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...announced "approval from the highest authorities" for a $1.5 billion China plant, only to be dressed down later by China's all-powerful State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (STMA). Apparently, the STMA was left out of the loop and the deal hit a wall. The Marlboro Man will need a surer grip to grab this bull by the horns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Galloping into China | 9/6/2004 | See Source »

...Today, Pakistan is in much better shape. The economy is on a surer footing, peace talks with India are under way, and every week seems to bring news of another group of terrorists being captured or killed. Indeed, not since the end of the 1980s, when democracy was restored to Pakistan after the dark years of General Zia ul-Haq's dictatorship, can I remember feeling so hopeful about Pakistan's future. Progress is taking place throughout society. Colleges and universities are opening at a record rate; and tens of thousands of primary school teachers are being hired. More than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Agenda for Pakistan | 8/23/2004 | See Source »

...surer way to really change body shape is through exercise. That's where Masai Barefoot Technology comes in. Its clunky $234 MBT sneakers were originally designed as orthopedic shoes and are meant to re-create the natural gait of folks who walk barefoot for distances on uneven surfaces-like the Masai people of East Africa. The shoes have a curved sole that forces you to use muscles you probably didn't know you had. The uneven sole means you have to actively balance, which helps your posture and works your legs and abdominals. They might not get rid of your...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Style Watch: Cloaking Cellulite | 8/2/2004 | See Source »

...This was the most important policy issue for a lot of people in our union,” he said. “I think we strengthened work security a great deal. We did what we set out to do, and made it a much surer thing that someone facing layoffs could move to another Harvard...

Author: By Leon Neyfakh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard, Union Cut New Deal | 5/28/2004 | See Source »

...surer way to really change body shape is through exercise. That's where Masai Barefoot Technology comes in. Its clunky $234 MBT sneakers were originally designed as orthopedic shoes and are meant to re-create the natural gait of folks who walk barefoot for distances on uneven surfaces--like the Masai people of East Africa. The shoes have a curved sole that forces you to use muscles you probably didn't know you had. The uneven sole means you have to actively balance, which helps your posture and works your legs and abdominals. They might not get rid of your...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cloaking Cellulite | 5/24/2004 | See Source »

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