Jumaat, 26 Julai 2013

The Star eCentral: Movie Reviews

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Upcoming movies

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]'The Conjuring', 'R.I.P.D.', 'Killing Season' and 'The Place Beyond The Pines' are some of the movies that will be coming soon to Malaysian cinemas.

An actress for 'Poltergeist' remake

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Rosemarie DeWitt must've enjoyed watching her husband Ron Livingston get haunted in The Conjuring, as she's in early talks to star in her own horror movie – MGM's Poltergeist remake, TheWrap has learned.

DeWitt, who just had a baby with Livingston back in April, is making a deal to play the matriarch of the Freeling family, who move into a new suburban home and becomes terrorised by ghosts.

Gil Kenan (Monster House) is directing the movie, which was written by David Lindsay-Abaire.

The remake is expected to be more of a grounded, character-based thriller than Tobe Hooper's 1982 original.

DeWitt had been rumoured for the role for the past month and an individual close to the actress told TheWrap they'd be surprised if she signed on. It's a testament to the quality of the script and the involvement of producer Sam Raimi that she agreed to star.

DeWitt, who just landed the female lead opposite Jeremy Renner in Focus' thriller Kill The Messenger, will soon be seen in Lynn Shelton's Sundance comedy Touchy Feely. She's coming off a busy 2012 in which she starred in Gus Van Sant's Promised Land, Disney's The Odd Life Of Timothy Green, Fox's The Watch and the indie drama Nobody Walks. — Reuters

Movies worth waiting for

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Seven bright spots to end a crowded, messy summer at the movies.
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The Star eCentral: Movie Buzz

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The Star Online: Business

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Rail way to fairer value

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]LRT, MRT are the best maps for hunting worthy property

UP close & Personal with Bill Rancic, Entrepreneur and celebrity

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]It is difficult not to be taken in by entrepreneur and celebrity Bill Rancic's charming good looks and attractive personality.

FGVH and JV partner may invest in Pakistan

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PETALING JAYA: Palm oil operator Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd's (FGVH) 49%-owned associate Felda Holdings Bhd, along with joint-venture (JV) partner Mapak Sdn Bhd, may consider investing up to RM42mil to expand bulking facilities and build a crushing plant in Pakistan as part of a plan to grow the midstream business.

FGVH's operations in the country are carried out via three JVs with two Malaysian companies and the Westbury Group, a leading Pakistani business house with industrial, commercial and financial interests.

According to FGVH president and chief executive officer Mohd Emir Mavani Abdullah, the proposed expansion of the bulking facility for an additional 40,000 tonnes would extend the crushing plant's services to beyond the needs of local refiners.

He said in a statement that FGVH intended to buy seeds from Canada for crushing at a new plant being built in a partnership with the Westbury Group. This plant would have a crushing capacity of 300 tonnes per day.

Emir noted that the recent development fitted in with FGVH's strategy to move further midstream and downstream to sustain and protect its upstream business.

Meanwhile, he clarified that the company would not be able to comment on reports about Pakistan exploring growing oil palm in the coastal areas of Balochistan and Sindh.

Emir said contrary to what had been reported, the company did not see the potential of any upstream activity in Pakistan, as climatic conditions there were not conducive to oil palm.

"FGVH, therefore, has no intention to undertake oil palm plantation activities in Pakistan. Although we have plans to expand our land bank for oil palm, rubber and sugar plantations, our immediate focus is on South-East Asia, given the suitability of the soil and climatic conditions in this region," he said.

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MACC to measure corruption risk in Government agencies

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will start measuring the risk of corruption in Government agencies as part of the move to set up an Integrity Unit for each agency.

Perkasa sets up multi-racial council with two other NGOs

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]KUALA LUMPUR: Together with two other two other non-governmental organisations (NGO), Perkasa has set up a multi-racial council called the Malaysian Interracial NGOs Council (Mirac) to discuss issues involving the country's three major races - Malay, Chinese and Indian.

Najib: Govt mindful of human rights in war against crime

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KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the government will do everything possible to tackle serious crimes in this country, but at the same time be mindful of possible transgression of human rights.

"The important thing is that I want to underscore the government's commitment to fight crime especially serious crimes and organised crime in this country," said the Prime Minister when asked on the controversial issue of preventive detention measures, which has received different reactions from the public.

Najib said the government would make an announcement on specific measures later.

Previously, Najib had said that views from various quarters would be taken into account in formulating a new law similar to the Emergency Ordinance (EO) 1969, which was repealed in 2011.

Earlier this month, Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was reported to have said that following the repeal of EO, some of the 2,600 former detainees from the Simpang Renggam detention centre had returned to a life of crime.

He also said that he was currently discussing a draft of a new law with Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail. - Bernama
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A Delicate Truth

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THANKS to American whistleblower Edward Snowden's headline-grabbing weird trip to Hong Kong, before unwittingly auditioning for the sequel to the 2004 stuck-in-transit dramedy The Terminal (which starred compatriot Tom Hanks), espionage is back in the news.

British spy-thriller writer John le Carré, however, never went away, not even after the Berlin Wall fell, heralding the end of the Cold War, and so apparently annulling the writer's perennial font of inspiration.

A Delicate Truth is 81-year-old le Carr̩'s 23rd novel that he has penned since he morphed from being a spy to being a spy-writer in the early 1960s. And he's back on form. Not quite the form of 1974's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, or 1977's The Honourable Schoolboy Рhis twin masterpieces Рbut certainly an improvement on some of his less-than-engaging 21st century works like The Mission Song and the lamentable A Most Wanted Man.

Le Carré has long been a storyteller of detail-rich spy sagas in which individuals with unrealistically loftly ideals challenge the institutional order of things. And tend to lose. The theme here, as in most of le Carré's works, is the disquieting question: how can any individual hope to take any effective moral action amid the murky mix of international intrigue and compromised principles?

There's a shocking post-9/11 message here, too. In the war against terror, some of the sins of the "free world" not only get forgiven, but also forgotten, before eventually getting obliterated from the record.

A Delicate Truth also explores the fragility and intricacy of memory, just as skilfully as Julian Barnes did with his brilliant Booker Prize-winning The Sense Of An Ending of two years ago.

Which brings us to A Delicate Truth's central character, Toby Bell. Le Carr̩ depicts Bell as the "thirty-something rising star of Her Majesty's Foreign Service Рthe striving ambitious fellow I fancy myself to have been at much the same age," the author recently told a British daily.

Bell's no suave James Bond-like spook. Le Carr̩ describes him as being: "stocky in build, not particularly handsome, with a shock of unruly brown hair that went haywire as soon as it was brushed." Nevertheless, he's courageous, cunning, and Рcrucially Рis in possession of an unbreakable moral compass.

Things get sticky for Bell when he finds himself serving as the right-hand man to Fergus Quinn, a shrewd political player and bully of the old (public) school variety, and for whom a juicy Foreign Office position has landed in his lap like an over-ripe plum. The two colleagues don't get along, of course. And Quinn ensures that Bell is kept out of the loop at every turn. Which leads Bell to wonder: what is the weasel hiding?

Bell does some solo sleuthing and learns that Quinn's confidantes include a number of unsavoury but powerful US defence contractors. Furthermore, Quinn appears to have orchestrated a covert military operation – a scoop in the waiting for any journalist worth his salt and smartphone.

The action opens in the British possession of Gibraltar, the year is 2008, and the operation is a top-secret intervention whose goal is to extract or eliminate a jihadist arms dealer. Tasked with this goal are a team of British special forces and assorted mercenaries hardened by action in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Balkan Wars.

But the Gibraltar mission goes terribly awry. Two innocents perish. And the whole mess is covered up. But in time and with the help of an ex-ambassador Рone of Quinn's guilt-stricken former collaborators РBell sets out to expose the debacle. Foolhardy or brave? That, as always with a le Carr̩ novel, is the question.

Through these excellently characterised agents, le Carré's righteous anger burns like a phosphorous grenade, and thankfully we are spared the preachy tone of 2008's A Most Wanted Man and some of his other more recent books.

This is also an even more autobiographical treatment than we are used to from Britain's most illustrious spy-turned-novelist since Ian Fleming. Le Carr̩ seems to be writing with deft duality about both his younger self and the man he might have become had he'd stayed with the Foreign Office. While Bell Рthe young le Carr̩ Рis mining the now-retired diplomat (who is close to the author's current age) for information, the youngster is also working on a novel. No surprises for guessing the genre.

The narrative moves effortlessly back and forth between different points of view and the time-space continuum, and is gratifyingly cinematic with the pacing being closer to a Jason Bourne film than one of le Carré's exquisite but languidly meandering 1970s George Smiley yarns. In other words, a cracking read.

Calling Dr. Laura

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NOTHING is more frightful than confessional memoirs ... except perhaps hipster confessional memoirs. 

The paralysing phobia hit me when graphic memoir Calling Dr. Laura by Portland-based zinester and artist Nicole J. Georges fell into my lap. I just wasn't sure how much obscure irony and organic wholesomeness I could take, on top of the self-absorbed navel-gazing mush.

Don't get me wrong; I don't hate graphic memoirs – Art Spiegelman's Maus and Marjane Starapi's Persepolis rank high on my list of favourite reads – but the daddy issues of the I-generation somehow simply do not evoke the same excitement in me.

Well, now I've got my own confession to make: Georges got me at "chocolate peanut butter cups" with her graphic novel.

This vegan treat popular among Georges' androgynous Portland set is as hipster-pretentious as it gets in this memoir, and everyone loves chocolate peanut butter, in any form. Despite its Oprah aura, Calling Dr. Laura manages to stay tart and tender without drowning us in an outpouring of oh-poor-me-me-me whining. In fact, Georges' frank and self-deprecating voice even makes this graphic memoir fun. 

The intimate tone definitely works here – the familiarity makes reading this memoir feel like sharing childhood stories with a good friend ... er ... while chomping on chocolate peanut butter cups.

Yup, those chocolate peanut butter cups. All Nicole wanted with the sweet snack was to lure her crush, symbolically named (Verona) Mauss, into her love shack.

But Mauss gives her more than a baking misadventure: notably, a date with a psychic who sends her on a journey in search of her father and, inevitably, herself.

Part coming-of-age and part coming-out story, Calling Dr. Laura paints a poignant picture of a life slowly spinning out of control after it is exposed as a lie.

When we first meet Nicole, she has just moved to Portland from Kansas City and is struggling with stray chickens and dogs while exploring her artistic pursuits and sexuality. 

Her life is sent into a further tailspin when a birthday palm-reading reveals that her father, who she thought died when she was two, is still alive. Hurt that her whole family conspired to keep it a secret, Nicole turns to radio talk-show host Dr Laura Schlessinger for advice.

However, as she slowly learns to untangle the web of lies about her family, especially the "unsolved mysteries" that have plagued her since childhood, Nicole discovers a new her – the person she had been aspiring to be as an artist, daughter and grown woman. 

What Georges does best is to capture the sensibility and mood of Portland, amazingly without giving one any hipster allergies. 

Interestingly, while her search for her father drives the memoir, it is her conservative but colourful Midwestern mother who takes the central role.

As Georges flits from the present to the past in her 20-odd years of life, we get glimpses of their complicated relationship and how it shaped her other relationships, especially with other women, from sisters to girlfriends.

The understated but kooky artwork creates the perfect canvas for this sensitively written memoir of a young woman coming into her own. Georges etches the flashbacks of her chaotic childhood in a simplistic, even naïve style. Like our memories, the details of the past are fuzzy, with only the main players in focus. The illustration of her present is more detailed, with more intricate backgrounds and faces. 

A pleasant surprise – to me at least – is the toned-down confessionals. Georges eschews the conventions of memoirs by not dredging the depths of her family history, and even self-consciously asks in an aside, "Is it TMI (too much information) to tell you ...?"

Georges takes another creative risk by refraining from blowing up her father, or the search for him, in her story. Somehow it works though, as it makes her reconciliation more momentous. And when she finally discovers the answers she has been searching for – plonked in the epilogue to boot – her almost flippant remark that "that was it, the anticlimax of my whole parented life" serves more emotional punch than any weepy reunion.

If there is anything to gripe about, it is the titular character Dr Laura. She does play a pivotal role in Nicole's search but despite the marquee status awarded to her, Dr Laura only makes a cameo appearance. It would have been fun to see her acerbic and domineering character creating more havoc for Nicole.

Secrets Of Golden Numbers

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WHEN master numerologist Gracy Yap asked me to review her latest bestselling book, I jumped at the opportunity. With my interest in metaphysics, the prospect of digging into the Secrets Of Golden Numbers seemed absolutely fascinating to me.

Diving right into the book, I started off by working out my life path number and name expression number. Lucky me, I was born with some pretty nice golden numbers!

With these numbers, I learnt how my job – writing and meeting celebrities – suited me perfectly. These numbers also helped to identify the duality of my personality and helped me to understand myself better.

Then I looked at my friends' numbers and these proved to be even more interesting. One is an award-winning journalist who keeps changing jobs and another, a fellow writer who loves travelling and enjoys taking on overseas assignments despite the workload. It turned out that both wouldn't stay put because the numbers for constant movement and change of direction were indicated in their names. 

If you were not born with these auspicious golden numbers, Yap's book says you can remedy the situation with "number cures". And the best thing is that you can put these formulae into practise immediately; what's more, you don't even have to understand how numerology works to do so. So don't worry if you didn't get a distinction in math or physics. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to practise numerology. 

The formulae in the book are all stated in simple terms. All that is required is the ability to add and reduce strings of numbers to a single digit.

In fact, it was so easy that I made a bunch of golden number "gifts" for my family, by calculating their respective golden numbers and marking desktop calendars with their "personal" year, month, date and such.

While Secrets To Golden Numbers seems to be a fun way of decoding your future,Yap does point out that it is not a get-rich-quick-scheme but is intended to be a self-help manual to improve your lot in life.

At only 115 pages, the book is easy to carry around and a breeze to read.

Especially interesting are the case studies Yap has included to illustrate how some lucky people have cashed in on their golden numbers. The review copy I received was a second print of the Asian Edition and included some bonus stories about how some of her clients made their millions from real estate and winning the lottery. 

While I enjoyed the content a lot, I did have a bit of an issue with how the formulae seemed to be hidden in the text due to the layout of the pages. I would suggest boxing them up in the next update. In the meantime, this is easily remedied: My book is already variously marked with highlighter pens and sticky notes. And I've already copied out the relevant formulae into my online database for easy reference.

For those who care more about love and relationships than money and success, I recommend Yap's previous bestselling book, Finding And Keeping Your Crush: A Numerology Guide To Finding True Love.

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Beelines for minions at McD’s

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LONG queues formed outside McDonald's outlets again, thanks to Gru's minions from the Despicable Me movies.

The fast food chain launched a series of palm-sized minions on July 11 in different designs which were given free with every Happy Meal.

The sale of the last set of three minions – yellow, pill-shaped creatures which spew gobbledy-gook in the movies – started at 11am yesterday.

A snaking queue was spotted at 10.40am outside the McDonald's outlet in Ang Mo Kio Ave 3.

The queue was reminiscent of the Hello Kitty craze last month. Some queues then had 200 customers, all wanting to lay their hands on a limited edition Singing Bone Hello Kitty toy with their Extra Value Meal.

The restaurant's Hello Kitty promotion also caused mayhem in 2000, when there were reports of fights and injuries. — The Straits Times / Asia News Network

Appeal hearing set for October

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]THE appeal hearing for former law professor Tey Tsun Hang against his conviction and five-month jail sentence has been set for October.
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The Star Online: Entertainment: Music

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Empire building

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Flamboyant Aussie duo Empire of the Sun is out to splash positivity through its music.

Taking the Stage again

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]More fun and thrills at upcoming fifth edition of MTV World Stage.
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The Star Online: Metro: South & East

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Beelines for minions at McD’s

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LONG queues formed outside McDonald's outlets again, thanks to Gru's minions from the Despicable Me movies.

The fast food chain launched a series of palm-sized minions on July 11 in different designs which were given free with every Happy Meal.

The sale of the last set of three minions – yellow, pill-shaped creatures which spew gobbledy-gook in the movies – started at 11am yesterday.

A snaking queue was spotted at 10.40am outside the McDonald's outlet in Ang Mo Kio Ave 3.

The queue was reminiscent of the Hello Kitty craze last month. Some queues then had 200 customers, all wanting to lay their hands on a limited edition Singing Bone Hello Kitty toy with their Extra Value Meal.

The restaurant's Hello Kitty promotion also caused mayhem in 2000, when there were reports of fights and injuries. — The Straits Times / Asia News Network

Appeal hearing set for October

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THE appeal hearing for former law professor Tey Tsun Hang against his conviction and five-month jail sentence has been set for October.

This comes after counsel Peter Low requested for the original Aug 6 date to be postponed to give the defence sufficient time to adequately prepare for the appeal hearing – having only been notified of the date on July 17.

Following a pre-trial conference before Assistant Registrar Janice Wong at the High Court yesterday, the hearing has been set from Oct 16 to 18.

This means 42-year-old Tey, who is now in prison after being convicted of six counts of corruptly obtaining gifts and sex from former student Darinne Ko, may be released by then. Before starting his jail term in June, he had predicted he would be out by "early October" after remission.

In court documents, Low indicated that if Tey's appeal succeeds, and if he fully completes his sentence by then, Tey "fully understands" that his appeal against his sentence would be futile. But his "good name would be cleared and his reputation vindicated".

After Tey's conviction in May, the former National University of Singapore (NUS) don continued to maintain his innocence. Before going to jail, he said he was "extremely disappointed" by the judgment.

It it learnt that one of the arguments raised in the Malaysian's ap­­­peal against his conviction involved his six statements to anti-graft officers, which he said were made under duress and should not be admitted as evidence. But chief district judge Tan Siong Thye ruled otherwise.

Another argument Tey's lawyers are raising is how the judge saw his relationship with Ko. The judge ruled that Tey "chose to be corrupt" and exploited her vulnerability.

However, Tey had insisted in his defence that he was in a "mutually loving romantic relationship" with Ko, and that the gifts and sex were part of that. — The Straits Times / Asia News Network

AGC acts against cartoonist Leslie Chew

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THE Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) has commenced legal proceedings in the High Court against Chew Peng Ee, better known as Leslie Chew, for a series of comic strips published on Facebook.

He is alleged to have committed contempt of court by scandalising the Judiciary of the Republic of Singapore.

The AGC said: "The present legal proceedings are aimed at protecting the administration of justice in Singapore and upholding the integrity of one of our key public institutions."

The case will be heard before the High Court on Aug 12.

Chew, 37, is the illustrator behind Demon-cratic Singapore, a Facebook page that was started in May 2011.

Centre to this case are four comics published on July 20, 2011, as well as Jan 3, Jan 5 and June 16 last year on the Facebook page, which claims that Demon-cratic Singapore is the "full name" of a fictional country, "often referred to as Singapore for short". — The Straits Times / Asia News Network

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The Star Online: Lifestyle: Parenting

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6 Ideas on how to boost your child's immune system

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The immune system is our body's first line of defence when it comes to fighting off diseases and infections.

Given how regularly our little ones seem to come home with a runny nose (or worse), it would be nice if we could give their immune systems a helping hand.

And maybe we can. Below are six suggestions that may help boost a child's natural defences:

Breastfeed

Studies have shown that breastfeeding provides crucial support for a child's immune system. In addition to providing immediate protection against GI and respiratory diseases, a review of research by Kelly M Jackson and Andrea M. Nazar in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association suggests that because breastfeeding also promotes immune system development, it may provide significant health benefits well into adulthood, too.

Play in the dirt

Dirt has become an, ahem, dirty word. Yet children need to be exposed to dirt in order for their immune systems to fully develop as they should. Children who grow up on farms, for example, or who are raised around pets, tend to exhibit lower rates of asthma and other respiratory diseases.

Gardening can also help give your immune system a lift. Sharyn Clough of the University of Oregon has even suggested that the socialisation of girls to be neat and tidy may be a factor in higher rates of allergies among women than men.

Exactly why exposure to dirt is beneficial remains a topic of much debate, but researchers suggest that a combination of factors may be at play. On the one hand, exposure to trace amounts of pathogens can give the immune system a workout, on the other, exposure to the outdoors may mean children come into contact with more potentially beneficial microorganisms that can support their bodies' own cells in fighting infection.

It goes without saying that anyone who is already immuno-compromised should seek medical advice before exposing themselves to dirt or other potential sources of infection.

Sleep more

As if we needed more reasons to encourage our children to sleep ….

Research published in Nature by Penelope A. Bryant, John Trinder and Nigel Curtis suggests that there is a "reciprocal relationship between sleep and immunity". And because sleep is a learned behaviour that we carry on into adulthood, it makes sense that teaching your child the importance of getting enough sleep will benefit them later in life.

Eat sour milk

The immune system used to be thought of like a defensive army – fighting off any invaders that dared to cross its borders. As our understanding of our bodies has improved, however, we've learned that we are literally teeming with foreign microbes, many of which work in symbiosis with our bodies' own cells to perform vital functions such as digestion of food or transfer of nutrients.

This paradigm shift has led some to speculate that "live" foods, which are already cherished in many traditions as health-giving, may help boost our inner biodiversity. Fermented milk products like kefir and yoghurt, for example, have been shown to offer health benefits including improving lactose digestion and preventing antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. Research into sauerkraut has revealed enzymes and microbes, which may aid digestion, and even isothiocyanates, which may prevent the growth of cancer cells.

It is, however, early days for research into the health benefits of live foods, and they are by no means a magic bullet. Many researchers warn against putting too much faith in some of the wilder claims being made by advocates until further studies can be carried out.

Antibiotics, pros and cons

Antibiotics are a remarkable gift and have doubtless saved many lives. The routine use of antibiotics, however, may be leading us into trouble.

The problem of drug-resistant bacteria is already one good reason for exercising moderation in the use of these medicines, with a strong case being made that it is our collective responsibility to reduce the routine use of antibiotics both in healthcare and farming in a collective effort to reduce the risk of superbugs.

But this isn't just a question of the common good. Studies also have linked childhood use of antibiotics by individuals with a significantly increased risk of allergic asthma later in life.

Eat more fruits and vegetables

Of all the ways we can boost our body's immune system, eating a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables remains among the most important. Whether it's the vitamin C in your oranges or leafy green vegetables, or the antiseptic properties in garlic, if your child eats a broad range of plant-based foods, you likely will be giving their immune system a healthy jump start. And while health food stores may be clamouring to sell you the latest infant probiotic with wild claims for immune system improvements, the "elixir" may be a lot more accessible and closer to home than you might think.

As detailed in a recent article by Michael Pollan in the New York Times, it's been shown that a diet rich in a variety of whole grains, raw vegetables and less cooked foods (al dente pasta, for example) promotes fermentation in the lower intestine, which in turn is a key function for encouraging healthy gut microbes.

Take note

Ultimately, there is no one answer to an improved immune system. And, the ideas presented here should not be considered an alternative to medical treatment. But pursuing a well-rounded lifestyle rich in exercise, sleep, good food and an enjoyment of the great outdoors seems as good a place as any to start. It also sounds like a whole lot of fun. - Mother Nature Network (MCT Information Services)

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No-nonsense toughness

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Dennis Farina infused grittier roles with two decades of experience as a Chicago policeman.

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Just forget it

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With Unforgettable, Dylan Walsh hopes to move on from Nip/Tuck, the show that made him a star.

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Meeting of two cartoon families

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Seth MacFarlane's 'Family Guy' will be hosting 'The Simpsons' in crossover episode.

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