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For now, you needn't worry about resynchronizing the clocks on your electronic devices; they'll adjust themselves. Cell phones, for instance, will receive a signal from a cell-phone base station, many of which often rely on commercially available rubidium atomic clocks. But if you would like to witness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wait a Second: Why 2008 Was a Long Year | 12/31/2008 | See Source »

For more than 100,000 patients in the U.S., their life depends on finding an organ to replace a damaged or diseased one. In the never-ending tug between organ supply and demand, the scales have never tipped in favor of the patient; only a fraction of the people needing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Building a Better Kidney Transplant | 12/31/2008 | See Source »

Mary never received the recognition she deserved, and it was not until much later that the accolades began to arrive. When my friend Bill Dwyre at the L.A. Times called to let me know that Mary was about to become the first woman to receive the prestigious Red Smith Award...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mary Garber | 12/29/2008 | See Source »

Surprise Me! Like games? Try the scavenger hunt at LastMinuteTravel.com. The bounty is access to the $1-per-night hotel sale the site will offer for 15 minutes each day during a five-day period in late January/early February 2009. To find out which five days the sale will run...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel News: Madrid Calling (and Other Cheap Deals) | 12/29/2008 | See Source »

Then there is the problem of rampant corruption, which has allowed top officials to earn fortunes. Transparency International's latest corruption index places Guinea 173 out of 180 countries. Guineans have to bribe officials in order to receive water, electricity, and basic health care, the group said. With policing and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Guinea's People Welcomed the Coup | 12/26/2008 | See Source »

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