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...jump up in the air.”Though these five athletes may blend in with others on their respective turfs, walking around in a world that is not as height-friendly can be a completely different story.“Most of the doors you have to duck to get through, but it’s something you learn to do pretty quickly,” Unger said.Weissbourd and Boston also suffer from this architectural dilemma, with Boston noting that on his head he has “a nice little callus to prove that fact...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Above and Beyond: the Tallest Harvard Athletes | 5/2/2007 | See Source »

...camel, gathering flies and red dust. Since camels can go for three weeks without water, according to local farmers, the heap of fur, hair and bleached bones is an ominous sight. We enter a mud-walled, straw-roofed village. Instead of offering the usual smiles and waves, the children duck away. The reason for the villagers' fear becomes evident a few minutes later: nine turbaned men on horseback, members of the Arab militia known as the Janjaweed, appear with rifles over their shoulders. We are gone before they can react, but their presence on the road in broad daylight provides...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Prevent the Next Darfur | 4/26/2007 | See Source »

...ride she took in Kazakhstan before watching the launch of a Russian rocket ship carrying her friend, billionaire Charles Simonyi, and two cosmonauts into orbit on a 13-day journey to the International Space Station. For Simonyi's trip, Stewart packed meals that included quail roasted in Madiran wine, duck breast confit with capers and shredded chicken parmentier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim: Apr. 23, 2007 | 4/12/2007 | See Source »

...Hoxton's phone and movie fees are rock-bottom, and the only thing in the minibars is a carton of milk and two bottles of water, all free. Yet the Hoxton doesn't feel cheap. Rooms include touches such as Egyptian cotton sheets and duck-down duvets. Beecham calls them "beautiful little boxes people can stay in." Standard rates start as low as $115, and the typical traveler pays about $190 a night - roughly 18% less than the London average. Since opening, the Hoxton has been 100% full. "If it was twice the price, there would be nobody here," Beecham...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Room with No View | 4/11/2007 | See Source »

Ideal Date: Throwin’ back some Kool-Aid after a riveting game of duck-duck-goose...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SCOPED | 4/11/2007 | See Source »

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