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...These compact units force pressurized water across semipermeable membranes. Lead, arsenic and even some pathogens like Giardia are flushed out of the system--along with 50% to 90% of the water. The purified water that's left behind is passed through yet another filter and stored in a pressurized tank. Under-the-sink models may cost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DO WATER FILTERS WORK? | 6/10/1996 | See Source »

...Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID), a 22-year-old think-tank dedicated to helping nations join the global economy, is currently planning a research mission into the embattled Southeast Asian country...

Author: By Andrew A.green, | Title: Harvard Institute For International Development | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

...defense of HIID's decision to work in Burma, Sachs adds that the acceptance of the Burmese mission was made only after careful deliberation and accepted on the condition that the think-tank would not interact in any way with the Burmese military government...

Author: By Andrew A.green, | Title: Harvard Institute For International Development | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

Peimer said she sees the restructuring as "a loss of attention to undergraduates" and the beginning of Radcliffe's evolution into a think-tank or public policy center...

Author: By Eugene Y. Chang, CRIMSON | Title: Restructuring Radcliffe | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

...insight into global affairs that are uncommon among many world leaders. Through his numerous trips to the Middle East and through dealings in other international hot spots, he has developed a working knowledge of important issues. Granted, he is not likely to turn up at a protracted think-tank meeting and is better characterized as a doer than a talker; however, that is not a weakness but a strength that should not be discounted. PRESTON PARRISH Winston-Salem, North Carolina...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 3, 1996 | 6/3/1996 | See Source »

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