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...until the bright lights of Currier were in sight did Dartboard’s heart rate begin to return to normal. Stretch, release, slip, heave, pull and lift: Dartboard’s wheels were free, and he was home safely for the night but still pondering what his next nighttime modus transporandi would be. But the novelty and convenience of the racks have been so addicting that Dartboard finds himself using them again and again—although still sweating it out each time. And while the chipper folks at transportation services confirm they’ve never lost...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: DARTBOARD | 10/8/2004 | See Source »

...dispute" rather than corruption and that construction should continue. After lobbying against the ruling for two years, Huang contacted the People's Daily website, which posted his essay after dispatching reporters to interview him. The essay blamed leaders in the provincial capital for putting up with corruption as a normal cost of development, something Huang called "perplexing and incomprehensible." He clearly knew what he was up against. "Many of my actions have broken the unspoken rules of officialdom," he writes. "It is these unspoken rules that indulge corruption and corrode the body of our Party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pouring Cash | 10/4/2004 | See Source »

...Submission to dictatorial leaders is the inherent political behavior in most Islamic nations. Although in recent times conditions have been slowly changing to a more normal type of government, it is a social and relatively peaceful evolution in Islamic society that is making it happen. But the Bush Administration's imperious insistence on quick change is revolutionary?and history is replete with examples of sovereign nations that would rather perish for the wrong reason than have outsiders force change upon them. That Bush is crusading as a missionary of democracy is a crime against the rest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 10/4/2004 | See Source »

...exercised. But don't discount the impact of slimming down. In another study in J.A.M.A., research from the ongoing Women's Health Study found that overweight and obese women?regardless of how regularly they exercised?were up to nine times as likely to develop diabetes as women of normal weight. Bottom line: there's no easy way around it. Stay trim and active...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health | 10/4/2004 | See Source »

...www.leasetrading.com and www.swapalease.com--have helped facilitate such transactions. You'll pay to dump a lease, but the price can be thousands less than you would owe if you turned the lease in early to a dealer. Meanwhile, buyers can pick up some sweet rides for hundreds less than their normal cost--with short-term contracts and no down payment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Driving a Bargain | 10/4/2004 | See Source »

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