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...souls can smile, the soul of Jackie Robinson was smiling last week. Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners, a slim, swift outfielder out of Kasugai, Japan, was chosen Most Valuable Player in the American League by the Baseball Writers' Association of America?an overwhelmingly white, male group of U. S. journalists. During the 2001 season, Suzuki batted .350, garnered 242 hits, stole 56 bases and played a fine right field, showing about as good an outfield throwing arm as now exists. Newspaper accounts were busy with statistics and with reporting Suzuki's close run for the prize against Jason Giambi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Most Valuable (Gentleman) from Japan | 12/3/2001 | See Source »

...Slim 2000 Weight Loss System

Author: By R. Fujii, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Infomercials, Inspirations of Insanity | 11/29/2001 | See Source »

Behold an elephantine woman in a green jumpsuit hit by a flash of light from the “Bio-Slim Pyruvate Complex” and transformed into a svelte version of herself. Bio Slim 2000 is a new and updated daily pill that works on your metabolism and helps you lose weight without exercising or dieting. It’s helped millions, including Linda Clarkson, who gets weepy talking about how she “noticed a real difference in [her husband’s] behavior” after losing weight with Bio Slim. Watch a couple make...

Author: By R. Fujii, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Infomercials, Inspirations of Insanity | 11/29/2001 | See Source »

...money isn't in the translating--a labor-intensive commodity enterprise with slim margins. The profits are in the value-added services: managing the logistic and engineering headache of converting software, websites and other products for users from Seoul to Santiago. The process, in industry jargon, is called localization, and as more American companies market in disparate parts of the world, it's become an increasingly complex task outside their core competency. "Two-thirds of American companies now handle their own localization," says Robert Johnson, head of BGS's parent, Bowne & Co., the large financial printing firm. "That's about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Exporting: Selling in Tongues | 11/26/2001 | See Source »

...really want is a cell phone, pager and Palm-style PDA, look out for the Handspring Treo. This slim device is about the size and weight of a regular cell phone, with a protective flip-top and large screen. It comes in two flavors--with a keyboard or with a Graffiti writing pad. A switch at the top mercifully silences the whole thing instantly. Look for it in early...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Of Show | 11/26/2001 | See Source »

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