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...first 100 or so pieces produced by Shanghai, only 12 passed the modest quality standards, which required the watches to neither gain nor lose more than 120 seconds a day. But these unreliable prototypes, Chan explains, provided the basis for the mass-produced A581 - launched in July 1958 and adorning many Chinese wrists until its discontinuation in 1967. Millions of A581s were made, which means that today they are relatively easy to pick up in Shanghai curio stores from about $15 (variations in dial color and casing style will affect the price). Chan is also a fan of the A623...
Then there's the work. Contrast Chan's and Li's homemade, our-pain-for-your-gain, almost literally death-defying feats with those of Hollywood action stars from the same generation. Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris--they all looked fit and muscular, and some had martial-arts backgrounds. But when it came time to do the heavy lifting, especially as they reached midcareer, the doubles were usually called...
Final clubs, Quad parties, fake IDs—it is through these techniques that most Harvard students gain their appreciation and understanding of beer. But one group of freshman is taking a more scholarly approach to their alcohol education in the new freshman seminar, “Principles of Industrial Fermentation: Beer, Wine, Bioethanol, and Beyond...
...they could change their minds in the next two weeks. Notes Stanley Feldman, the SUNY Stonybrook political scientist who analyzed the poll for TIME, "Clinton's six point lead over Obama at this point should not make her very comfortable. There is still plenty of opportunity for Obama to gain the voters he needs to win the Pennsylvania primary...
...Court. THC: Following President Bush’s 2004 victory, you said that you envisioned the start of a “permanent Republican majority.” Do you think the political landscape has changed since then? KR: I think one party or the other is going to gain the upper hand. I think it’s going to be the Republican Party. If you look at the 2006 election, it was a normal off-year election. The White House party loses an average of 29 seats in the House and 5 in the Senate. We lost...