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...economic principle, velocity has been considered a constant. According to Gelleri, it was stable in the 1950s, '60s, and '70s but starting in the '80s velocity has decreased as more money has been diverted to the financial sector. This scenario may benefit financial centers, but money tends to drain away from other places. Gelleri says that both the Euro and the U.S. dollar have slowed way down. "In the last several months velocity has declined sharply because there's less GDP and more money," he says. "The money doesn't flow. More money is being printed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Buying Local: How It Boosts the Economy | 6/11/2009 | See Source »

...there's no way to give a pregnant woman enough of the antibiotic to be effective. Kidney function is so revved up during pregnancy that even in high doses, amoxicillin is excreted before it can work its magic. Think of it as trying to fill a bathtub with the drain open, suggests Jason Umans, an internist and maternal-fetal pharmacologist at Georgetown University. "In emergencies, you always hear, 'Treat the pregnant women first!'" he says. "The joke should be 'Yeah, how?'" (See how the FDA classifies drugs and their effects on pregnancy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Risks (and Rewards) of Pills and Pregnancy | 6/8/2009 | See Source »

...Drain the artichokes thoroughly and rap them, stem side up, on a kitchen towel to remove as much water as possible. Slice them ¼-inch thick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lidia Bastianich's Bread Recipes | 5/22/2009 | See Source »

...keep them submerged as they cook. Boil until the bottom of the artichoke is tender when poked with the tip of a paring knife, 20 to 30 minutes, depending on size. To serve and eat the artichoke, remove the artichokes from the boiling water with a slotted spoon and drain them upside down in a colander. Stand them leaf-side up on a serving plate. Eat the artichoke by pulling off one leaf at a time and scraping off the pulp between your teeth. You can dip them in melted butter or olive oil first, if you like. When...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lidia Bastianich's Bread Recipes | 5/22/2009 | See Source »

...great hurdles stand in the way of Russia's realizing its space dreams: a collapsing public-education system and a brain drain that for decades has been siphoning off the country's highly trained engineers as they move to better-paying jobs in the West. It is this second issue that the museum aims to address. "We need our youth to become interested in space again," says Laveikin. "We need to develop a youthful corps of engineers and cosmonauts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can a Space Museum Help Russia Get Its Glory Back? | 5/17/2009 | See Source »

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