Anne and her husband Johannes Bulko, who have a 2-year-old son, Olvar, share one job: packer in a drug-supply firm. They work alternating weeks.
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Smoking Will Kill 1 Billion People
One billion people will die from tobacco-related causes by the end of the century if current consumption trends continue, according to a global report released Thursday by the World Health Organization . At a press conference held in midtown Manhattan, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whose charitable organization, Bloomberg Philanthropies, contributed $2 million to conduct the study, joined top WHO officials to present the findings
Belfast Celebrates the Centenary of the ‘Titanic’ Launch
One hundred years ago on Tuesday, the Titanic — then the largest and most luxurious ship in the world — slid down the greased slipways from her building berth and into the waters of Victoria Channel in Belfast Harbor. It was a moment of enormous pride and emotion for the men who had built her, and the euphoria of the cheering crowds was reflected in contemporary accounts of the launch.
Rogue planets! Scientists detect Jupiter-sized roamers inside the Milky Way
The bitterly fought Pluto wars of a few years back showed that even the experts disagree on what is and what isn’t a planet. One thing there’s no quarrel about, of course: a planet is, by definition, something that orbits a star.
Essay: WHY THOSE STUDENTS ARE PROTESTING
ONE great educator became so infuriated with what he called the licentious, outrageous and disgraceful behavior of students at his college that he quit in disgust. The college was at Carthage, the year was A.D.
The Teen Brain: The More Mature, the More Reckless
Teenagers are a famously reckless species.
Backing Up Files Online: Why It’s Good to Mozy Along
If you’re like most computer users, your PC or Mac is loaded with a gazillion family photos and other prized documents.
Brunch Is Back, Thanks to Low Prices and Endless Booze
Brunch has always been something of a social meal, one reserved for lazy weekends — something to do when you have extra time and, more importantly, extra cash. So why at a time when the number of dinners that Americans are eating out is at an all-time low, and the economy has more and more people turning to their kitchens to cook for themselves, is this niche meal on the rise?
Behind the scenes at Yas Marina
Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi’s new state-of-the-art Formula One track, has many new features never seen on the F1 circuit.
The anatomy of a Formula One car
Formula One cars are a marvel of modern engineering, so much so, that many manufactuers who compete in the sport do so in order to benefit from the technical innovations race-honed research and development creates.