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...Jersey and relocated here after college. Not that she knew which campaign poster to plant in the front lawn either. She doesn't trust Bush with the nation's public schools, and she kind of liked Gore at first. But it was a brief affair with a cold fish. "I watched very closely," she said of the final debate. "I wanted either Bush or Gore to give me a reason to like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Fatigue May Get the Most Votes | 10/28/2000 | See Source »

This month, in the holiday-gifts section of the Stein Mart in Charleston, S.C., a musical fish could be heard singing Christmas carols across the aisle from a miniature fountain retailing at $24.97. Both gadgets promise to be top sellers this season. But unlike the $19.97 Big Mouth Billy Bass, the desktop waterfall may outlive its novelty status, drawing on ancient themes to soothe a stressed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miniature Fountains | 10/23/2000 | See Source »

...Physically, too, Keiko has had to be conditioned for a different life. The easy parts were training him to swim faster and for longer periods and, using weighted balls placed at different depths, to dive ever deeper. It was trickier to teach him to catch his own, live fish after years of frozen-fish dinners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Go, Keiko, Go! | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

Within 18 months of arriving in Oregon, Keiko gained just short of a ton, mostly in muscle weight. His skin disease cleared, he started mastering the skills of catching his own fish, and he seemed much happier. But Keiko was still not free...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Go, Keiko, Go! | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

...soccer field, fenced off within beautiful Klettsvik Bay. After two storm-lashed winters, Keiko graduated to the bay, 20 times the area of his pen and closed off with a 850-ft.-long barrier net. To encourage him to explore, his trainers built a large slingshot, which sent fish out 50 yds. in all directions. They took him on training swims behind a boat to build up his stamina and speed. In May a gate was opened in the barrier. Keiko, who had exchanged his wide, cuddly aquarium shape for that of a sleek, fit predator, went for his first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Go, Keiko, Go! | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

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