Word: secondhands
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Judging by his story on Starbucks' "new" vacuum coffee pot [TREND ALERT, Oct. 23], you need to send Joshua Quittner to basic-science class. The vacuum coffee pots (which can actually be purchased for a few dollars at secondhand stores) push the water to the top funnel because of pressure created by boiling water in the bottom vessel, not by a vacuum in the upper chamber. When the bottom vessel is allowed to cool, a vacuum forms and sucks the coffee back down. The only thing new about this technology is Starbucks' $169 price tag. BILL CONNELL Florence...
...dramatic upsurge among college-educated career women like Marianne. Some got pregnant by accident. But many more have made the conscious decision to have a child on their own because they haven't found Mr. Adequate, let alone Mr. Right. "Now almost everyone seems to know someone firsthand or secondhand who has done it," says Jane Mattes, founder of Single Mothers by Choice, a 4,000-member international support group. "That's a huge cultural difference...
...SECONDHAND SMOKE Big Tobacco may howl, but the government's verdict is in, and secondhand smoke is now considered a known human carcinogen, leading to lung cancer even in nonsmokers...
...While I would never suggest that watching a lot of television is good for you, there are several limitations to this study. For one thing, it's preliminary--a kind of scientific first draft. Also, it depends on the failing memory of its subjects or the secondhand reports of their families. Even so, it's just the start of what could be a flood of such reports. Not only is Alzheimer's research picking up, but also in 50 years, 14 million Americans could have the disorder, up from 4 million today. So any new twist is bound...
...lawsuits. For instance, unlike previous successful class action suits, such as those involving asbestos or Agent Orange, the plaintiffs against tobacco do not all have similar cases. There are, for example, people who began smoking before warnings were issued, those who started after the warnings and those harmed by secondhand smoke. Then there are the varying interests of the individuals, corporations (such as insurance companies) and government institutions (local, state and federal) bringing the suits. In addition, the Supreme Court and the appellate courts tend to be cautious about the manageability of large class action suits with a diverse group...