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...quell public outrage. But when the matter was finally put on the legislative calendar on July 17, he announced that he'd changed his mind. Saying that his sin hardly compares with those of Senate colleagues accused of such crimes as bribery and drug dealing, he withdrew his offer, and is keeping his seat...
...trouble is that California is one of the few places to mandate that stores offer plastic-bag recycling, and the industry has been slow to volunteer elsewhere. Less than 1% of bags are recycled in the U.S., according to the Washington-based Worldwatch Institute. Major chains like Giant Foods are trying to improve that statistic by giving rebates to shoppers who return plastic bags for recycling, although few consumers take advantage of the policy. In March, Ikea began charging a nickel per plastic bag and selling a reusable tote for 59¢. While it's still too soon to tell...
...brain doing something it's supposed to do--warning you of danger--but doing it very badly. Living in the world means living with risks: real ones, imagined ones, exaggerated ones. That's not an easy lesson, but it's a powerful lesson--one that, once learned, can offer a paradoxical state of peace...
...cuts for basic research, Kavli wanted to help produce knowledge about the world that could ultimately make it a better place. But before he could get started, he needed to make his name known in scientific circles. "It really wouldn't do," he says, "to call people up and offer a Kavli Prize and have them say, 'What's that...
...Still, the opening in March of Heathrow's $8.5 billion Terminal 5, where BA will centralize its operation from two of the hub's other terminals, ought to offer a welcome boost. According to investment bank Merrill Lynch, T5, as the new terminal is known, should allow the airline to coordinate schedules and squeeze costs by, for instance, not having to ferry passengers between terminals. Maybe BA will have better luck next summer...