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...Magic reimagines the swank of transatlantic liners. The cabins, larger than those on competing lines, are handsomely appointed, with burled-wood paneling and dressers shaped like steamer trunks. Don't bother trying to pick up that silver-plated knickknack in a stateroom niche; it's glued to the shelf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Kingdom on the Sea | 8/10/1998 | See Source »

Critics view the Texas action as a naked attempt to shield the state's lawyers--who charge as much as $400 an hour for such fill-in-the-blanks legal services as drawing up standard wills or simple divorce papers--from off-the-shelf competition. "These are cookie-cutter tasks," says Steven Gillers, a New York University law professor who specializes in legal ethics. "When you realize how routinized legal work is, and how much information you can pack into an interactive CD-ROM, then you recognize how easy it is to substitute a computer for a lawyer. That...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Legal Press In Texas | 8/3/1998 | See Source »

Virtually everyone is selling them these days, from Radio Shack to department stores. And it's a good time to buy. Mark Lowenstein, an analyst at the Yankee Group, says prices have come down 20% during the past year. "There's a real battle for shelf space," he says. Topp Telecom even began selling Uniden's TracFones through selected 7-Elevens this month. You can also find them at Eckerd's drugstores and Pilot gas stations. The TracFone is sort of a cellular "Saturday-night special": pony up $99 and walk away with a cheap but effective phone with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cell Phones At 7-11? | 7/6/1998 | See Source »

...perhaps the loudest, at least in decibel-to-kilogram ratio. He has a few weaknesses: exposing his buttocks, sassing his father, making prank calls to Moe's Tavern ("Is Oliver there? Oliver Clothesoff?") and speaking like a Cockney chimney sweep. One of the few trophies on his bedroom shelf is labeled EVERYBODY GETS A TROPHY...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cartoon Character BART SIMPSON | 6/8/1998 | See Source »

...Cops in Shops" program places plainclothes police officers in liquor stores posing as store clerks, shelf stockers or customers. Undercover officers are also located outside of liquor stores...

Author: By Nancy M. Poon, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students Spend Time Behind Bars for Unusual Crimes | 6/4/1998 | See Source »

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