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...that everyone can accept, whether you live in a Manhattan walk-up or rural North Carolina, Alaska or suburban splendor. From scratch means: You grow your tomato, you grow your lettuce, you cure your own bacon or pancetta, you bake your own bread (wild yeast is preferred and gets higher marks but is not required), you make your own mayo." (See pictures: "What the World Eats, Part...
Reports of H1N1 outbreaks are sporadic throughout the state. The Tuscaloosa County School system reports higher attendance than normal, but at the University of Alabama, 54 students have been diagnosed with suspected swine flu, and university spokesperson Cathy Andeen says more arrive each day. At Tutwiler Hall, one of the campuses largest dorms, a box of facemasks shared counter space with the typical collegiate flotsam and jetsam Tuesday afternoon, and hand sanitizer was stashed on desks and tables throughout the building. The university also distributed flu kits containing Tylenol and a thermometer and created a "flu hotline" for parents...
...electorate is already showing a level of political interest higher than in previous general elections. More than three million people have cast early ballots, up more than 50% from the 2005 general election. And voter turnout, for 104 million eligible voters, could reach 70% - the highest rate for a general election since 1990. (See pictures of Japan in 1989 and Japan...
...German prosecutors revealed that they are investigating around 100 academics at some of the country's top universities on the suspicion that they granted doctorates to dozens of unqualified students after taking bribes from a consultancy firm. The scandal has shaken Germany's higher education system, revered abroad as one of the best in Europe...
Researchers find that people will buy something on sale even if the reduced price is higher than the regular price at another store. "Just seeing the difference between the full and reduced price motivates the purchases," explains Ellen Ruppel Shell in her new book, Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture. "It is as though, rather than spending the cost of the product, we're actually earning the savings...