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Following a time-out, however, Princeton junior guard Ahmed El-Nokali pushed the ball up court and dished the ball off to sophomore guard Kyle Wente, who released an off-balance three pointer that sliced through the net as time expired giving Princeton the 69-67 victory.

Author: By Shaun T. Takao, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Reeling M. Hoops to Collide with Killer P's | 2/23/2001 | See Source »

Israel's new government looks set to take a de facto time-out from the peace process, at least as it has been defined over the past eight years, and work to restore stability in a country whose nerves are dangerously frayed. Indeed, forming a unity government is clearly an...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Sharon and Barak Agreed to a Unity Government | 2/16/2001 | See Source »

Some parents cling to the idea of punishment; they like the simple physics of it. A quick spank or a minute of time-out for every year of a child's age, for instance, seems like a just response to a transgression. But punishments that grow out of a parent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Time Out | 2/12/2001 | See Source »

Wolf turns the idea of the time-out around, so it is the parents who take one. Once you have dealt with your kid's actions in a no-nonsense way, it is time to move on, but often children don't realize it. They will sometimes attempt to provoke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Time Out | 2/12/2001 | See Source »

When parents take a temporary time-out, a child will do just about anything--including being good--to get them back. And when a child reaps the rewards of being in her parents' good graces, she will work harder to stay there.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Time Out | 2/12/2001 | See Source »

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