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Dates: during 2000-2009
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They do. And it has been very useful to accommodate human guilt and a human lifestyle to think, "Well, that's just a stationary object that can take care of itself." In fact, while they aren't a pack animal, they're very sociable. Cats who sit on the back of a couch and don't even look at you when you come into the room and stare out the window - what they really are is depressed and lonely, and they've learned how to survive in a highly understimulated environment. To me, that's not very kind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Your Cat Wants You to Know | 10/30/2007 | See Source »

...your sister and the people of Lyari are my own," she told the crowd. "The way you stood behind me, I would stand beside you forever." The crowd erupted in cheers, and an overenthusiastic supporter fired a traditional shot in the air to celebrate. Immediately the object of the crowd's adoration was bundled back into the car, and the motorcade zoomed away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Tough Mission | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

...tango scholars to define their object of study and you’re likely to get three different answers. For some, it’s a melodic language of nostalgia and loss. For others, it’s the synchrony of two bodies in motion. And for some, it’s a symbol of passion and possession deeply interwoven in structures of social authority. At 3 p.m. this afternoon, the curtain will rise on “Tango! Dance the World Around: Global Transformations of Latin American Culture,” a weekend conference in Radcliffe Yard that will...

Author: By Alison S. Cohn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Conference Tangoes Across Disciplines | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

...since the catastrophic blazes of 2003 - the state set aside $850 million for this year - when a megafire like this one strikes, officers on the ground quickly hit the limits of what they can do. "You're putting people between the unstoppable force of a wildfire and the immovable object of a home," says Timothy Ingalsbee, executive director of Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology. "That's as unsafe a position as you can be in as a firefighter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From TIME's Archive: The Great California Fires | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

...there are few better engines of transformation than laughter, which can turn a king into an object of ridicule as easily as it can elevate mere affection to love. Humor is a key element of “Metamorphoses,” and the members of the show’s excellent 10-person ensemble cast are frequently very, very funny...

Author: By Richard S. Beck, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Metamorphoses’ Makes a Splash | 10/22/2007 | See Source »

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