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...nation's most informed public-health experts do not share their best guesses, people will find worse information somewhere else. "People cannot make rational decisions without knowledge," says Dr. Sandro Galea, director of the Center for Global Health at the University of Michigan. "And knowledge has to flow centrally. Absent that, you will have a flow of mythologies...
...Sarkozy's plan has largely failed, and the immigrant flow continues. Refugee organizations and locals, who for years have witnessed the flow of immigrants, see little hope of success from Tuesday's crackdown. "They can destroy the Jungle, but in a month's time, it will be rebuilt," says Annick Decrinier, a retired teacher in Calais who has volunteered at a lunch program for illegal immigrants since 2001. "I am certain that the way we are dealing with this is not a solution." (Read "Sparks Over Sarkozy's Afghan Plan...
...What Was Rich Is Now Poor After the G.D.R. closed its frontiers in 1952 to stanch the flow to the West, Berlin's internal borders remained porous. Niebank met her husband at dance classes. She could have slipped west to join him but she decided to apply for permission to leave the G.D.R. The wedding took place on Aug. 5, 1961; her exit permit was to be granted 10 days later. But during the early hours of Aug. 13, the East German army ringed West Berlin with barbed wire and armed guards. The Wall had been built...
...Singapore purifies and recycles what it captures, including sewage. Here's how it works: More than half the island is crisscrossed by a grid of drains that not only prevent flooding, to which low-lying Singapore is prone, but more important, capture rainwater. That rainwater eventually flows into canals. From the canals, the water runs to one of several reservoirs and then to a treatment plant, where it is purified for home use. The wastewater, meanwhile, runs into a gigantic underground pipe, nearly as wide as a subway tunnel, that traverses the length of Singapore. To speed the water flow...
...experience of heartbreak and regret, but also about the joys of getting really stoned and playing video games. His newest release and first full album, titled “Man on the Moon: The End of Day,” showcases this lyrical diversity as well as his impressive flow. Cudi’s voice is beautiful and his words meaningful; he can spit just as well as he sings. For a new artist attempting an ambitious mixture of styles, Kid Cudi’s album is an impressive success.Immediately noticeable is Cudi’s close attention to detail...