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...also put them in line with other common surgeries, such as hip replacements and gall bladder operations. "The clear message is that the very low mortality signals a high degree of safety compared to conventional thinking, particularly among the public, about the risks of bariatric surgery," says Eric DeMaria, vice chair of the department of surgery at Duke University, who presented the data. (See how to prevent illness...
...plastered all over the country and campaign ads jamming the airwaves, more than 100 million Indonesians will soon go to the polls to choose their leader for the next five years. The second round of election debates was held on June 23 in Jakarta, this time with the three vice-presidential candidates squaring off for an hour on national television. While the event was designed to create a more lively exchange than usual, the format still resembled a question-and-answer session with little in the way of sparring between candidates. Still, viewers voted by text message on the winner...
...debates are little more than personality contests. "The candidates really need to sell themselves more than their policies," says Nurul Arifin, a recently elected MP from the Golkar party, the political group of former dictator Suharto. Nurul is supporting Wiranto, the ex-general running with Jusuf Kalla, the current Vice President who is aiming for the top job, but she failed to see a clear winner in the event. "People want to see more interaction, but the candidates are afraid that any attacks could come off as arrogant," she adds. The third candidate, ex-special forces commander Prabowo Subianto, also...
...April's legislative elections, SBY saw a decisive victory, winning 20.8% of the vote. Passing the 20% threshold gave Yudhoyono the freedom to choose his vice-presidential candidate without the consideration of formal coalition partners, allowing him to run with Boediono, a former central-bank governor and economics professor with minimal political baggage. With Kalla's Golkar party trailing with 14.4% and Sukarnoputri's Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle with 14%, the two candidates have had to team up with former generals - with dubious human-rights records...
...Most staffers expressed irritation at the amount of secrecy surrounding an issue that affects their livelihood. The letters from University President Drew G. Faust and Vice President for Human Resources Marilyn Hausammann were “a bunch of fluff” indicative of a dearth of leadership and guidance, Kaufman said. The administration had been withholding information in “this incredibly repressive secrecy” up until the final moment—when the ax was already poised to fall...