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...Crisis time can be at three. You have to snap out of sleep and talk to somebody," one of the co-directors says...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Body Language: ECHO Listens | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

...about the hardworking members of the Taylor company as about their enigmatic boss, and one of the most impressive things about Dancemaker is the way in which the details of the dancers' daily routine--the stresses of touring, the scourge of AIDS, the constant threat of career-ending injury--snap to newly vivid life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dance: Surefooted | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

...instrument panel on the Jaguar XK8 and the passenger cell for the cute little Smart Car that German consumer Cerstin Stadeler was eyeing disapprovingly in Bonn. "It looks like one of those kid's toys that come in chocolate eggs," she says. "You know, the ones you snap together...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Cars | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

...they turned to veterinarian Nancy Scanlan, who has been practicing holistic medicine for animals since 1988. She inserted eight needles between the dog's neck and hips in an effort to relax Barney's tight muscles. Barney, who Scanlan says is "coming out of his shell," has ceased to snap at home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Fido Gets Phobic | 2/1/1999 | See Source »

What makes the whole thing so silly, he says, is that toilet training can be a snap if you use the technique he calls "naked and $75." You remove the diaper, put a portable potty within reach of your two-year-old and wait for the inevitable accident. "Kids that age hate to have 'it' running down their legs," Rosemond explains. "So they stop the flow, and you lead them to the seat. The $75 is for cleaning the carpet." Within a few days, he says, the child is trained--and knows who's boss. "This technique...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: War of the Diapers | 1/25/1999 | See Source »

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