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...still in the realm of our planet, the kind of woman who turns every head on a SoHo corner. Then, hair in curlers and wearing a robe, she posed for a few Polaroids to check the lighting. The faces she made--mouth open, eyes squinting, lips pouting, chin thrust forward--are lasered into my memory. They broke my heart, just as I had feared...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Back In Bloom | 2/16/2004 | See Source »

...that advantage was significantly mitigated when junior Asaya Agulnik—who provides the primary thrust for the Crimson in the event—was scratched due to a long-standing ankle injury aggravated during the earlier contest against the Engineers...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Judges 'Foil' Harvard's Plan For a Clean Sweep | 2/12/2004 | See Source »

...Naomi Watts is not exactly a Gray Panther. But like the character she plays in 21 Grams--and like three other featured players in our ensemble: Paul Giamatti, Sean Astin and Shohreh Aghdashloo--she has been abruptly thrust into the spotlight after years of scrambling to make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Performances | 1/19/2004 | See Source »

VLADIMIR PUTIN He has been called a "bureaucrat thrust forward in history." If so, in 2003 the Russian President compensated. He seized effective control of both the media and the ballot box. Putin's party swept the December elections, leading some observers to cry foul at the margin of victory. His regime also arrested a tycoon who just happens to fund Putin's political rivals. How does one spell "undemocratic" in Russian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People Who Mattered 2003 | 12/29/2003 | See Source »

PROPELLERS Unlike their predecessors who copied boat propellers, the Wrights realized that a propeller works like a rotating wing. The same forces that create lift could generate thrust. The Wright Flyer had two propellers, which moved in opposite directions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It Flies! | 12/8/2003 | See Source »

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