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...Avatar's influence may depend on whether its fans can turn away from it, take off the tinted glasses and take a look at the real world...
...meeting of the Peace Implementation Council, a body of 55 countries and agencies that still serves as the ultimate authority in Bosnia. In theory, Inzko has the power to cancel a referendum or remove any Bosnian politician from power - including those in the Republika Srpska. But it remains unclear whether he has the international backing for such a move, or if he acted, whether his authority would be respected in the Serbian enclave. (Read: "Will Bosnia Test the Obama Administration...
...final composition of the government will nominally affect the future direction of the Iraqi state - whether it becomes more centralized in the hands of the Baghdad government, or whether power is devolved to the regions, especially the Shi'ite-dominated south and the Kurdish north. But either direction could destabilize the country. Devolution could spark a civil war between Arabs and Kurds, while further centralization in a country with a history of totalitarianism could put Iraq on a slippery slope to a new kind of dictatorship...
Beckwith’s team is currently developing screening assays for various anticoagulants and antibiotics to test whether they inhibit VKOR’s enzymatic activity. Dutton said they hope to “find other small molecules that would be stronger inhibitors that could potentially serve as starting points for new TB antibiotics...
...factor determining whether sectarian warfare of one form or another will revive in Iraq is the attitude of the country's neighbors as U.S. soldiers depart. Since the fall of Saddam Hussein, Iraq has become a major battleground in the regional power struggle between Iran and Syria on the one hand and the U.S. and its Arab allies such as Saudi Arabia on the other. Right now, engagement remains the order of the day as the White House attempts to restart regional peace talks and holds open the possibility of a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear program. But should...