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...director-general Dr. Margaret Chan stressed that the agency was declaring the pandemic a "moderate" one, given that the majority of infections are controllable with proper antiviral treatments. But the health agency has met with criticism recently for delaying the pandemic declaration for fear, in part, of stoking public panic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Official: H1N1 Flu Is a Pandemic | 6/12/2009 | See Source »

...impetus for unsprawling Tysons is a 23-mile extension of the Metro line that will connect Washington proper to Dulles International Airport, with four stops in Tysons along the way. The U.S. Department of Transportation agreed in March to cut a $900 million check for the rail line. But a simple park-and-ride project this is not. To help more people live closer to their jobs, the proposed land-use plan, which the county is expected to adopt in October, calls for adding as much as six times the number of existing housing units, bringing the total...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A (Radical) Way to Fix Suburban Sprawl | 6/11/2009 | See Source »

What's the proper way to drink whiskey? One, you have to have some measure of water, whether it's just a capful or a one-to-one ratio. It lessens the alcohol and brings out the flavors. Every whiskey professional that I've been in contact with added some measure of water. People who just drink it straight are showing off that they can drink alcohol straight. And remember: getting drunk dulls the senses, so if you want to taste whiskey, getting drunk is not the way to do it. It's certainly a nice side effect, though...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Whiskey: A Travelogue | 6/9/2009 | See Source »

...California's Giant Sequoia National Monument, there's a getaway-from-it-all camp resort - you'll have to hike a mile just to get to your canvas cabin (but it's an easy mile). Once you get there, however, the Sequoia High Sierra Camp will pamper you with proper beds, down pillows, rugs and reading lights in your own canvas bungalow. You won't have to carry in your own food - three meals are served daily in the camp's open-air lodge. The resort opens June 19, with rates starting at $250 per night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Quintessential Summer: 8 Outdoor Getaways | 6/9/2009 | See Source »

...think there's a proper set of anxieties about kindness. Opening yourself up to other people does entail risk. We can make it less risky if we don't organize society in such a way that only the most ruthless and rapacious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Nice Guys Should Finish First — but Don't | 6/4/2009 | See Source »

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