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...puberty themselves. While the evidence remains sketchy and controversial, researchers have found markers of approaching sexual maturity, such as enlargement of testicles, in boys younger than 10. But these developments are not as visible as a girl's broadening hips and budding breasts. And until boys experience their growth spurt, which typically begins at about age 13, many will have to look up to girls their age who are larger and stronger than they...
...tiny that their silicon components will approach the size of molecules. At these incredibly tiny distances, the bizarre rules of quantum mechanics take over, permitting electrons to jump from one place to another without passing through the space between. Like water from a leaky fire hose, electrons will spurt across atom-size wires and insulators, causing fatal short circuits...
...ready availability of ecstasy, from Cobb County to Grand Rapids, is a newer phenomenon. Ecstasy--or "e"--enjoyed a brief spurt of mainstream use in the '80s, before the government outlawed it in 1985. Until recently, it remained common only on the margins of society--in clubland, in gay America, in lower Manhattan. But in the past year or so, ecstasy has returned to the heartland. Established drug dealers and mobsters have taken over the trade, and they are meeting the astonishing demand in places like Flagstaff, Ariz., where "Katrina," a student at Northern Arizona University who first took...
...streaking team from South Bend, the sudden spurt would be enough to put the Crimson away for good. Despite Primm's five goals on the day, Harvard fell deeper into a slide that is eerily reminiscent of last season's second-half flop, during which the Crimson dropped its final seven games...
BEST MAGAZINE In its own annual feature, Advertising Age magazine profiled TIME as one of the five best magazines of the year. "The publication has witnessed a growth spurt," the magazine said, noting both TIME's increased support in the advertising community and the success of TIME DIGITAL, TIME FOR KIDS and TIME LARGE EDITION...