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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...objectionable because of their demeaning treatment of female guests--particularly the restriction of movement and the sexually aggressive atmosphere. Well, I would likely not feel comfortable in an S&M club, so I choose not to go for one. Women who fell threatened by the clubs' environments should seek tamer pastures. However apparently women enjoy being confined, pumped full of alcohol and preyed upon. They feel desired, not demeaned...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: The Postures Of Punch Season | 10/9/1998 | See Source »

...urge the Clinton administration to seek a quick and fair resolution that prevents the spread of conflict into neighboring regions of Albania and Macedonia. However, in its arbitration, we hope the United States does not forget that Milosevic is a war criminal who ought to stand trial for his offenses. Any decision regarding the Balkans must take this into account...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Tragedy of Apathy | 10/7/1998 | See Source »

...this reason that, in the end, I side more with the academic relativists. It's not that I believe there is no Truth, or for that matter, that there are innumerable Truths. Rather, I feel that as we struggle towards that which we seek but do not know, it is only natural that we err along the way. As members of an academic community, we should feel free to innovate, and risk erring. Only then can we advance. But errors and flaws should be recognized as such--not celebrated mindlessly for simply existing as viable arguments...

Author: By Sujit Raman, | Title: Academic Truth Is All Relative | 10/6/1998 | See Source »

...Term Capital bailout could encourage banks to make still more risky loans, confident that the government won't let them get into trouble. In this regard, the rescue was rich in irony: it came as the Senate passed a bill that would make it harder for ordinary citizens to seek bankruptcy-court protection from banks and other creditors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Brightest and the Brokest | 10/5/1998 | See Source »

...discount online-trading account, either at thestreet.com or through links to other investing sites through time.com/personal But don't let the low cost and convenience make you forget you're a long-term investor. If you lack the time or inclination to do it yourself, by all means seek a fee-only financial planner or full-service broker. But understand that you'll pay more through fees, commissions or both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Online Menace? | 10/5/1998 | See Source »

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