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...people to think about the right thing," he says, "whether they sit in the seat of power or not." "Tuku has this dream that if he plugs them enough, he will be able to help restore fundamental values," says Debbie Metcalfe, his manager. "He feels there's no moral fiber left." He's not the only one who thinks that. Many Zimbabweans believe the country's problems will not be solved until society, top to bottom, reforms. But where do values and moral fiber come from? For Zimbabweans, there's one refrain - sometimes phrased differently, but always the same...
...spurring the trend? One theory is that we've grown accustomed to giant servings offered up in restaurants. Another possibility, and one more troubling to dieticians, is that we're just not satisfied by what we're eating. "The American diet has cut back dramatically on things like fiber and vegetables," says Lisa Sasson, a registered dietician and professor of nutrition at New York University. "We need those things to give our stomachs that full feeling, and not eating them means we're going to eat more fatty foods and more fried foods as a way of keeping ourselves satisfied...
...found that because the lactose in dairy products metabolizes slowly, it can help regulate blood-sugar levels. This doesn't mean kids should live on milk shakes and fried mozzarella sticks. They need milk, but they also also need to exercise, maintain a healthy weight and eat a high-fiber diet...
...decided to try an artificial turf, even though it would cost more than $700,000. The new surface is not classic AstroTurf, which many players consider hard and abrasive, but a softer, shaggier material called FieldTurf, made of sand, recycled rubber sneakers and blades of grass fashioned from synthetic fiber. Pleased with the feel and durability of its new field, Claremont High this season was host to its first home football games in a half-century...
...calls to restrict greenhouse-gas emissions. Consumers and shareholders are steering their money toward companies that demonstrate concern for the environment--or at least appear to do so. And technology is boosting the attractiveness of green products ranging from clean fuel-cell engines to pillows stuffed with a synthetic fiber derived not from oil but from corn. Even as the White House and Congress show little movement away from the U.S. policy of cheap and subsidized coal and petroleum, smart U.S. companies--especially those that operate globally--are investing in new green technologies and in ways of making their...