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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...their running jerseys to show team allegiance. And there was still plenty of support for Boston in the crowd. Spectators on the sidelines would shout “Go Red Sox” as I ran, and every now and then, someone passing me in Cubs gear would tap me on the back or shout, “We’ll see you in the Series...

Author: By Nikki Usher, | Title: Breaking the Curse, Chicago Style | 10/15/2003 | See Source »

Even when a company's operating income goes down, its profits can still go up if it has tax credits on tap. PPL Montana LLC, a subsidiary of PPL Corp., the holding company for such utilities as Pennsylvania Power & Light and Montana Power, reported that "although operating income from synfuel operations declined in 2002 compared to 2001, the synfuel projects contributed $7 million more to net income after recording tax credits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great Energy Scam | 10/13/2003 | See Source »

...locked up in the mountains 200 miles west of Denver. The U.S. spent billions of dollars to figure out a way to mine the stuff, then gave up and walked away. Why Canada has succeeded at creating a homemade source of alternative fuel while America has failed to tap its resources is testimony to Washington's short attention span when it comes to energy concerns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asleep at the Switch | 10/13/2003 | See Source »

...ambitious and very impatient," says Snoeren, 33. If they get there, it will be on the quirkiest of paths. Viktor & Rolf launched their design career not on runways but in art galleries. And their early work - such as Viktor & Rolf Le Parfum, from 1996, a limited-edition bottle of tap water complete with sexy ad campaign - was more a comment on the world of commerce than an attempt to participate in it. And when they started making clothes, it was to attract attention rather than sales. In 1998 they launched the Atomic Bomb collection, featuring shirts stuffed with helium balloons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Geek Chic | 10/12/2003 | See Source »

...every generation to tap its radical energies,” he said...

Author: By Michael A. Feldstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Tutors Release Radical Tome | 10/10/2003 | See Source »

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