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...They’ve learned from Britney and Christina to remain at least somewhat wholesome (or keep up the image of wholesomeness) for as long as possible, especially during the fragile transition from tween to teen category, a time where hormones rage and innocent kids who hit it big switch from bubbly to bratty faster than the time it takes to grow facial hair or a bra size...

Author: By Lisa M. Puskarcik, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bubblegum Machine: When I Was a Tween | 11/21/2003 | See Source »

...line mentality is, apparently, infectious. Because of the injuries this year, some defensive linemen have had to switch over to the offensive line, and the O-liners enjoy watching the change that comes over them...

Author: By Brenda Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Line and Dine | 11/21/2003 | See Source »

...ethically challenged fund in a retirement account--where there's no tax hit for cashing out--you should make your move. Switch to a low-cost firm like Vanguard, Fidelity or T. Rowe Price. If your old fund company cleans up its act, you can always move back. But for now, why take chances? --By Jason Zweig

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Smart Investing: How To Protect Your Money | 11/17/2003 | See Source »

Ready for a shocking fashion statement? The No-Contact Jacket may look pretty fly, but it's also a piece of serious personal-defense technology. If the wearer feels threatened in any way, she (so far it's only for women) can activate a switch in either palm that blasts an 80,000-volt electrical pulse through the jacket's material. That's enough to knock anybody back a few paces. Powered by a regular 9-volt battery, the No-Contact Jacket is fully insulated, so the wearer won't feel a thing. Even when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coolest Inventions: Keeping It Safe | 11/17/2003 | See Source »

...says, adding that KFC did a better job of "staying relevant" in China than it did in the U.S. Though KFC still offers its mainstay "original recipe" fried chicken, the company has tweaked just about every other menu item to suit mainland tastes. For example, KFC in China recently switched from white meat to dark in its chicken burgers. "Foreign visitors have complained," admits Qun Wang Jamieson, KFC public-affairs director of greater China. But sales of the sandwiches have doubled since the switch. KFC also discovered that side dishes that work in the West, such as coleslaw and mashed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Colonel Sanders' March on China | 11/17/2003 | See Source »

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