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...developed an unbelievable ability to boil discussion of healthcare into sound bites, basic language." - John D. Rockefeller, Democratic senator, on Daschle's support for Hillary Clinton's healthcare reform efforts in the 1990s, Congressional Quarterly June...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Incoming HHS Secretary Tom Daschle | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...clean and because they're stainless steel inside and out, flavors do not linger after washing. Like the Sigg, the Kanteen can accommodate warm liquids but heat will transfer to the outside. If you are lost in the wild (and know how to start a fire) you can even boil water in the Kanteen. Price: $17.95 (27 ounce, steel); $19.95 (27 ounce, colored...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Top 5 Eco-Friendly Water Bottles | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

Cholera is one of the simplest diseases to prevent or cure. To kill the cholera bacterium in water, just boil it. To treat the chronic diarrhea and potentially fatal dehydration that results from cholera, take a liter of water, a teaspoon of salt, eight teaspoons of sugar, mix, and drink; or, for patients too weak to drink, administer intravenously...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Zimbabwe's Latest Plague: Cholera | 12/1/2008 | See Source »

...Life for its seven million residents is a tension-filled mix of long working hours, fierce career competition, and the constant pressure to make more money to survive high rents and costs. So in these times of economic duress, with plunging stock prices and rising unemployment, that stress can boil over. In October, Caritas, a social services organization, set up a special government-funded hotline to counsel those suffering from the economic downturn. In the first month, Caritas received more than 1,000 calls from Hong Kong citizens who had lost their jobs or savings. "Hong Kong people are very...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Due to the Economy, Stress Boils Over in Hong Kong | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

...stuff in Winthrop’s Senior Common Room. His e-mails over the Winthrop House list, inviting anyone over the age of 21 to help brew, have met with plenty of enthusiasm. “I’ve had as many as 30 kids watching the pot boil,” Wilson said. When I met with him, he was stirring a pot of murky water with muslin sacks of barley bobbing near the surface. He was making a porter to be dry hopped with cacao and vanilla beans. Not quite Natty...

Author: By Rebecca A. Cooper, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The New Spirit in Adams House | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

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