Half of the population is Malay, 25% are ethnically Chinese, 10% are ethnically Indian and the rest are from the indigenous tribes. Having lived in the UK for 4 years now, I must get it off my chest that it seems to me that based on my conversations and interactions with Indians and British Indians, I feel that they are not accustomed to living with other races. I have, on numerous occasions, rebuked an Indian acquaintance or friend for automatically playing the race card when faced with a situation that does not favour them. Several University coursemates accused a lecturer (behind his back) of racism when they did not get the scores they thought they would (personally, I felt they were just plain incompetent). .. and why is there a need for a "British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin"? What would DR Mehta say to a "Association of White Doctors"? ..

UNAIDS chief heaps praise on China's anti-AIDS efforts (2)

Nandawu Village, along with several other villages in Shangcai County, has been hit in the international media spotlight over the past decade due to its high incidence of AIDS, a result of illegal blood deals made before 1995.

Shangcai County, a poverty-stricken region home to more than one million people, had 6,925 HIV/AIDS patients by the end of July 2006, with most of the people having contracted the disease because of the contaminated blood donations or transfusions.

Since the beginning of 2004, the Chinese government has expended huge efforts in tackling the problem by intensifying publicity work, building more clinics, dispatching medical teams and offering free checkups and meditation.

More than 2,500 HIV/AIDS victims in Henan Province have received free traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment in the past two years, according to provincial health authorities.

Rudy: The Manny!

Reader AOP thinks he was employing the "unreliable narrator" device. "[T]he narrator is a crass dummy who can't identify the signal characteristics of the upper-middle class liberal good life (which do, at first glance, often bear a lot in common with impoverished college life)." ... But do crass dummies go around talking about what would happen "in any fair system." That sounds like what college lefties (or NPR employees!) would say. ... 11:19 A.M.

From Joe Trippi: Expect a big wave of Democratic retirements from Congress in the next couple of years, as veterans who've been holding on in hopes of regaining majority power give up. Many of these Democrats have been using their personal popularity (and powers of incumbency) to win in Republican areas.

Delayed ejaculation

Most men ejaculate within 2 to 4 minutes after onset of active thrusting in intercourse. Men with retarded ejaculation may be entirely unable to ejaculate in some circumstances (for example, during intercourse), or may only be able to ejaculate with great effort and after prolonged intercourse (for example 30 to 45 minutes).

Some factors, such as anger toward the partner, may be involved; however, organic causes are sometimes present.

State budget has millions for Research Campus

RALEIGH (AP) — Lawmakers have included $16.5 million for university programs at the North Carolina Research Campus in their newly approved 1007-2008 budget.

Here are other highlights of the $20.7 billion 2007-08 state spending plan given final House and Senate approval Monday. The figures reflect increases or reductions to base budget expenses, some of them based on projected rises in recurring spending.