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Even when the rare communication breakthrough does occur the results are often mediocre at best. One can’t be sure if that football player just enthusiastically gave the “hey what’s up?” nod or if he was just rocking out to Hillary Duff. Similarly, it is hard to tell whether that cute studious freshman girl is expressing her anger about the party last night or if she just has an affinity for the band Disturbed...

Author: By John Hastrup, JOHN W. HASTRUP | Title: iPretend You Don't Exist | 12/16/2004 | See Source »

Johnson was initially credited with the goal, though a scoring change gave the ultimate nod to Pelle, while Johnson ended up with the assist. When asked how many shots he took in the fray around Howard’s net, Johnson laughed...

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Johnson's Jam Fuels M. Hockey in Victory | 12/13/2004 | See Source »

...melts in your mouth are served with organic vegetables grown in the hotel garden and wild herbs picked in local lava fields. On weekends, Reyjkavik's hip set descend to drink in the views and taste the excellent minty gin-and-tonic sorbets - a palate-cleansing aperitif, and a nod to the British who occupied Iceland in 1940. That's not to say you should stay indoors. Local company Snjófell (tel: [354] 435 6783) offers adrenaline-fueled snowmobile trips to Snaefells' 1,463-m summit - but no through passage to Stromboli, the volcanic Aeolian island where Verne...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Under The Volcano | 12/12/2004 | See Source »

...with the dog and the cat” are perhaps better anticipated than between-class run-ins with friends, exes or entrywaymates. Maybe we drop a coin or two in the cup every time we walk by. Sometimes we may pass with only a polite smile and nod, or, if we’re in a really dank mood, we might look down and fiddle aimlessly with some cell phone buttons...

Author: By Jared M. Seeger, | Title: Shelter From the Storm | 12/9/2004 | See Source »

...short time available, despite expressing great respect for Barghouti. But at neighborhood level, particularly in Gaza where militants of Hamas have long fought alongside those of Fatah in the Popular Resistance Committees that coordinated armed activity during the intifadah, many supporters of the Islamist group may be given a nod and wink to go to the polls and vote for Barghouti despite the boycott...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind Barghouti's Palestinian Presidential Run | 12/6/2004 | See Source »

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