...
Pilates has a long history. It was developed by Joseph Pilates, a German boxer, at the turn of the century. A sickly child, he obsessed about the perfect body, something to combine the physique of the ancient Greeks with the meditative strength of the East. The result was 500 exercises requiring intense concentration and centered mainly on a strong abdomen, as well as deep stretching. "This is your powerhouse," says Pilates master teacher Romana Kryzanowska, 75, her hand on her stomach. "With that you can do this": her right leg scissors into a kick that would make a Rockette...
...shooting was "all fake" or drama students acting out a play. How could such a sudden display of violence seem as fake as a Hollywood production? But because violence and bloodshed are constantly displayed on TV, they have been deprived of their meaning. I have a message for America: Turn off the TV and come down to earth. OLIVIER BRUAUX Rochdale, England...
...right in front of him. It's easier to change the diaper than to argue over who changed the last one. So we're a little more tired, and men are pulling a fast one on these gullible pollsters. In the end, we're the ones who just might turn out to have...