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...Opens backpack, photos spill...

Author: By FM Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: FM Attempts Prank To Acheive Own 15 Minutes of Fame, Fails Miserably | 12/12/2002 | See Source »

...some officials in the Department of Defense feel it isn’t enough for the U.N. to seek out those weapons scientists who they feel might be amenable to offers of defection—they think U.N. officials should actively demand that certain scientists come to America and spill the thermonuclear beans, whether scientists like it or not. In all but name, these scientists would be kidnapping victims...

Author: By Simon W. Vozick-levinson, | Title: Defective Defection | 12/10/2002 | See Source »

Thus stain-resistant trousers. The idea of pants as a bib is one whose time has come. Levi's Dockers brand has unveiled its Go Khaki with Stain Defender line. Treated with DuPont Teflon, these trousers allow the wearer to spill any "oil or water-based liquid" (e.g., beer, salad dressing) and have it bead up and roll off. Earlier this year, Lee introduced its Performance Khaki, which uses Nano-Care, microscopic whiskers that repel spills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Look, Ma, No Stains | 12/9/2002 | See Source »

...possible war with Iraq. The states are being left to deal with their crises pretty much alone, but they plan to share their burdens in any way possible. One area ripe for cuts is state aid to municipalities and local transit authorities, so the crises are going to spill into how often your trash gets collected and when the bus runs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How To Balance A Budget | 12/9/2002 | See Source »

...thicken the already highly viscous fuel oil to the consistency of tar, it is unlikely to move anywhere soon. No plans have thus been announced--at least not yet--to try to recover the tanker's 18 million gallons of oil. If the contents leak to the surface, the spill will be twice the size of the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Black Tide | 12/2/2002 | See Source »

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