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...Myers, who signed a contract with the New York Yankees in the offseason, remained in touch over email. But the major leaguer’s advice had made its greatest difference in October...

Author: By Alex Mcphillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Brown Submarines Way to Dominance | 3/21/2006 | See Source »

...actual public life in a city where conflicts of interest are just what make people interesting. Outlaw lobbying by spouses, and you'll greatly restrict the options for those who want to marry inside the Beltway but don't ever want to be "the wife." Marriage is a contract, but in Washington no less than anywhere else, it can't survive under conditions of full disclosure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lobbyists in Love | 3/20/2006 | See Source »

...student activism on Burma at Harvard,” Billenness said, according to Simon Billenness, treasurer of USCB. Harvard students have in the past been active in promoting democracy in Burma, according to Billenness. In 1996, Harvard students successfully persuaded the University Dining Services to grant their soft drink contract to Coke instead of Pepsi, in criticism of Pepsi’s business operations in Burma. Coke itself is now the target of student activists at Harvard who allege that the company violates the rights of workers in Colombia...

Author: By Yingquiqi C. Lei, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Burmese Activist Recounts Torture | 3/20/2006 | See Source »

...like Xora combine GPS data with information about users to create practical applications. One similar technology allows rental-car companies to track their cars with GPS. California imposed restrictions on the practice last year after a company fined a customer $3,000 for crossing into Nevada, violating the rental contract...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Spy in Your Pocket | 3/19/2006 | See Source »

...plywood chair bodies from local components manufacturers; and hired 20 friends to assemble the parts into finished products. Today his Heaven Office Furniture makes 1,000 kinds of office chairs, from executive models in black leather and chrome to squat cloth-clad cubicle standards. Zhu won his first export contract in 2004. He also attended the Cologne Furniture Fair in Germany and sent 80% of his $3 million output to 20 countries. Through a screen of plastic bamboo along his office window, he points out the new factory he's building next door. He shows off a United Arab Emirates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Italy vs. China: Sitting Pretty | 3/19/2006 | See Source »

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