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A cure for HIV is now a a realistic possibility
This week in Paris, the world's leading Aids scientists will gather to mark the 30th anniversary of the discovery of HIV. At least one of them, who won the Nobel Prize for her work, is quietly confident that very soon something approaching a cure for HIV will be ...
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The Oxford child sex abuse case shows how the media talks in stereotypes but misses the big picture
Nothing sells newspapers like a combination of depravity and self-righteous indignation. There can be no dispute about the depraved behaviour of the gang of Oxford men just convicted of the sexual exploitation of girls as young as 11. They were found guilty of 23 rapes, 15 conspiracies to rape and offences including trafficking, sexual exploitation and having sex with a child. The detail of the ...
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Sri Lankan prawn curry
The combination of earthy spices, sweetness from the coconut and heat from the chillis makes this my perfect kind of curry. You can serve it simply with some plain rice, to soak up all those juices and mellow the heat, but I love a roti (see recipe below) with a wet curry, and the messy eating only adds to the ...
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Sports board elections New wine in old bottles
Despite the recent election of boards of various sports federations (sports governing bodies), nothing has really changed. We are known to be ingenious about changing 'ogas at the top', but never bother to correct fundamental structural defects that impede real development in sports. Of course, there will be lots of the usual expression of confidence in newly elected officers and ...
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Heres a solution Its time for a global companies to pay a Global Profit Tax
The cascade of revelations in recent months showing multinational companies doing a huge amount of business here and yet paying virtually no corporation tax has provoked widespread public demands for something to be done. But people tend to be rather hazier on what that "something" should ...
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Spiced carrot beetroot and coconut salad
The raw vegetables and coconut taste so fresh and bright, yet the spices and chilli give it a warmth that you don't usually get from raw salads. ...
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Heaton Butler and Bayne Floral Street London
Heaton, Butler and Bayne is named not for the restaurateur behind it - that's Robert Siegler, who also owns the excellent Market Caf in Broadway Market, east London, and nearby Le Deuxime - but the manufacturers of stained-glass windows whose factory was here from 1855 ...
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Daily grind An experts guide to making the perfect cup of coffee
If you thought that making a cup of coffee simply involved a teaspoon of instant and a splash of milk, wake up and smell the proverbial! The 14th World Barista Championship takes place this week, and here we provide an expert guide to perking up, courtesy of Ryan Cross of Ristretto Roasters in Portland, ...
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Motoring review Jaguar F-Type V6 S
As gestations go, this must be a record. The predecessor of the squat-looking sports car you see here was launched in 1961 and ended production in 1974. That predecessor was Jaguar's ultra-famous E-type, a two-seater fantasy on wheels and the cheapest way at the time to do (a claimed) 150mph. Since then, Jaguar has periodically tantalised us with ideas for "the new E-type", ...
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One for the Road A car thatll take care of itself
I know that Samuel wants an easy car to live with that is also as good as new and he couldn't get much better than an automatic, diesel-powered Toyota Yaris. It will be easy to live with because it won't break down. It also fulfils the economy criteria because the 1.4 D-4D will officially return 62.8mpg, but I would deduct several miles from that because of the automatic gearbox and ...
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Wines of the week Loimer Kamptal Gruner Veltliner 2011 Reserve Combes AOC St Chinian 2011 Minarete Ribera del Duero 2011
Austria's vinous pride and joy, Gruner Veltliner gets a top-quality outing in Morrisons' revamped range. A highly individual grape, its flavours of wood smoke and white pepper, with touches of apple and citrus, make this full-bodied and satisfying. Great with roast pork or chicken with tarragon sauce. ...
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Casualty in crisis AE - a service in meltdown
Doctors were placed under "unprecedented pressure" to go live with the new NHS 111 helpline before some were ready, contributing to the A&E crisis in Britain's hospitals, documents seen by The Independent on Sunday ...
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The experts guide to summer From getting fit for the beach to recreating that Olympic buzz
The real surfing pros make gliding along waves look as effortless as zipping up a wetsuit. But as any seasoned amateur will tell you, neither of these are as simple as they appear.Let's start with the wetsuit. You're not going diving, so the zip goes at the back. Forget this and you risk getting an almighty chafe on your chest, not to mention a weird crotch bulge in the fabric where ...
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Obsessive compulsive hoarding A serious health risk in store
The sunny 63-year-old former television engineer now stores far less clutter. His quarter-acre garden in the pretty village of Westcott, Surrey, now holds the rotting hulks of only 16 cars, surrounded by tyres, walking frames, shopping trolleys and chairs. A marquee holds some of his collection of 36 years of newspapers and magazines.Inside the house, three fridges, old TV sets, drinks cans and ...
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Style shrinks Our experts analyse Tess Dalys Bafta tribute to the Golden Age
Rebecca: Don't be scared by the rocks that she got - the Art Deco design of her huge pendant earrings keeps the Golden Age going.Hugh: If caterpillars did Art ...
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The help desk A faint-hearted feminist
Louisa Saunders is associate features editor of The Independent and writes a weekly advice column, The Help Desk, for the Independent on Sunday's New Review ...
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Foodie alert Goat has been neglected by chefs in the UK but the worlds favourite ruminant is becoming increasingly common on menus
It is the most popular meat in the world and far healthier than the leanest chicken breast. Yet goat has long failed to butt its way on to British menus. The nearest many will have been to goat is purchasing a curry at the Notting Hill carnival and feeling daringly ...
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How to improve female fertility avoid selfish men | Barbara Ellen
Kate Garraway , made up to look elderly and pregnant. Her wrinkles and white hair juxtaposed with a fecund belly illustrate the main thrust of the campaign - to make British women aware of the decline in fertility by their 30s and 40s.However, is there a grown woman left in Britain who's not already aware of this? Moreover, when are we, as a society, going to address a painful truth: that ...
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Mental illness the claim that abuse is behind psychosis is irresponsible | the big issue
In more than 30 years of clinical practice, mostly in general practice, I have encountered much mental illness and experienced it in family members also. To polarise the debate between organic psychiatry looking for elusive biomarkers and promoting drug-based treatments versus Oliver James's assertion that "abuse is the major cause of psychosis" is unhelpful ...
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Maggies cancer care centre Newcastle – review
Ted Cullinan, the veteran architect behind a new Maggie's centre in Newcastle, talks about his lifelong love of building and the importance of climate, composition - and ...
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Aristocrats make bid for equality Thats a new one | Catherine Bennett
, more than 200 signatories last week called on Parliament to end the system of male primogeniture and "grant equality to both sexes". Either of two forthcoming bills, these agitators say, would apply the adjustment to the royal family's succession laws to all hereditary titles and should be supported: "It is only logical and just that it be granted to all ...
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Grooming victims in danger of reliving abuse by giving evidence in dock
Justice experts and children's charities have expressed alarm at the "shocking" language used to describe sexually exploited young girls during the trial of a street grooming ring based in Oxford that concluded last week with the convictions of seven men.They are calling for an urgent reform of attitudes towards victims of grooming, and expressed fears that unless the current ...
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Angelina Jolies cancer decision highlights row over genetic technology
Angelina Jolie who has revealed she had decided to have a preventive double mastectomy after testing for the ''faulty'' gene BRCA1. Photograph: Dan ...
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Bidding war for burger chain Byron
Quilvest, which acquired the sushi chain in 2008, and Searchlight Capital Partners are understood to be among a few private equity houses through to the second-round of bids for Byron. Silverfleet Capital looked at the 30-restaurant chain but did not submit a bid. Byron is owned by Gondola Holdings, which put the burger operator up for sale recently by teaming up with corporate finance advisers ...
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Dont be shy Bill Grangers Sri Lankan recipes
Sri Lankan cuisine is light, sunny, wonderfully spiced - and so easy to cook from scratch. Just as soon as you've broken into the coconut, that is, says Bill ...
Kuala Lumpur Spotlight
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City's major raw water project
It’s been in the pipelines for several years, but finally the Pahang-Selangor raw water transfer project has found its feet with an official groundbreaking ceremony held in April of 2010, the facility, when completed, will enable a massive region of the country, including Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Putrajaya to cope with increasing demand for raw water treatment from industrial, residential and tourism sectors of the economy.
The raw water treatment project is a massive undertaking: a pipeline is to be constructed run from Sungai Semantan in Pahang to the Hulu Langat water treatment facility in Selangor, it will be 44.6 kilometers long, the longest tunnel of its kind in Asia and the sixth largest in the world. When operating at maximum capacity, over 1,800 litres of raw water will be pumped to Selangor and treated for conversion to fresh water, according to Kuala Lumpur news media. Read more
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