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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...aboard. TOKYO-HAKATA: Nine bullet trains ply Japan Rail's Nozomi route between Tokyo and Hakata on Kyushu, the country's third-largest island. Nozomi means "hope" - an odd name for a train service, but you won't need to cross your fingers to ensure a smooth journey or punctual arrival. Top speeds of 300 km/h may turn the passing paddy fields into a green blur, but you'll hear few complaints about the aircraft-style seats or the politeness of the conductors. Plan on breakfast in Tokyo and dinner in Hakata, famous for its ramen. See www.japanrail.com. DARWIN-ADELAIDE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fine Lines | 11/28/2006 | See Source »

...wife are hosting a cocktail party after a full day of discussions and speeches at AUM. But this time, everyone is punctual, lured by the full spread of food and drink in the Malden’s backyard...

Author: By Stephen M. Fee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hope Alongside Hatred | 4/12/2006 | See Source »

Your co-stars Jack Nicholson and Sarah Jessica Parker have both commented on your punctuality. Nice and punctual. The two worst words you could say about anybody. I'm bereft of any other kind of quality they could think...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Dec. 5, 2005 | 11/27/2005 | See Source »

...While these players seem increasingly drawn together on big issues, there are still little things that give them their individuality. Clinton likes to schmooze with the crowds, which produces his famed tardiness and brings a benign impatience to the always punctual Bushes. Clinton's excessive volubility sometimes drives Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice around the bend. But President George H. W. chuckles and says, "Suits me. I don't have to do any talking." All of this drew attention to the new celebrity of the ex's on the world screen. Bigger than rock stars, more influential than television anchor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Benefits of Being an Ex-President | 4/23/2005 | See Source »

...were part of a sophisticated network of pedophiles who tapped into Angers' underbelly as word of the prostitution ring spread. They brought in customers who "had money, made appointments, and were punctual," Rouiller says. One man paid €458 for one sexual assault on a child, and Franck V.'s wife, Patricia, regularly took in about €1,200 a month. "Franck had telephone calls from the whole of France," says Rouiller. "He's a poor miserable man with no intelligence. He had no reason to have contact with people in Montpellier or Lille." Much like the pedophilia scandal that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Town Called Angers | 4/17/2005 | See Source »

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