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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...residents-only backdoor swipe access. You can get to the MAC without putting on a sweatshirt in 20 degree weather. The Mt. Auburn latenight food spots are close enough that you feel like your odds of getting mugged are acceptable, as long as you get that burrito. When you rub your eyes and see that it's 11:03 and you have 11 a.m. class, you won't be that late (if you run). Only Adams could claim a better location, and that's arguable...

Author: By Maxwell L. Child | Title: The Housing Crisis: Lowell House | 3/14/2009 | See Source »

...both featuring prominently on tourist itineraries led by flag-waving, fact-quacking guides. But Zhongshan itself is carpeted with an enticing parade of hawkers: barbecued-meat vendors alternate with bootblacks banging their brushes together to attract custom, grizzled farmers hunch over mounds of dried persimmons, and pickled-vegetable sellers rub shoulders with eco-entrepreneurs whose handwritten signboards tout for secondhand MP3 players...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going off Stream in Guilin | 3/11/2009 | See Source »

...comes naturally to parents: being kind to their kids. "Let's say Johnny's back pain flares up during math class," says Dahlquist. "He feels terrible, so he says, 'I can't do my math.' Mom comes, takes him home, puts the TV on and gives him a back rub. Well, math isn't fun. And who wouldn't like a back rub?" Instead of being indulged, kids with chronic pain often need a push...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Talk Therapy for Kids' Pain: Better than Pills? | 3/3/2009 | See Source »

...trip options dotted around the archipelago range from Colombia's version of a swim-up bar to a variety of touristy beaches equipped with cooking huts where freshly caught fish is simply but succulently prepared. Everywhere, women tout $8 massages. Beware if you're sunburned; sand and a vigorous rub can really chafe. In a few places, hawkers sell rough strands of pearls - they lack the quality of Asian or Middle Eastern pearls but are still a bargain by U.S. prices. (See the best places to travel in a recession...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Loving My Time in Cartagena | 3/3/2009 | See Source »

...dangerous combination, since the lungs of asthmatics are more prone to swelling and shutting down when aggravated. Contact - in kissing, for example - through mucous membranes can also heighten the chances of an attack. For the most part, touching a food allergen is not a problem unless you then rub your eyes or stick your fingers into your mouth - both of which young children are fond of doing. Even so, parents' worries about the mere possibility of inhaling peanut dust prompted airlines to stop serving the popular flight snack. There has been no such treatment for passengers with milk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why We're Going Nuts Over Nut Allergies | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

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