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...trepanned skulls, and teeth that had been ritually filed to sharp points). There are tattooing and body-piercing displays, while the more squeamish can find diversion in mountains of magic charms, jewelry and ethnic sculpture. Those seeking a break from the saccharine prettiness of Oxford's colleges-or the steep prices of its centuries-old pubs-will find it here. Especially on a rainy day, and with a healthy sense of wonder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oxford: Pitt Stop | 2/2/2004 | See Source »

Those seeking a break from the saccharine prettiness of Oxford's colleges - or the steep prices of its centuries-old pubs - will find it here. Especially on a rainy day, and with a healthy sense of wonder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pitt Stop | 2/2/2004 | See Source »

...sponsors “professors and high-level researchers,” they do not offer naturalization assistance to students, and my only option is to hire an attorney. I’ve looked into that, and they go at $200-$300 an hour—a pretty steep fee, given the already pricey tuition which accompanies this world-class university...

Author: By Loui Itoh, | Title: An Empty Promise | 1/23/2004 | See Source »

...past, Bratton had produced near miraculous results in Boston, paving the way for a steep drop in crime before he moved to New York City, where, as police commissioner from 1994 to 1996, he presided over a 50% drop in homicides. But his techniques--putting more cops on the street, making individual officers more accountable for offenses in their neighborhoods and shortening the civilian-complaint process--have been controversial. The U.S. as a whole experienced steep drops in crime in the '90s. But even as cities across the nation hired more cops and jailed more young men, many academics disputed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gang Buster | 1/19/2004 | See Source »

...Signing Off U.K. banknote printer De La Rue - supplier of Iraq's Saddam-free dinars - called an end to its production of checkbooks, in response to a steep slide in the use of personal checks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Biz Watch | 11/30/2003 | See Source »

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