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They found Dalrymple and Elian clinging to each other. "No, no no!" Elian screamed. They gave him to Betty Mills, an eight-year INS veteran who spoke to Elian in Spanish as she covered him with a blanket and raced out to a waiting white minivan. As the pepper spray wafted outside the house, bystanders could hear the agents shouting the code meaning that they had Elian in their possession: "Bingo! Bingo! Bingo!" Mills told Elian that it was O.K., that he was going to see his "papa" and take his first ever airplane ride--not, she kept promising...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Elian Grab | 5/1/2000 | See Source »

...criteria for a shower analysis include water pressure, temperature maneuverability, effect of spray, cleanliness of shower environment, bathroom aroma and overhead illumination. “The inspection,” says Rennard, “is usually pretty quick—no longer than five minutes, but that also depends on the comfort factor...

Author: By J. G. Fong, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Under Pressure | 4/27/2000 | See Source »

...jumps out of the bathroom which is filled with clothes, lichen, algae, bacteria—and there would be toothpaste on the sinks. Upon turning [the shower] on, I would notice that the water would slowly drip out of one of the spigots and there would be an inconsistent spray that barely misted my body. The soap would be impossible to remove, the curtain would be sticky and have algae growing on it; the drain clogged with gallons of human hair and the lights would...

Author: By J. G. Fong, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Under Pressure | 4/27/2000 | See Source »

...other hand, an ideal showering situation includes “the smell of candy or women’s lotion. The spray would be soft, yet powerful and massaging. There should be the most expensive shampoos and conditioners with little signs saying ‘Please use these...

Author: By J. G. Fong, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Under Pressure | 4/27/2000 | See Source »

...splinters of glass from Seattle's vandalized Starbucks had been cleaned up. While their foes were busy checking real-time quotes for Intel and GE, the antiglobalists were swapping digital photos of police brutality, reading Noam Chomsky's essays on media brainwashing and posting tips on defending against pepper spray (wear a handkerchief soaked in vinegar). The irony of all this is stark, and possibly galling to the technocrats: the Web was supposed to be globalism's great tool, not a forum for its enemies. The Web was supposed to weld together markets into one enormous worldwide trading floor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Radicals | 4/24/2000 | See Source »

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