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...what they want him to be." But the remarkable thing about Lincoln is that he is still remaking people himself. Take Jimmie Ray Rubin of Prosperity, W.Va. The 12th of 14 children, Rubin was born 73 years ago in a coal camp in nearby Lillybrook. He worked at a Laundromat and a newspaper to put himself through local colleges and eventually became a social worker. A veteran, Rubin also became commander of his American Legion post and a vets' advocate in Charleston, the state capital...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Not Abe. Honest | 6/26/2005 | See Source »

...adjacent Elmegade is the fusion caf? that Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen once called the "the coolest in N?rrebro." Politicians aren't normally arbiters of hip, but with the Laundromat Caf?, tel: (45) 3535 2672, Rasmussen might be right. In a colorful setting of red lamps, red booths and coffee-colored walls, you can wash your clothes or pore over any of 4,000 secondhand books on sale. Icelandic owner Fridrik Weisshappel J?nsson says people have warmed to the concept "because modern-city living places importance on saving time, and here they can have lunch and do a daily...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coffee, Tea or Laundry? | 4/4/2005 | See Source »

...browse obscure vinyl and the latest fashions alongside an excellent menu of mostly seasonal produce. In adjacent Elmegade is the fusion café that Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen once called the "the coolest in Nørrebro." Politicians aren't normally arbiters of hip, but with the Laundromat Café, tel: (45) 3535 2672, Rasmussen might be right. In a colorful setting of red lamps, red booths and coffee-colored walls, you can wash your clothes or pore over any of 4,000 secondhand books on sale. Icelandic owner Fridrik Weisshappel Jônsson says people have warmed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coffee, Tea or Laundry? | 4/3/2005 | See Source »

Vladi, a senior at the University of Florida, was lounging around at his Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house when he remembered the laundry he had left in the Laundromat overnight. His forgetfulness was about to land him a job. When he grabbed his clothes from the dryer top, the first thing he noticed among his socks and boxers was a black thong. "I was like, 'Well, this isn't my size!'" says Vladi, 22. Then he read the white lettering on the front: DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE THE NEXT AXE AMBASSADOR? "I said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marketing: Just for Dudes | 2/6/2005 | See Source »

...find Kim Hyung Gyoon's office in Samsung's R.-and-D. complex, just follow the baskets of dirty clothes. No, Kim is not running the company Laundromat. As chief of Samsung's washing and cleaning technology group, he is the man behind a new washing machine that deposits tiny silver particles--about 11/410,000 the thickness of a human hair--onto clothes to make them bacteria-and odor-free without the use of hot water. The device represents the first mass-produced application of this type of nanotechnology--the science of very small structures--to home appliances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Tech Specialists | 8/23/2004 | See Source »

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