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...models of digital camera. Model A, the subjects were told, took sharper photos, and model B took ones that were more vivid. They were shown examples of photos taken with each camera, and told they'd never print a photo larger than the sample. Twenty-six percent of people chose model A. Yet when another group was told the same thing, and given the additional information that model A was a 4-megapixel camera while model B was a 2-megapixel version, a full 75% chose model A. "People say, I don't trust my own experience, but I trust...
...provided a Hollywood echo of the civil rights agitation that had roiled the South and seized the nation. But Peck's role as Atticus Finch, a crusading attorney who is also a gentle single dad to his two young kids, had staying power. In 2003 the American Film Institute chose Atticus as the top hero in U.S. movie history. (See TIME's All-Time 100 Best Movies...
...World, Dec. 8]. Robert Mugabe and his gang ensured the country's downfall, and the crippling of its citizens and its political opposition to a point where no solution is possible however hard Morgan Tsvangirai works. The world leaders (including Thabo Mbeki and most political leaders in Africa) chose to ignore the real problem: Mugabe - a corrupt and possibly mentally unstable power freak. My appeal to the world is to get into Zimbabwe now and help put this country and its struggling citizens on the road to recovery. World leaders should not wait for 2009 just because the festive season...
...There is this sense that we have a beauty contest of diets," says Katz. "But I don't think we are really obligated to chose between a low-glycemic diet and a high-fiber diet. There are benefits to combining them, for everyone." In other words, the bottom line is the same as it's always been: Eating a well-balanced diet - with enough fruits, veggies and low-fat protein, and restricting excess fat, sugar and processed foods - is probably the smartest choice for anyone, whether or not you have diabetes...
...testament to Duncan's entrepreneurial spirit, Obama chose to introduce his new schools chief at the Dodge Renaissance Academy on Chicago's West Side. Duncan shuttered the failing school in 2002 and reopened it in 2005 as a laboratory for teachers seeking advanced degrees in education. The school has since been hailed as a model for teacher-residency programs. Dodge is "helping us rethink the way we train teachers in this country, and the way we run schools," says Ted Mitchell, president of the California board of education. "We're delighted that the President-elect has recognized that promise...