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...Kari Stefansson can trace his ancestry back 1,100 years. That's almost unheard of in the U.S., but in his native Iceland, where genealogy is a national obsession, it hardly raises an eyebrow. The island nation is a genetic anomaly: settled by a few Norsemen and Celts in the 9th century A.D. and relatively free of later immigration, it is among the most genetically homogeneous countries on earth. And in the late 1990s, when scientists were racing to map the human genome, Stefansson realized that Iceland's genetic isolation and unrivaled genealogical records made it a potential gold mine...
...world that make it more likely that our successors will be able to do more things like us. One is that we are living longer and staying in better shape longer. I mean, look at George--he was jumping out of airplanes at 80, and that was unheard of not very long ago. The other thing is that you gotta learn to let go of some things. My advice is pick a couple of things that matter and then leave yourself the flexibility to seize opportunities as they come up. Most of us feel we've had a pretty good...
...Although no amount of government redress will bring back Lin Yudui, the public disciplining of a top police commander-unheard-of in previous confrontations between police and protestors-suggests that China?s authorities have realized that in an era of high-speed communication, killings in a remote village can?t be swept under the rug. Still, the state-run media has published only official accounts of the tragedy, and multiple roadblocks near Dongzhou ensure that journalists don?t investigate too closely. China?s future may depend on which aspect of the Dongzhou tragedy dominates its political system: Brute force...
...great luxuries of working in Bali is the ability to draw from a tradition of jewelry making that goes back thousands of years?and the ability to lure Europe's greatest designers with the promise of working in paradise. Hardy's designers number in the eighties, something unheard of for most jewelry companies. That allows for an unparalleled attention to detail, such as the back of a brooch that is just as beautiful as the front. ?It's like a little secret for the wearer alone,? says creative director Guy Bedarida. ?That's our trademark...
...secure artists, at least one insider in the entertainment industry did not believe that the HCC’s reputation would be damaged. “In the future, artists might negotiate tougher deals if word got out that they cancelled the show, but it’s not unheard of, and it’s much more common in the university setting than it is in the public setting,” said Orin Snyder, a former entertainment lawyer. “Unless there is a specific pattern in cancellation, it’s not going...