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...build the two casino resorts to Las Vegas Sands and Genting in 2006. The hefty $10-billion price tag for the two developments underscore the vast ambitions of Singapore's leaders seeking to similarly transform the island's image from that of a staid, buttoned-up society into a fun, adventurous city. And while that may be fine for foreign tourists, analysts say the high fee to be imposed on Singaporeans who visit the casinos reflects the city-state's underlying unease at the thought of its conservative citizens turning into hard-partying gamblers - and making it difficult for operators...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: With Casinos Set to Open, Singapore Rolls The Dice | 2/13/2010 | See Source »

Chinese students are no less fun-loving than the average American student. We used to complain all the time to our teachers about our heavy workload, but their response was always that examinations were the fairest solution for a country in which 10 million students apply to college every year. If China adopted the American system, the argument went, not only would there be huge logistical problems, but it would also be practically impossible to prevent corruption. This makes sense. However, I would argue that logistical and fairness problems alone cannot explain the difference. If there really were a strong...

Author: By Zhongrui Yin | Title: Reflections On Five Years in the U.S. | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

...felt very good about the meet on Saturday,” said Princeton men’s head coach Fred Samara. “I’m happy to host the meet, and it will be a lot of fun. It will be a competitive meet, but we’ve won handily in the past...

Author: By Steven T. A. Roach, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Takes on Challengers at HYP Meet | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

...parks her silver 2006 Chevy HHR hatchback at a local gym in Phoenix. "If [the managers of the gym] know, they haven't said, and I have not asked permission. When I first slept in my car, I was parking at a Burger King, but the young kids made fun of me, and I am not accustomed to children being disrespectful." Cooper says her passenger seat folds down flat and she sleeps well. She works out and showers every morning and says the gym is "the best thing that ever happened to my body." A series of physical ailments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Last Refuge for the Homeless: Living in the Car | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

...fun living in your car," says Mike, a lighting specialist in the Los Angeles entertainment industry who has been out of work for a year. One of his last jobs was the Academy Awards show. "I don't have a job right now, in part because of my situation. Did you know that 50% of people who are homeless and living in their cars have jobs?" He keeps his vehicle registration current and parks his van on side streets on L.A.'s west side and in the San Fernando Valley. "You want to park where it is safe and inconspicuous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Last Refuge for the Homeless: Living in the Car | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

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