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...teams breathing down Dartmouth's neck, only Harvard has the ability to control its own destiny. While the Quakers have already played the Big Green twice, the Crimson takes on the Ivy pole-sitter in both teams' last regular season game...

Author: By Brian E. Fallon, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ivy W. Hoops a Complex Picture | 3/1/2000 | See Source »

When a kid is acting his age in a fancy restaurant, bumping into chairs and tripping waiters, most everyone - other than that child's parents - agrees: Send the kid home and next time hire a baby-sitter. But according to a new report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, if a certain type of child psychiatrist is in the restaurant, that energetic kid might leave with a fistful of prescriptions for some very grown-up psychoactive drugs. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland, raises serious concerns among pediatricians; it found a 50 percent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Johnny's New Snack: Milk, Cookies and Prozac | 2/23/2000 | See Source »

...after him," said Keyes, whose campaign is running on a shoestring budget of mostly small contributions. You stick with what got you that strong finish in Iowa, the saber-rattling promise that we're in the throes of a moral crisis in America, thanks in part to the dog sitter who occupies the White House. A crisis that can only be rectified by understanding that our rights, as outlined in the Declaration of Independence, "come from the Creator...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: The Candidate Mosh Likely | 2/7/2000 | See Source »

...futuristic DotComGuy, on the other hand, continues to live happily inside his cyberden. The equivalent of a 1920s flagpole sitter, he shows no sign of cracking; indeed, if his virtual exile goes as planned, he will earn more than $90,000 this year. His website, which features streaming video of nearly his every move, receives millions of hits a day and is laced with advertisements. What's more, he's lined up corporate sponsors that include online grocer Peapod.com and bookseller Borders.com Wrote an admirer in an e-mail to DotComGuy's site: "What you're doing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DotCom Vs. NotCom | 1/31/2000 | See Source »

...pick a family like your own, say, a couple with the same number of children as yours or a pair of empty nesters, you can pretty much customize your accommodations, arranging everything from a baby's crib to a play group and baby-sitter, from access to a car to the use of a weekend retreat. Your swap family may also be willing to feed your cat and walk your dog. It's helpful to have a friend or neighbor meet your guests and show them the basics: how to use the vcr, where the vacuum cleaner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: House Swapping | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

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