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...Amber was the dull one, you say? Amber had upside. She still looked plenty good, and when Colby and she went one-two in the Reward Challenge rope course, she was definitely threatening to join the living, personality-wise. And when she stared down the horizon and uttered those unforgettable words - "Hope. Hope for a fish. A nice night with no rain." - something stirred. She was the savant, the Chauncey Gardiner of the outback, and by the end of all this we'll all be in love with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On A Very Stormy 'Survivor,' the Placid One Goes Gently | 4/12/2001 | See Source »

...which point the real devil appeared at the crossroads, in the form of Jeff Probst. This wasn't contract time yet, mind you - just a getting-to-know-you, involving some of Old Scratch's favorite sins: greed and gluttony. For the Reward Challenge, Probst grabbed his gavel and held a food auction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nick, the Devil and the Trouble With Paradise | 4/6/2001 | See Source »

Vogt says that the guide's potential to reward specific courses or concentrations for their positive attitude about women and the study of women is particularly exciting...

Author: By Juliet J. Chung, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Women's Guide Ready for Class of 2005 | 4/6/2001 | See Source »

...bingdu in China. While it has taken scientists years to figure out the clinical pharmacology and neurological impact of ecstasy and other designer drugs, methamphetamines are blunt pharmaceutical instruments. The drug encourages the brain to flood the synapses with the neurotransmitter dopamine--the substance your body uses to reward itself when you, say, complete a difficult assignment at the office or finish a vigorous workout. And when the brain is awash in dopamine, the whole cardiovascular system goes into sympathetic overdrive, increasing your heart rate, pulse and even your respiration. You become, after that first hit of speed, gloriously, brilliantly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Speed Demons | 4/2/2001 | See Source »

...asked, "Do we want a society that rewards genes? Are we afraid of what kind of society that may be?" The U.S. is that society now. We reward the genes of physical beauty, musical and artistic talent, and athletic ability with fame, fortune and special treatment. The only genetic gift that we do not reward on its own merits is intelligence. In fact, we try our best to be politically correct by saying intelligence is not genetic. LEE T. MARCH Joplin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 2, 2001 | 4/2/2001 | See Source »

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