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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...never forget. I think it had to do with sharing a room with my brother in a small apartment and marveling at the extravagant impracticality of a stuffed animal that took up so much space, the most precious commodity we had. That elephant and I played school and had tea parties; I made dresses for it, along with a rocket ship built after we got a new sofa and I persuaded my parents to hang on to the box for weeks. (See TIME's holiday gift guide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forget Zhu Zhu Hamsters, Classic Toys Have Power | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

...other end of the fairground, beyond the bumper cars, circus tents and spinning tea cups, children line up outside Nicaragua's first public ice-skating rink, built inside a climate-controlled plastic tent that defies the scorching 95 degree heat outside. Wearing loosely laced second-hand skates with dull blades and inadequate ankle support, the excited children - most of whom have never seen ice outside of a drinking glass - giggle, flop and crash their way across the Zamboni-starved ice. (Read a story about Nicaragua's vampire problem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Have Yourself a Sandinista Christmas... | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

...security acumen and resting on his military accomplishments might not be enough to assure Fonseka an electoral victory. Many Sri Lankan voters have moved on to more immediate concern - steeply rising inflation and jobs threatened by a deep global recession and a downturn in major export earners including tea and the garment industry. Fonseka had little to say about economic policy other than to promise "development...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Conquerors of the Tigers Now Battle for the Spoils | 12/20/2009 | See Source »

...surge among working-class folks? "We're seeing a lot of patients concerned about the competition [for employment], and if they don't look young enough or vigorous enough, that could be an issue in getting a job," says Dr. Michael McGuire, president of the ASPS. (See pictures of tea-party tax protests...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Proposed 'Botox Tax' Draws Wide Array of Opponents | 12/17/2009 | See Source »

...Okinawa Island. But this is no theme park. The elderly residents (locals regularly top the world's longevity lists thanks to a healthy diet and lifestyle) are serious about saving their way of life and will happily chat to you for hours on end over endless cups of green tea and sata andagi - sweet, deep-fried doughnuts. (See 10 things to do in Tokyo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Five Reasons to Visit Okinawa | 12/16/2009 | See Source »

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