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The term bachelor - previously meaning a young knight or a student with a bachelor's degree - first appeared in reference to an unmarried man in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in the 14th century. The term bachelor party didn't appear until 1922, however, when it was first used in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bachelor Parties | 6/16/2009 | See Source »

For all the uncertainty surrounding health-care reform, most observers thought they could count on at least one thing from Capitol Hill - that the proposals coming out of the House of Representatives would be bolder and more liberal than those from the more moderate Senate. But as the first details...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The House's Surprisingly Moderate Health-Care Plan | 6/10/2009 | See Source »

But while SUP enthusiasts have became a daily dot on the horizon of many a coastal California city, it's the market for lakes and rivers that has everyone really excited, says Oahu native and former carpenter Blane Chambers, 45, whose company Paddle Surf Hawaii was one of the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's SUP? A Surf Sport That Needs No Ocean | 6/8/2009 | See Source »

When Paddle Surf Hawaii started in July 2006, Chambers would sell two or three boards out of his garage each month. Today, after his business grew 900% between 2007 and 2008, the boards are shipped by the container load. Chambers sells about 1,000 per month, including more than 150...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's SUP? A Surf Sport That Needs No Ocean | 6/8/2009 | See Source »

Politics aside, the foreseeable future looks pretty bright for those in front of the SUP wave. Says Chambers, "When I started the company, it was pretty obvious that it had the potential to be bigger than windsurfing. Then I thought, 'This is going to be as big as surfing.' And...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's SUP? A Surf Sport That Needs No Ocean | 6/8/2009 | See Source »

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