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...very Hong Kong occasion. The weather was stifling, the air pollution was awful, and the crowd?carrying digital cameras and mobile phones, without which no self-respecting Hong Kong person is properly dressed?was polite and well mannered almost to a fault. But proud, too. "This is monumental," said an old man who came up to me outside the government offices. "There's nowhere else in the world that could have a parade like this, so peaceably...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asian Values | 7/5/2004 | See Source »

...very Hong Kong occasion. The weather was stifling, the air pollution was awful, and the crowd?carrying digital cameras and mobile phones, without which no self-respecting Hong Kong person is properly dressed?was polite and well mannered almost to a fault. But proud, too. "This is monumental," said an old man who came up to me outside the government offices. "There's nowhere else in the world that could have a parade like this, so peaceably...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asian Values | 7/5/2004 | See Source »

...locker-room camaraderie at the academy, but the atmosphere is never really relaxed. The staff plays to the peer pressure that already exists in this group of macho, Type A personalities. "If you're lying in your own blood at 30,000 feet, it's your own fault," warned a physical-training instructor, letting the words linger for a few seconds. "If you can't stay in the fight, thousands will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: My Life As An Air Cop | 6/28/2004 | See Source »

...Dumars needs to keep Rasheed, now a free agent. Brown could also face a tough summer--some of America's best ballplayers, like Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett, have opted to skip the Olympics. Brown concedes that he's disappointed about such no-shows. "But it's not their fault," he told TIME shortly before marching in Detroit's victory parade. "Some guys have serious concerns about security. Others have family issues. Kobe's in a tragic situation." The Olympic basketball team can improve its chances of grabbing the gold if it plays hard defense, runs the floor and shares...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Motown Masterminds | 6/28/2004 | See Source »

...last thing we need is more laws, more bureaucracy and more lawsuits in the name of reducing obesity. We need to hold individuals responsible for their own actions, including overeating. How can we ever hope to solve our problems if nothing is ever our fault? DENNIS SKINDER Chicago...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 28, 2004 | 6/28/2004 | See Source »

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