Word: roam
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...attention to detail never wavers: a discarded wig on a chair; a quill resting in an inkwell; crumpets toasting on a crackling fire; a half-filled chamber pot hidden under a chaise longue. Unlike most museums there are no cordoned-off areas - visitors are encouraged to roam freely. Hidden tape recordings of a chiming grandfather clock, a muffled conversation in another room and the clip-clop of horses' hooves on the street evoke the historic atmosphere, as do the smells of pipe smoke and candied fruits...
...knowing which discoveries and experiments merit their time and interest. Instead, they will spend inordinate amounts of time wading through the quicksand of junk science to get to truly interesting work. Peer reviewers are chosen as peer reviewers for a reason—unlike the hoi polloi that roam the Internet, they have the knowledge and experience to judge scientific research on its merits. Furthermore, the peer review process strengthens papers, as authors are forced to defend their research’s weaknesses—without peer review the temptation to prematurely publish incomplete or uncontrolled experiments will be formidable...
...chairman of HDNet. To that end, he named Rather the show' s producer and gave him full editorial control. For Rather, that means he can pursue stories without worrying about what the suits upstairs think. "Free people in a democratic system need hard news," says Rather, who plans to roam the country in pursuit of serious stories and heavy hitting interviews. "I am an all-day runner and a long distance hunter." The Ratherisms too are back...
...food industry stopped using horsemeat about 12 years ago. Some 90% of the horses still sent to the slaughterhouses aren't old or sick but in good condition, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. "Killer buyers" roam the country purchasing horses but not telling owners they'll end up at a slaughterhouse...
...South Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand--are seen as real contenders. A straw poll expected later this month should feature new and prominent names. Says a senior U.N. official: "The most important countries don't seem to like the horses in the starting gate, so they'll have to roam the paddocks looking for better material." Insiders expect Prince Zeid al-Hussein, Jordan's U.N. envoy, to declare, though handicappers note that an Arab might be viewed as insufficiently impartial, given the turmoil in the Middle East. Other possible candidates are former Malaysian Deputy P.M. Anwar Ibrahim and two contenders...