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Reusable water bottles merit scrutiny as well. Like many rock climbers, Scott Belcher used to carry a Nalgene water bottle made of polycarbonate, a sturdy, clear plastic. As an associate pharmacology professor at the University of Cincinnati, he knew that polycarbonates contain bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic hormone that mimics estrogen. What he didn't know was if or how much BPA wound up in his water. In experiments, he learned that trace amounts of BPA do seep into room-temperature water. But he was startled to find that when the containers were filled with boiling water--a common practice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Freshen Up Your Drink | 3/13/2008 | See Source »

...around half of young white voters, on his way to a commanding 55% of the total vote (Clinton finished second with roughly 27% and Edwards came in third with 18%). The excitement around Obama's candidacy pushed turnout to record levels - a kind of surge, says Obama strategist Cornell Belcher, that "is something only Barack Obama is capable of bringing to the table...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Win Reshapes the Race | 1/26/2008 | See Source »

...Some students, including Alexandra A. Belcher ’08, said they preferred the old calendar...

Author: By Arianna Markel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Academic Calendar Overhauled | 1/16/2008 | See Source »

...think that with the intensity of the Harvard schedule, we need that break before exams,” said Belcher, a government concentrator...

Author: By Arianna Markel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Academic Calendar Overhauled | 1/16/2008 | See Source »

...saying, "Witness statements taken early this morning clearly put the blame on the suspected terrorists saying that if the children attempted to go outside they were beaten and pushed away from the door." "We are truly sorry for the innocent lives lost in this attack," said Army Maj. Chris Belcher, a Coalition spokesman. "We had surveillance on the compound all day and saw no indications there were children inside the building...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Backlash from Afghan Civilian Deaths | 6/23/2007 | See Source »

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