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...toughest thug in the Rio slum of Cidade de Deus stands impatiently outside a brothel as his gang robs the patrons. Miffed at being excluded from the fun, he strides in and kills everyone. It's his first mass murder--the ideal calling card for a precocious psychopath. Li'l Ze, as he will come to be known, is 9 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gangs of Rio de Janeiro | 1/20/2003 | See Source »

...DIED. GEORGE WATERS, 87, executive who turned the American Express card into the company's flagship product; in Fair Haven, New Jersey. Until 1961, when Waters was hired, charge cards were used mostly by restaurants, Visa and MasterCard did not exist, and the American Express card lagged behind one offered by Diners Club. One of his first moves was to persuade American Airlines to accept the American Express card; other airlines and businesses followed quickly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 1/20/2003 | See Source »

After learning of his accident, the cast and crew of one recent student show in the Loeb Drama Center wrote Megan a get-well card...

Author: By Hana R. Alberts, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Arts Director Recovers From Sled Injury | 1/15/2003 | See Source »

...Under Armour ads for free--or for a donation to their favorite charity. Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens met Plank in a bar during a Yankees-Orioles series and likes Under Armour so much that he, his wife and four sons decked themselves in the shirts for a family Christmas card photo. Clemens stocks Under Armour shirts of varying weights and sometimes phones in design suggestions. "Someone in that company," Clemens says, "took the time to ask players what they really like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tight Skivvies | 1/13/2003 | See Source »

LANCASTER: Maybe eight or 10 years. The major auto companies have prototypes, and today you can actually put down your credit card and buy a fuel-cell product. Coleman Powermate [a division of Sunbeam] just started selling a quiet, exhaust-free generator that uses our technology. It's for industry--it costs $5,995--but a consumer version is due in the next few months. General Electric is involved in fuel cells. They have an investment in one of our competitors [Plug Power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gang Green | 1/13/2003 | See Source »

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