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...been doing it since 1986, back when we thought leg warmers were cool. She has streaky blond hair, oblong glasses and a sunny, irresistible smile. She looks like the fun, cool mom you never had. Zandl doesn't give out her exact age (fortysomething is the most she'll cop to), but she is almost certainly the oldest person in America who regularly uses "holla back" at the end of her e-mails...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trends: The Quest For Cool | 9/8/2003 | See Source »

...witnesses said more than a dozen cars had been destroyed. Tariq Juwaid, a former police staff sargent who had lined up near the car park with other ex-cops seeking readmission into the force, saw over a dozen policemen lying bleeding on the ground immediately after the blast. "Many of them were lying in pools of blood," he says. Razak Saleh, another ex-cop, says he tried to help two of the injured but they were motionless: "I'm no doctor, but I can tell when a man is dead, and those two had already gone to Allah...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'No Iraqis Are Safe' | 9/2/2003 | See Source »

When Germans want to drive ridiculously fast, they go to the public track at Nurburgring. Italians simply get in their cars. But in 65-m.p.h. America, the opportunity to hurtle down an empty, cop-free piece of concrete under a clear sky has been limited. One day soon it may not be. Though open-road racing began in Nevada in 1988, this year will see more sanctioned events--nine in three different states--than ever. Open-road racing takes place over a prescribed distance on closed public highways and under strict safety conditions. Most races are open to all comers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Need for Speed | 8/25/2003 | See Source »

...fall back on a franchise series (no sequels on his resume), and he isn't the type for a big knockabout comedy. Costner is at that poignant crux in a star's career when it's time to think about taking supporting roles, doing a TV cop show, trying Broadway, running for Governor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Back In the Saddle | 8/18/2003 | See Source »

Libby contested the prosecution’s portrait of his client, describing Byrne as a calm and hard-working veteran cop. He also said that Byrne had faced rowdy opposition from students coming off of two alcohol-soaked nights...

Author: By Simon W. Vozick-levinson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Testimony Begins in Trial of Officer Who Allegedly Beat Student | 8/15/2003 | See Source »

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