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...wasn't supposed to be this way. On the eve of the Pacific century, Asia's two most powerful economies were supposed to be pumping out wealth for the rest of the world--not threatening to suck it dry. But banks in Japan and South Korea now groan with bad debts that could push both countries into deep, prolonged downturns. In Japan, public confidence is at a postwar low and nobody wants to spend a yen. Korea is cash strapped and politically rudderless, with a presidential election just four weeks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STUMBLING GIANTS | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

...wearing shorts, you silently testify, "I'm so cool, I don't get hot." New England isn't that scalding anyway, so wear slacks and suck it up. After all, do you think the Bedouins roaming the Arabian deserts stop to buy shorts at the Gap? Of course not. (They buy pants...

Author: By Murad S. Hussain, | Title: How to Be Cool | 11/20/1997 | See Source »

...established early on in the album is at least a brief treat for the listener. The bizarre lullaby "Gold," for instance, breaks up the monotony, as does the mildly groovy "Engaged." After a few moments of Knox's self-important crooning, the sad truth becomes clear: the slow songs suck...

Author: By Jordan I. Fox, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Repetitive and Self-Indulgent Ramblings | 10/10/1997 | See Source »

With the infection rate increasing, Seaman asked for an entomologist to pin down the vector, or carrier, of the disease and its habitat. MSF sent Canadian Judith Schorscher from her base in Paris. She spent six months using fans to suck insects into traps, where they could be dissected and analyzed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RESCUE IN SUDAN | 10/1/1997 | See Source »

...evening I was at a huge lake, the Sohung reservoir, in the country's breadbasket. To be accurate, I was at what was once a huge lake. It is 96% gone, simply evaporated into thin air. The man in charge appeared shaken as he explained that the sun will suck Sohung dry by the end of August...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A VISIT TO THE LAND OF THE VANISHING LAKE | 8/25/1997 | See Source »

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