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...Even if the FDA can pinpoint the source of the outbreak, it's hard for consumers to know where their tomatoes are grown. Certain imported foods are required to carry country-of-origin labels, but that doesn't apply to domestic produce. "I'm not aware of any tomato outbreak that was not domestic," says Acheson. There is no such thing as a mandatory state-of-origin label for food, and federal authorities have yet to create such a law. "Saying 'product of the U.S.' isn't necessarily going to confer safety," he says. So much for reassurance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rooting Out the Rotten Tomatoes | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

...ruling could bring a change. One-third of them have already been cleared for release but are being held until a country can be found to accept them. Roughly 50 are considered refugees, meaning they might face torture or other mistreatment if they are returned to their countries of origin. Others are still being held as a possible danger to the U.S., in case they decide to return to the battlefield. Lawyers for detainees in these categories are likely to file cases under the new ruling in the hope of speeding their release...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What the Gitmo Ruling Means | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

When Burke K. Zimmerman ’58 was studying iron meteorites to determine the date of origin of the solar system as a research assistant at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), he said he never thought others would be using stopwatches to compute the orbit of Sputnik, the Soviet satellite sent into orbit the fall of his senior year...

Author: By Chelsea L. Shover, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Competing for the Skies | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

...says that dress code in college teams is only half the battle, and that more deep-seated cultural changes are required for more Muslim girls in America to even think about sports beyond high school. Ahmed, whose family comes from Pakistan, cannot imagine playing basketball in her country of origin. She says that many Muslim parents from conservative countries still find it unacceptable for their daughters to play sports. "They bring their cultural baggage with them," she notes. "But this will change with time." Perhaps. But for the girls of Al-Madinah whose days on the court may be numbered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hijab Hoop Dreams | 5/27/2008 | See Source »

...their actions. Of the 856 sexual misconduct allegations against U.N. personnel and peacekeepers between 2004 and 2006, less than 40% were resolved within the year the abuse was reported. In many cases, the suspected abusers were either fired from the organization or repatriated back to their country of origin. "In general the U.N. as a whole has a zero tolerance policy on this," says Michael Klaus, spokesman for UNICEF in Geneva. "If these cases are proven, those responsible are immediately fired and sanctioned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Peacekeepers Prey on Children | 5/27/2008 | See Source »

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