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...perfect pit stop during a night of carousing. These roving canteens usually serve tak go chi, or chicken skewers, the staple stomach-liner for Seoul's legions of soju-imbibing salarymen. More adventurous eaters, meanwhile, will want to keep an eye out for pig intestines stuffed with glass noodles; octopus tentacles; and the infamous bon dae gi-boiled silkworm larvae. To the uninitiated gourmand, a simmering bucket of larvae might look-and smell-distinctly less than alluring, but there's no better way to get a quick taste of everyday life on the streets of Seoul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Amuse Bouche | 6/14/2004 | See Source »

...than St. Paul's Cathedral. In fact, the 40-story tower has already sparked a rethink of London's urban landscape, with three more statement skyscrapers planned in its wake. It has also become the capital's most fashionable-and exclusive-events venue. The top two floors house a glass-domed private restaurant that can be hired for functions. Guided tours can be arranged, too, but at a cost of $460 for eight people, these are unlikely to be on the average visitor's agenda...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In A Pickle | 6/14/2004 | See Source »

...never took off or landed in a plane without looking out the window and saying a silent prayer. I don't think many people knew this. He was the eternal optimist--the glass was always half full, not half empty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Eternal Optimist: Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) | 6/14/2004 | See Source »

Cinderella’s glass slipper must have fallen off somewhere on the way to the trainer’s room...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Injuries Plague W. Tennis Start To Finish | 6/10/2004 | See Source »

Working in the Lyman laboratory, the researchers used a technique known as electro-magnetically induced transparency, in which they fired a red laser light pulse into a sealed glass cylinder containing rubidium vapor. They fired two control beams through the vapor, rather than the one beam used in previous experiments, so that their interaction simulated the effect of tiny atomic mirrors...

Author: By Ella A. Hoffman and Tina Wang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Professors Make Headlines in a Year of Discovery | 6/10/2004 | See Source »

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