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...year-old fruit vendor became the cause of thousands of passing commuters. Around 11 a.m., as Su and her family were trying to make a few sales, a white van swooped in. At least 10 men jumped out and began confiscating the family's fruit and three-wheeled cart. "My mother would not let them take the cart," says Su's daughter, Yuan Fang. "But the young men were hot-tempered, and they started hitting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Above the Law? China's Bully Law-Enforcement Officers | 5/21/2009 | See Source »

...those bikes, trains and video games surrounding you, Mom brings you to the Clorox aisle? Talk about temper-tantrum central. "As you can see, he doesn't want to be here," says Jennifer Meade, whose 7-year-old son Logan is fiddling with a Nerf Blaster in a shopping cart, looking like he'd rather be anywhere but the food aisle (though he did perk up when he saw candy). The only reason Meade was in the "R" Market, in fact, was that I asked her to check out the products. She didn't anticipate coming back. Says another shopper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Toys "R" Us Sell Toilet Paper? | 4/28/2009 | See Source »

...true love, but he doesn't have one, Wright cuts to a little old lady reading the paper with her arthritic hands, a cello in the background. The next morning, we get a driver's seat view of that cello, winding its way through the newsroom in a mail cart to be deposited in front of Lopez with a note that would do Paddington Bear justice, bequeathing it to Ayers. Downey's eyebrows arch in pleased surprise. He's earned his paycheck and a psychic reward. There are very few other professions that can claim to give you that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Soloist: Elegy for Cello and Newspaper | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

Carolyn Wright, the campground's "ambassador," was driving a golf cart, waving to campers she knew from years past and stopping to answer questions. "Camping is a cheap way for people with kids to explore new things," she said. "Kids have as much fun here as they do in Disneyland." At least the lines for the restrooms are shorter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Camping for the Hotel Set | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...them to return the funding to those two community partners, we were going to have to go back and cut some line item,” she said. “I guess the rest of the school committee didn’t want to upset the apple cart.” The district faced a budget shortfall of about $2 million for the 2009-2010 school year, which prompted reductions in many areas—including $25,000 of funding for Breakthrough Cambridge and Cambridge School Volunteers, two of the educational programs addressed by yesterday’s proposal...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cambridge Schools Approves Budget for Next Year | 4/15/2009 | See Source »

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