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...decent chance of having a heart attack or stroke in office, would this be something the electorate had a legitimate interest in? Signs and symptoms of dementia include memory loss and difficulty with language and learning new things. As a health professional with years of experience in this area, I call on McCain to undergo testing to verify his cognitive fitness for office. Michael Gilman, YUMA, ARIZ...
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are expected to arrive Thursday to assess the damage. One area likely to get particular attention is Lake Delton, Wis., about a three-hour drive west of Chicago. Residents of the popular resort community watched the lake's level rise 51 inches above its usual 12 feet between Friday and Sunday. Volunteers filled sandbags, and by dawn Monday, the sun was shining. "We were in waiting mode, hoping to see the water go down," says Tom Diehl, general manager and co-owner of the Tommy Bartlett Show, a circus-like variety show popular with Midwestern...
...Beijing-based environmental groups, the loss of the wild Nu is unacceptable. Sheltered by the Gaoligang and Biluo mountain ranges, the Nu valley has fostered diverse human and animal life. More than a third of China?s 56 recognized minority groups live in the area. Many, like the farmer Yu Guifu, are Lisu, a Tibetan-Burmese group with a high percentage of Christians owing to the early 20th century work of British missionary James Fraser. In Nu prefecture the Han people, who are a vast majority nationwide, make up less than 10% of the population...
...municipality doesn't understand that if it is going to renovate this area, it needs to do it in a way that allows for the community to continue to live here," says Ozan. "They can't just evict everyone, raze the area and build a suburb. This is a historic community...
...communal life. Extended families share homes and form musical ensembles, using the streets as their rehearsal rooms. "Sulukule presents a unique way of life," concluded an urban design research team from University College, London. "That has to be taken into account and preserved when a new development for the area is being introduced...