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"It seems to me the book has not just aesthetic values-- the charming little clothy box of the thing, the smell of the glue, even the print, which has its own beauty. But there's something about the sensation of ink on paper that is in some sense a thing, a phenomenon rather than an epiphenomenon. I can't break the association of electric trash with the computer screen. Words on the screen give the sense of being just another passing electronic wriggle."

—John Hoyer Updike (b. 1932) American writer, Rabbit, Run, Rabbit at Rest

 
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Naked mole-rat gives cancer clues 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:01:25 GMT 
    A rodent that never gets cancer could hold the key to preventing or treating malignant tumours, say scientists.


Doctors plea for Guantanamo care 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:09:36 GMT 
    An open letter published in the Lancet medical journal calls for hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay detainees to receive independent medical care.


Corbisiero named in Lions Test side 
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:12:52 GMT 
    England prop Alex Corbisiero is the surprise inclusion in the Lions team for the first Test against Australia on Saturday.


Dominant England reach Trophy final 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:23:52 GMT 
    England cruise into the final of the Champions Trophy with a convincing seven-wicket victory over South Africa at The Oval.


How Israel keeps Holocaust memories alive 
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:43:30 GMT 
    The Holocaust carries a special importance for Israel. Can it ensure that the next generation knows what happened, and does not forget?


The air force pilot who took her baby on missions 
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:30:48 GMT 
    Colonel Nabizada - Afghanistan's first woman helicopter pilot - often shares her cockpit with her baby daughter


Congo attacks over arrests in India 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:46:15 GMT 
    Shops belonging to Asians are targeted in a violent protest in DR Congo's capital over the arrest of Congolese students in India over the weekend.


Army leads north India flood rescue 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:39:49 GMT 
    Military helicopters and the army are leading rescue operations in India's flood-hit northern states, where 138 people are now known to have died.


Drug firms fined for blocking rivals 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:18:37 GMT 
    Nine drug companies are fined for delaying cheaper generic drugs coming to market.


Mexico arrests top 10 US fugitive 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:52:38 GMT 
    A US fugitive on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list for the alleged sexual exploitation of children is arrested at a resort in Mexico.


Suicide bomber strikes Yemeni market 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:23:23 GMT 
    A suicide bomber on a motorbike kills two people in Yemen's northern town of Saada, which is under the control of Houthi Shia rebels.


Two held in US 'X-ray terror plot' 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:52:42 GMT 
    Two US men have appeared in court accused of plotting to build an X-ray weapon to kill enemies of Israel and the US with lethal rays of radiation.


'Invisible' poor children let down 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:55:05 GMT 
    Education watchdog Ofsted says poor children are now let down by schools in rural areas, leafy suburbs and deprived coastal towns - not the inner cities.


CQC 'may reveal NHS cover-up names' 
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:06:02 GMT 
    England's NHS regulator is to review a decision not to name those behind a possible "cover-up" after a series of baby deaths at a Cumbria hospital.


Police 'hold too many mentally ill' 
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:30:12 GMT 
    Too many mentally ill people are being held in police cells, say four watchdog bodies.
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