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...those who do start to think--nervous new parents, say, or McDonald's burnouts--there are more alternative grocers than ever. There are online purveyors of gourmet health foods (pricey), the old food co-ops (too political for me), and of course those farmers' markets, which--in spite of basic limitations like not being open every day--have grown larger and more sophisticated. (According to Samuel Fromartz's valuable 2006 history Organic Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew, there were 3,706 U.S. farmers' markets in 2004, double the number there were a decade earlier...
...controls are vintage I Love Lucy too. The basic interface has simple up-down menus so it can eventually be translated to cell phones and devices like Apple's iPod. No need for a 37-button remote. "People are tired of being locked into the way TV is set up," says Friis...
...This new government came in. We made every effort to deal with the pertinent issues and the issues brought about by the assassination of Hariri. The international tribunal [to investigate the assassination] is one of the basic objectives of this government. Why? Because following the assassination of Hariri, there have been other assassinations. This follows assassinations during the past 30 years, leaders of thought, editors, politicians, clergymen, the grand mufti, the Druze mufti. That's why one should insist on the international tribunal. Not only to get to know who committed these crimes, but as well to protect democracy...
...We’ve been monitoring this since the very beginning.” Because Patrick’s plan will have an upper age limit of 18 years, only a certain percentage of students will be able to take advantage of the free inoculations. While the basic UHS undergraduate health plan does not cover the cost of the vaccination, it is available for $462. According to Rosenthal, UHS prescribes 30 to 40 doses each week. But while the high price tag could discourage some students, others said that the money would be well worth the vaccine?...
...According to the Internet Addiction Survey at www.stresscure.com, linked on the Bureau of Study Counsel’s website, Internet addiction isn’t anything special: “Whether you are addicted to heroin, gambling, cigarettes, sexual deviancy, or eating Milky Way bars, all addictions have certain basic elements in common.” The survey’s questions include questions like “Are there particular areas of the ‘Net, or types of files, you find hard to resist?” (Oh, those Excel spreadsheets!). Once the survey is completed, addicts...