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...howling in protest, feet bound to prevent them running, and all l50 of them piled on top of each other - traveling in broad daylight along a main Manila highway. "These are hard times, sir," the vehicle's owner explained, "and this is just a job, a source of livelihood." He claims to have purchased the pooches for between $7 and $8 in nearby Batangas province, and was transporting them to a not-so-secret slaughterhouse far to the north in Baguio, where dog meat is a local delicacy. As the owner of the vehicle confirmed, "We've been doing this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Much Is that Doggie on the Menu? | 1/29/2007 | See Source »

When a country or a company depends to an important degree on the U.S. for its livelihood, you might think that recent financial events there would amount to very bad news indeed. America's economy flagged in the second half of last year and the dollar has dropped sharply against the euro and other currencies, making exports to the U.S. less competitive. Yet Nicola Leibinger-Kamm?ller, for one, is still smiling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Precarious Balance | 1/18/2007 | See Source »

...biggest draw, without a doubt, is its human factor, and WoW's fans have quickly shaped Azeroth into a second Earth. Players hunt for gold, and epic items, then put them up for sale on eBay, thus turning a hobby into a livelihood. They have cyber-sex, date, and get married. They hang out with old friends who may live hundreds of miles away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Confessions of a 30-Year-Old Gamer | 1/12/2007 | See Source »

...seen the ad in The Crimson every day for two years, and one day, I was broke and gave them a call,” he says. After being accepted, he began donating sperm three times a week. With an out-of-town girlfriend, Steve’s new livelihood worked out perfectly for him.“It’s an even better way to commit yourself to not fool around,” Steve says. “Not only are you getting paid for it, there is that moral thing, too.”But don?...

Author: By John F. Pararas, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: All in a Day’s Work | 12/6/2006 | See Source »

...books that you see in a new light because you've seen a certain case that day. Every doctor knows this: however it happens, professional growth does not take place via "administrative compliance." The public is not protected at all by these things. What they do protect is the livelihood of an entire class - the millions who make their livings in the public and private "administration" of American medicine. Do I want to feed my little girl to this beast? I don't think...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Like Father, Like Daughter? Not if I Can Help It | 10/27/2006 | See Source »

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