Word: toronto
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Living up to its name, the Thumper Mini-Pro ($229) pounds on the back instead of rubbing it. Invented by nonpracticing chiropractor Ed Noble of Toronto, the Thumper is currently being rolled out at Sharper Image and Brookstone stores. How it works is no secret, say the experts; the device temporarily masks back pain with a more powerful sensation...
...people have been hospitalized for severe dehydration. But what baffles the experts is how a rare illness that was once seen only in places like Peru and Nepal has managed to spread so quickly in such far-flung cities as New York, Houston, Palm Beach, Florida, and Toronto...
...When it comes to dealing with Israel's neighbors, better a hawk (Netanyahu) in sheep's clothing than a sheep (Peres) in hawk's clothing." JOSEPH MINKOWITZ Toronto...
...language skill, anonymous Chinese face and bumptious adventuring helped her catch on in Beijing as a reporter for the New York Times; years later, after working for papers in North America, she returned to China as a correspondent for the Toronto Globe and Mail. She was still in love with China but not with the gangsters who ran it, and her account of the Tiananmen Square rebellion and massacre is not just good reporting; it is eloquent, hard-earned history. High levels of both foolishness and good sense, in that order, are necessary for a really fine youthful memoir...
...Beijing tool factory, pretending to make lathes. Her language skill, anonymous Chinese face and bumptious adventuring helped her catch on in Beijing as a reporter for the New York Times; years later, after working for papers in North America, she returned to China as a correspondent for the Toronto Globe and Mail. She was still in love with China, but not with the gangsters who ran it, and her account of the Tiananmen Square rebellion and massacre is not just good reporting; it is eloquent, hard-earned history, says TIME's John Skow. "High levels of both foolishness and good...