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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 2009
Page
14
Quechua communities in Macha Bolivia clash in ritual fights as the dry season begins. The Thinku festival includes prayers meetings and offerings of blood to Mother Earth to fertilize arid fields. Music and chicha accompany the weeklong rite.
The Wartime Contracting Commission heard April Stephenson of the Defense Contract Audit Agency describe 16 fraud or improper conduct referrals since 2004 tied to the LOGCAP III contract with KBR Inc. The panel, noting $4.7 billion challenged in costs, pressed Army officials on overcharges and the bid process that still leans on KBR despite rebids. Senators McCaskill and Collins urged reclaiming about $100 million in overcharges from subcontractors.
Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi demands a public apology from wife Veronica Lario after she announces a divorce bidding due to his flirtations with younger women. Lario, a former actress, confirms the split while noting Berlusconi’s roving eye and missed family milestones.
The OECD study compares leisure use in 18 of its members. The French lead in both eating and sleeping with about 9 hours in bed and over two hours at the table daily. Mexicans log the least leisure time. Koreans and Japanese wake the shortest sleep durations.
A National Institute on Drug Abuse program provides a step by step computerized guide for doctors to screen patients for substance use at every visit. It analyzes patient responses to behavior questions plus suggests next steps and tests. The goal is early intervention to expand treatment access beyond the ER and reduce drug and alcohol problems.
UNC Chapel Hill researchers report enlarged amygdala in 2 year old children with autism compared with peers, a difference persisting in a two year follow up. The finding may relate to social cue processing and eye contact deficits, with implications for future treatment discussions.
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