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...boom between the falls of the Berlin Wall and the Twin Towers. Then, at least, we had the luxury of wondering whether we didn't have bigger things to worry about. Today we know we do. And we watch--and cover--O.J. anyway, a dozen years older, not necessarily wiser...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Three-Peat. | 9/20/2007 | See Source »

...Seven years later and wiser, I’ve had a change of heart and realized that this “torturous” routine is one I don’t mind inflicting on myself. Thanks to Harvard and, perhaps more specifically, The Crimson, I’ve also learned that sleep is not the most necessary aspect of life. The combination of these two timely discoveries resulted in my judiciously planning out weekend events with friends for each of the eight weeks we spent in London...

Author: By Aditi Banga | Title: Such A Lot Of World To See | 8/10/2007 | See Source »

...several options to get more water to people, from tapping into natural underground aquifers to pumping water some 700 m up the mountainside. "If we're seeing such weird weather - if we're going to have to pump water all over Australia via huge pipelines - wouldn't it be wiser to find another way?" says Thorley. "It would be worth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making Rain | 8/2/2007 | See Source »

...cloud seeding experiment is a worthwhile risk. "If it proves to do something, then it has to have some benefit," she says. "If we're seeing such weird weather - if we're going to have to pump water all over Australia via huge pipelines - wouldn't it be wiser to find another way?" she asks. "It would be worth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Australia's Desperate Rain Dance | 7/20/2007 | See Source »

...Iraqis. You'd be subject to attack on your way down to the coast because on the way, people would say, 'We can either throw rose petals or shoot at 'em,' and they'd shoot at us." A gradual exit rather than an immediate one isn't merely the wiser course; it's the only course...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Leave Iraq | 7/19/2007 | See Source »

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