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Dates: during 2000-2009
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I won't say when my family traveled around the country anybody ever took a long look at us and said, "You folks from Kansas City, or what?" For one thing, the organizations that seem to believe it's helpful (or maybe amusing) to publicize urban poundage comparisons hadn't...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fat of the Land | 1/1/2000 | See Source »

But a report from the General Accounting Office details a rucksack full of problems: the $62,000 backpacks stopped soldiers from lifting their heads while on their bellies. When they rolled over, the packs lifted them far above the ground, pawing the air in what is known, in military parlance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Army's Futuristic Mutant Snafu Turtles | 1/1/2000 | See Source »

WORKING-PARENT TRAP What's good for the economy may not be so good for young children. Full employment for moms and dads has created a severe child-care shortage, a California Child Care Resource & Referral Network study reveals. There are only enough licensed facilities in the state for 1...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Jan. 1, 2000 | 1/1/2000 | See Source »

CHEW ON THIS Your personal trainer may not approve, but a new study reveals what may be the easiest way to burn off calories: chewing gum. Chomping for an hour on a big wad (half a pack, sugarless) raises the metabolic rate 19% and burns 11 extra calories. That may...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: Jan. 1, 2000 | 1/1/2000 | See Source »

Should you lack adequate funds or GMAT scores to attend Harvard Business School, Bing offers alternative strategies for conquering any industry--provided you are willing to forsake sentiment, human decency and, if need be, close family members. His slim, sardonic primer on workplace ruthlessness applies the teachings of the man...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Short Takes: Books: What Would Machiavelli Do? By Stanley Bing | 1/1/2000 | See Source »