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...doing anything to relieve the burden on his mother - even if she wanted him by her side. As it was, he was often absent from school because the family needed him to help sell snacks and trinkets on the potholed lanes where nearly naked children with matted hair still chase rusting bicycle wheels for fun. Pacquiao liked school, correcting and grading his classmates' homework. He "never cheated during a quiz - he wouldn't try to look sideways, this way or that," says one of his schoolteachers from the Saavedra Saway Elementary School. A decent education, however, requires several years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Meaning and Mythos of Manny Pacquiao | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

Many of the nation's largest lenders, including Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase, have meager interest in converting homes into rentals. "We're in the lending business," says Chase spokesman Tom Kelly. "We're not really equipped to be landlords." Lenders are sitting on nearly half a million repossessed houses nationwide, but getting rid of them quickly, even if that means taking a hit on price, seems to be the preferred response. A recent presentation by the head of Chase's retail-financial-services division showed that the company's servicing portfolio went from having about 52,000 repossessed homes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Renting Your House Back: A Solution to Foreclosures? | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

When you just want to cut to the roofie-laden chase with those lovely Delphic boys...

Author: By Nicole Savdie, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Things We'd Rather Inhale | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

...chase winds through the streets of Cambridge, passersby look on with mixed expressions of confusion and amusement. Some howl along, some yell words of encouragement, but most respond with baffled smiles...

Author: By Kathryn C. Reed, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Let the Wyld Hunt Begin! | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

It’s not HRSFA’s only “Wyld” event however. With the spring comes the Myld Hunt, an event in which the members dress up in Victorian clothing and chase after a fox, finishing with tea and biscuits. “We do a lot of weird things spontaneously,” said Isaacson, “people got into the Mass Ave. intersection with ball gowns and a boom box once and ballroom danced every time that traffic stopped. Once a group went trick-or-treating with a door...

Author: By Kathryn C. Reed, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Let the Wyld Hunt Begin! | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

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