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Don Corleone, multiculturalist

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The concept of friendship was tackled in the opening scene of the movie 'The Godfather' in which Mafia don Vito Corleone demands the respect and allegiance of an undertaker who went to him to seek justice for his daughter who was mauled by two youths. Don Corleone promised to grant the undertaker's request without asking for anything in return after the latter agreed to accept his friendship. This politics of friendship, which was evident in classical Rome and Greece, is characterized by temporary, contractual relationships and is therefore defective.

Author: Rahe, Paul A.
Publisher: University of Florida
Publication Name: Business & Professional Ethics Journal
Subject: Philosophy and religion
ISSN: 0277-2027
Year: 1997
Portrayals, Criticism and interpretation, Friendship, The Godfather (Motion picture)

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Cafe Scientifique - deja vu

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There are about 180 Cafes Scientifiques worldwide which are a friendly meeting ground for scientists and the public to discuss scientific matters that concern everyone. Such cafes indicate the changing relationship between the scientists and the public and also, it is way of engaging both in open dialog.

Author: Dallas, Duncan
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Cell
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0092-8674
Year: 2006
Analysis, Science and the humanities

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Progressive dehydration causes a progressive decline in basketball performance

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Different levels of dehydration on the performance of adult basketball players were taken up and precautionary measures suggested.

Author: Kenney, W. Larry, Baker, Lindsay B., Dougherty, Kelly A., Chow, Mosuk
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, WK Health
Publication Name: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0195-9131
Year: 2007
Care and treatment, Risk factors, Physiological aspects, Basketball players, Dehydration (Physiology)

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