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...Amoy Gardens, she was already nervous about SARS. But the reality didn't hit her until she arrived at her brother's home for the family's weekly mah-jongg game. Everyone had to wear slippers, and there was a designated "shoe area" to prevent footwear from contaminating the flat. The usually raucous pregame lunch was silent?the 10-person group had agreed not to talk to avoid spitting on one another and the food. Kong's brother wiped the mah-jongg tiles with rubbing alcohol to disinfect them?three times. "We played mah-jongg with everyone in masks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where the Scrubbing Never Stops | 4/21/2003 | See Source »

...powered by a wood fire. Nomadic Expeditions has built a lodge in the Gobi Desert. And while there's really no way to catch the feel of Mongolia's big sky other than by driving for days beneath it, Nomadic Expeditions offers a flat-tire-proof alternative for reaching remote rafting and fishing sites: Russian-built helicopters. In the mountain rivers and streams, anglers stalk the ferocious taimen, a Siberian relative of the salmon that can grow to about 5 ft. long and weigh more than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mongol Invasion | 4/14/2003 | See Source »

None of the boats faced such obstacles this weekend, as the rains tempered the winds, producing a flat racing surface...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: No. 1 M Lightweight Crew Cruises Past Dartmouth, MIT on Charles | 4/14/2003 | See Source »

JEFFERSON: Oh, yes. I think there should be, at least in principle, a rate structure on a consumption tax with a flat rate on businesses and increasing marginal tax rates on individuals that should yield revenue consistent with what we are collecting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Board Of Economists: Why Tax Our Patience? | 4/7/2003 | See Source »

While the Crimson found flat, if slightly rainy, conditions and a strong current in its favor on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pa., the course itself added intrigue...

Author: By Jessica T. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Lightweights Sweep Season-Opening Races | 4/7/2003 | See Source »

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