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...program are promising, with the first beneficiaries, now third-graders, outpacing their peers in math and reading. And Gore says his proposal would provide financial relief across the board, especially to middle-income families. But the program could be costly to taxpayers. Experts say Gore's "universal" measure could funnel money to some parents who don't need it. And to make the program viable, states must ante up matching funds. Though 42 states now bankroll some form of public preschool, the budgets are often minuscule. Georgia taps its state lottery, but it's unclear where other states would turn...
...Frappuccino as ubiquitous as the Big Mac, comes Starbucks' Barista Utopia Vacuum Coffee Brewing System ($169). The idea is to take vacuum coffee brewing, a method long favored in Europe, and Americanize it--make it plug-in simple, electric and automatic. You put freshly ground coffee in the large funnel on top, insert the funnel's rubber gasket tightly into the water-filled carafe below, push ON and stand back. The water quickly heats to a perfect, sub-boiling 205[degrees]F and gets sucked up into the vacuum created in the funnel, where it briefly mixes with the grounds...
...coffee? Our testers found that one must be careful when distributing the coffee in the funnel--sometimes the powerful uprush of hot water failed to soak all the grounds, making the brew too weak. Once we got the hang of it, though, the taste was indeed swell. Strong, not bitter and hot. Say it all together now: "Ahhhhh, coffee...
...trend has political scientists and civic activists complaining like never before: Campaign finance laws, such as they are, exist to curtail the political influence of individual donors and interest groups by limiting campaign contributions to $2,000. Under existing legislation, however, those same donors can funnel unlimited funds into the Republican or Democratic parties, which in turn use the cash to buy campaign advertisements...
...shaving. Dozens of athletes have been convicted or suspended. When you follow the money in these cases, it leads to one place: Nevada. That's because student athletes profit from legal bets placed in Las Vegas and Reno casinos, and, far more significantly, bookies in the other 49 states funnel illegal bets into those casinos to protect themselves from having to pay out on unlikely winners at high odds...