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...human pyramid. There were six of us, varied enough in height and weight to make tiers without breaking anyone’s back. We had a carpet to fall on and a slew of problem sets, papers, and readings to distract ourselves from. I was on the bottom tier, trembling and giggling alternately as each roommate added herself to the structure. After quite a bit of debate, shrieks, and near-arm-collapses, our pyramid existed for just a few moments. Then we dissolved into a jumble of limbs and exclamations that, I imagine, made the boys in the room below...

Author: By Marina S. Magloire | Title: Reflections on a Human Pyramid | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

...himself swept to victory in his first term with a blowout win in the Philadelphia suburbs, said he's confident that Obama will hold those southeastern counties strongly. Turnout in the Philadelphia area might be large enough to make sure Obama is "unbeatable in the state even if the bottom fell out [in the west]," he told TIME. "And I don't think the bottom will fall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How McCain Thinks He Can Win Pennsylvania | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

...Abukeshek and Pal-youth.org's next step is to formalize an online political mobilization plan for young Palestinians on the ground throughout the world. To this end, the organization is bringing together 150 Palestinians from 28 countries for a summit in Madrid in early November. "Everyone thought that bottom-up mobilization was dead [in America]." Says Dr. Nabulsi. "But they got a shock with Obama, and I see it also with the young Palestinians." And although he says he disagrees with Barack Obama's politics, particularly on maintaining an undivided Jerusalem, Abukeshek says he is encouraged by the influence the presidential...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: E-Palestine: Palestinian Youth Bring Their Politics Online | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

...field, a Hulk-like transformation occurs. Hanson goes from cuddly guy to Crimson beast after the first kick off and doesn’t stop until the last play.The Boulder, Colo. native was not a part of a winning high school team. “We were at the bottom of the league,” Hanson recalls. “But I think it helped me to learn how to be a standout player and a team player at the same time. I’m just happy to be on a winning team...

Author: By Evan Kendall, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Frosh Cornerback Making Waves for Crimson | 10/28/2008 | See Source »

...hoping to replicate a business model that proved successful in Europe. With U.S. food inflation then in the double digits, the company's timing couldn't have been better. Aldi was one of the first so-called box or no-frills stores, grocers that featured rock-bottom pricing by offering a limited inventory and squeezing out all unnecessary costs, from coupons to butcher shops to fancy displays...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aldi: A Grocer for the Recession | 10/28/2008 | See Source »

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