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...People infer that if something on a menu is difficult to understand or hard to read that it takes great skill and effort to prepare," says Song, a Ph.D. candidate in psychology at the University of Michigan. "When I go to an expensive French restaurant, I can hardly pronounce the words on the menu, so I take for granted that it's expensive because it's not comprehensible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I'll Have That Typeface on the Menu | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

...stained backpacks amid the debris of collapsed school buildings were a rude reminder to central government that a more intensive crackdown on multilevel corruption is needed. The Chinese people have empowered themselves through their volunteerism and compassion. However, their lives - and livelihoods - will remain shaky until the authorities truly understand that "Each man's death diminishes me, / For I am involved in mankind." Daan Pan, DIAMOND BAR, CALIF...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Will China Respond? | 6/11/2008 | See Source »

...municipality doesn't understand that if it is going to renovate this area, it needs to do it in a way that allows for the community to continue to live here," says Ozan. "They can't just evict everyone, raze the area and build a suburb. This is a historic community...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Constantinople's Gypsies Not Welcome in Istanbul | 6/9/2008 | See Source »

...would break my heart if, in falling short of my goal, I in any way discouraged any of you from pursuing yours," Clinton said to a crowd that was easily two-thirds women. "To build that future I see, we must make sure that women and men alike understand the struggles of their grandmothers and their mothers, and that women enjoy equal opportunities, equal pay, and equal respect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hillary's Fond Farewell | 6/7/2008 | See Source »

...think we can speculate [about why people who sleep from 6.5 to 7.5 hr. live longer], but we have to admit that we don't really understand the reasons. We don't really know yet what is cause and what is effect. So we don't know if a short sleeper can live longer by extending their sleep, and we don't know if a long sleeper can live longer by setting the alarm clock a bit earlier. We're hoping to organize tests of those questions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Much Sleep Do You Really Need? | 6/6/2008 | See Source »

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