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...developer, Kevin Loder, says the lake is not a waste. It is liquid opportunity. With the help of investors, Loder, 47, bought 96 acres near Indio and proceeded to sink more than $10 million into a vinyl-lined lake covering 46 acres at depths of up to 12 ft. It is big enough for water skiing, stocked with catfish and ringed with swaying reeds. And where there is lake, there is lakefront property or in this case, estate lots. "It's just like being on the beach, only we put it in the desert," says Loder. He has sold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Earth Inc.: Water War | 7/30/2001 | See Source »

...news for those high schoolers applying to the Class of 2006. The large yield for this year will likely result in a smaller target for next year, and if even more students defer from ’05 to ’06, the number of acceptances could sink even lower, according to Furstenberg...

Author: By Garrett M. Graff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dartmouth Offers $5k | 7/20/2001 | See Source »

...idea of actually being Harvard president was taking some time to sink in, Summers commented...

Author: By Garrett M. Graff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Summers Learns the Ropes on First Day | 7/6/2001 | See Source »

...shame you failed to mention even one classical musician. As we sink deeper into the morass of mediocrity, classical music is one of the few things of quality and beauty that remain. Rock, pop, hip-hop and rap have done little if anything for the history of music, and most of what is out today will probably be forgotten in a few years. ANNE BERNIE CALUWAERT High Springs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 18, 2001 | 6/18/2001 | See Source »

Jurgen Schrempp, the once swaggering chairman of DaimlerChrysler, is praying that the billions of dollars in losses at Chrysler and Mitsubishi (in which he bought a ruling share last year) don't sink the entire company. Ford CEO Jacques Nasser has a collection of premium brands in his stable: Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo. But amid a weak economy, sales at Ford and GM are down some 15% this year, and even the luxury brands are under new pressure from smaller Japanese and German automakers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Strategy: Mercedes vs. BMW | 6/11/2001 | See Source »

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