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...crowd erupted in a standing ovation, and the referees halted the game at the next dead ball as Feaster was presented a bouquet of flowers and a shower of hugs by her teammates...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hoops Nails Lehigh; Feaster Sets Record | 1/28/1998 | See Source »

...still unraveling tale of hidden loans and payoffs at Japan's financial institutions has tainted several top companies. Just last week, a former chairman of Daichi Kangyo Bank admitted that he regularly paid racketeers not to divulge embarrassing corporate information. Yamaichi Securities' Nozawa dissolved in a shower of presidential tears over $2 billion in bad loans the company could no longer hide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ending The Culture Of Deceit | 1/26/1998 | See Source »

...parents have been turning to all sorts of bizarre alternatives, including eucalyptus and neem oils and chrysanthemum-flower extract, solutions that have been recommended on the Internet. Others have taken to smearing their children's heads with mayonnaise, petroleum jelly or Crisco, then having the kids sleep in a shower cap. In July a 13-year-old girl in Lorimor, Iowa, died after her mother doused her head in gasoline and a pilot light on the family's hot-water heater ignited the fumes. Last spring, a six-year-old Oklahoma girl stopped breathing temporarily after her mother's boyfriend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Lousy, Nit-Picking Epidemic | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

...potent combination of government incentives and private investment, technologies that use synthetic materials, advanced electronics and biotechnology are sweeping through the energy industry. They could foster a new generation of mass-produced machines that efficiently and cleanly provide the energy that enables people to take a hot shower, sip a cold beer or surf the Internet. The transition to a 21st century energy system is gathering speed on at least four fronts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT: CLEAN AS A BREEZE | 12/15/1997 | See Source »

...date approached, several of her entryway-mates in Canaday Hall even threw her a baby shower. Although she was accidentally sent the e-mail about the "surprise" shower, she says it made her happy to know that her floormates cared...

Author: By Georgia N. Alexakis and Lori I. Diamond, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Student Moms Juggle Schoolwork, Parenting | 12/12/1997 | See Source »

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