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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...sound like an obvious motivational tool, but not every beer boss is willing, as Miller Brewing CEO Norman Adami is, to tap a keg and chug a beer at a corporate gathering in front of several hundred cheering workers. There are probably even fewer at his level who are given to earthy battle cries like "If you want to run with the big dogs, you can't piss like a puppy" or "Never come to a gunfight with only a knife." But Adami surely needed all the fighting spirit he could muster when, almost 18 months ago, his longtime employer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Brew-Haha! The Battle Of The Beers | 7/12/2004 | See Source »

Like recent grief, a burdensome moisture has dropped on the tiny capital at the tail end of the country's wet season. Taxis chug unprofitably around the town's dusty streets seeking passengers. As frequent toots and the precise hand signals of police officers slice the heavy air, lassitude is supreme. Only bony hounds present a menace to the few souls out in the mid-afternoon heat. In a chilly conference room at the Hotel Timor, a bespectacled delegate is setting out Australia's position during official talks that are meant to build a permanent legal fence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hands Off My Petroleum! | 5/4/2004 | See Source »

...River Thames to the seaport of Bristol?travelers will encounter dozens of locks, often close together, as in the impressive flight of 16 built in 1810 to climb Caen Hill near Devizes, Wiltshire, pictured above. In traditional canal boats that rent from $1,160 a week, you can chug merrily along, do some lazy fishing and nature watching, moor at waterside pubs and enjoy the delights of great small cities such as Bath and Bristol. Check out sallyboats.ltd.uk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canal Plus | 2/23/2004 | See Source »

...Reading on the Thames to the seaport of Bristol - travelers will encounter dozens of locks, often close together, as in the impressive flight of 16 built in 1810 to climb Caen Hill near Devizes, Wiltshire (pictured). In traditional canal boats that rent from $1,160 a week, you can chug merrily along, do some lazy fishing and nature watching, moor at waterside pubs and enjoy the delights of great small cities such as Bath and Bristol. Check out www.sallyboats.ltd.uk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canal Plus | 2/22/2004 | See Source »

While most of her male rivals chug out their vocal lines in plodding pedestrian style, Dalle weaves her lyrics into songs. Her ragged-and-torn voice has a subtlety of phrasing and pitch traditionally eschewed in punk if favor of blunt assault...

Author: By Crimson Staff, | Title: New Music | 11/7/2003 | See Source »

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