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...game; and Neil Williams, an Eastern Connecticut State University phys ed professor, has created a P.E. Hall of Shame, ranking dodge ball as his No. 1 villain. "It allows the stronger kids to pick on and target the weaker kids," he charges. "It's like Lord of the Flies, with adults encouraging...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scourge Of The Playground | 5/21/2001 | See Source »

Meantime, the local tyrant, Lord Farquaad, has been torturing the Gingerbread Man. "No, not my buttons, not my gumdrop buttons!" his brave but hapless victim piteously cries. Just why his lordship takes such violent umbrage at fairy-tale creatures is not clear. But he decrees that they all be exiled from his kingdom to Shrek's fen, which irritates the monster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Monstrously Good | 5/21/2001 | See Source »

...Marconi Public company based in London, England CEO: Lord Simpson What it does: Makes hardware and software for communications and information delivery. High-speed optical electronics is a priority as a result of the recent reorganization of the company's components division Why it is hot: The company is among those pioneering components for 40 gigabits per second optical networks www.marconi.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Optics | 5/14/2001 | See Source »

...Definitely. In fact the West has probably played an important role in brokering the agreement, and making it clear that there is no politically acceptable alternative. NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson this week issued the harshest condemnation by a Western official of the National Liberation Army (the Albanian separatist guerrilla group), calling them criminals and thugs. On the other hand, he also leaned heavily on the government to avoid declaring a state of war, which could inflame the conflict. The West has clearly been raising the pressure on the NLA in Kosovo, too, which remains the key logistical support base...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Political Agreement Won't End Macedonia Violence' | 5/10/2001 | See Source »

...Caribbean Favorites by Lord Kitchener and the Mighty Sparrow "I defy anyone to hear it and not feel better about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Enthusiasms: May 7, 2001 | 5/7/2001 | See Source »

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