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...control,” Genie observes as he pulls up his pants. It would seem to the reader that Fuerst elucidates this point sufficiently without the need for Genie’s own exposition. Anyway, would 12-year-old Genie, shorts still around his ankles, realistically be able to snap back into a state of such lucid observance and proceed to comment objectively on his anger issues? In addition to its over-telling, the passage points to a sort of incestuous tension that is hardly subtle. “Those big-ass balls of yours!” Neecey says...

Author: By Isabel E. Kaplan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Debut Novel Hardly 'Huge' | 3/20/2009 | See Source »

...part expendable. Film and cameras, whose unit sales dropped 31.5%, was the worst of the bunch. "A camera is not something you need right now," says DeMott. Plus, who really wants to remember these tough times? And if couples are using contraception, they won't need a camera to snap precious baby pictures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Sells in a Recession: Canned Goods and Condoms | 3/11/2009 | See Source »

...Bliek. The forward veered left and fired a backhand shot, but was denied by a quick recovery by the Engineeers’ goaltender.At 10:08, Crimson pressure resulted in the puck finding its way into the RPI net—only for the goal to be disallowed. Following a snap shot by junior Kathryn Farni from distance, sophomore Leanne Coskren scrambled the puck into the goal, but was deemed to have done so using her foot.“I think our team came out and played a hard-fought game,” Kessler said...

Author: By Allen J. Padua, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Season Comes to Shocking End | 3/9/2009 | See Source »

...knowledge of the industry to infiltrate trafficking rings across the country. She gathers information about the victims, where they are from, how much they're sold for and who is buying them. Most often she poses as a buyer for overseas clients, a cover that enables her to snap pictures of victims and claim that they are for her potential customers. She drags out the negotiations for several days, knowing that the victims are usually sold during that period. Playing a disappointed pimp helps keep her cover intact, she says. She can't rescue the girls, but the hope...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq's Unspeakable Crime: Mothers Pimping Daughters | 3/7/2009 | See Source »

...seamless system. Pat gets confused navigating between Smolens, who prescribes tests and medications, and CareLink, which must approve them. "The fact is, for guys like Pat, it requires a lot more work to do the same sorts of things" that would be a snap if he had insurance, says Smolens, sighing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Health-Care Crisis Hits Home | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

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