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...about time a magazine flushed out the news about the politically correct but poorly performing low-flow toilet [SCIENCE, July 1]. My experience is that the new toilets are an embarrassment to our technically advanced society. Why does one have to reflush to remove floating stuff that just didn't wash away the first time, only to flush again and get some new surprises? And a person cannot go away for a few days without making sure everything got flushed away, or he may risk returning to a house that has a new odor. Looks like environmentalists had better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jul. 22, 1996 | 7/22/1996 | See Source »

...first. On such songs as Come on Over Here, the rhythms are forceful, dynamic, danceable; these are the kinds of songs you can expect to hear booming out of car windows for the rest of the summer. The best tracks, however, are the midtempo songs, such as Let It Flow (which was also on the Waiting to Exhale sound track) and Why Should I Care. These numbers are poignant, melodic and lovely at points, but Braxton's lush contralto gives them substance and meaning. "The things I sing about, women can identify with," she says. "Although they're sad love...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: TONI'S SECRET WORLD | 7/15/1996 | See Source »

...specific role of the Air Force in Dhahran is to enforce the no-fly zone imposed on southern Iraq after the 1991 Gulf War. But more generally, America's mission in the Persian Gulf is to protect the flow of oil. The gulf states produce two-thirds of the world's supply, so their stability is vital to the global economy. As the U.S. sees it, the biggest threats to that stability are Iraq and Iran, two powerful countries with ambitions to someday dominate the region. The U.S. policy of keeping both Iraq and Iran in check is known...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHY THE BIG U.S. BUILDUP IN THE GULF IS SO RISKY | 7/8/1996 | See Source »

...give the future back to all of our children. We cannot ... keep allowing our young people to die before their dreams ever have a chance to take shape. We know gangs often buy in bulk from a single shadowy supplier. We need a national campaign to cut off the flow." Some cities have already moved to battle teen crime with pilot versions of the federal plan launched Monday, most of which have been largely successful. In New York, for instance, federal agents found that one store in Alabama had supplied at least 4,000 guns that had been seized...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Keeping Kids Gun-Free | 7/8/1996 | See Source »

Both co-chairs seemed pleased with the flow of the conference...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: K-School Runs Mideast Conference | 7/4/1996 | See Source »

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