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...Assembly Line In 1908 Henry Ford's company was turning out a car every 12 hours. Stockholders were impressed, but Ford wanted more and began experimenting with production-line techniques, moving parts along while each worker performed one task. In 1913 his new plant opened and began producing a Model T every 93 min.; by 1925 that was down to 15 sec. The productivity gains allowed Ford to turn a rich man's plaything into a mass product. By paying $5 an hour, he gave workers enough cash to drive...
...Ghats are home to several species of endangered flora and fauna. Notable among these is the Nilgiri tahr (Hemitragus hylocrius)?a primitive species of wild goat whose only viable population breeds in captivity at Munnar's Eravikulam National Park. But the real standout is the rare and beautiful Neelakurinji plant (Strobilanthus kunthianus), which grows in abundance in and around Munnar and is best enjoyed from Top Station. This exotic shrub's flowerings are few and far between?only once every 12 years, in fact?but according to locals are worth the wait, with blossoms carpeting the hillsides in riotous shades...
...Generally speaking, we want to move to Allston,” GSE Dean Ellen Condliffe Lagemann said in an interview last spring. “Our physical plant is currently constraining what we want to do. We really need new space...
...really as beneficial as people think? Researchers have focused on one particular group of compounds in soy: the isoflavones, which are also found in lower concentrations in other legumes. Isoflavones are phytoestrogens, or plant estrogens, that weakly imitate the body's estrogen--sometimes they have an estrogenic effect, other times anti-estrogenic. They are thought to help stave off breast cancer, lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease, among other things. Just last month a study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggested that isoflavones may also reduce the risk of endometrial cancer...
...than half of the killings carried out between 1980 and 2000, and government troops for much of the rest. Most of the victims were Quechua-speaking peasants. Nuclear Traces IRAN The U.N.'s nuclear weapons watchdog confirmed that inspectors found particles of highly enriched uranium at a nuclear power plant south of Tehran. Iran claimed the weapons-grade samples originated from equipment imported onto the Natanz site, and says it will discuss letting the U.N. conduct snap inspections. Souvenir Hunters THE U.K. Thieves posing as tourists made off with a Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece worth around $50 million. The work...