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Sometimes even democracy needs a little wake-up call. Beyond the varied issues that got them out on the streets - and the violent methods favored by a minority among them - the demonstrators who battled police for control of downtown Seattle over the past few days issued a profound challenge to politics as usual in the Clinton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Battle in Seattle: A Challenge to Politics as Usual | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

...Learning to get up early was one of the hardest things about this job!" Shih-yu Wang has been out of MIT for approximately five months and assures me that when you're used to having your first class at 10 a.m., 7:45 is mighty early. But my wake-up call is right on time and I make it to the lobby before anyone else...

Author: By David M. Rosenblatt, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Consulting Consultants | 12/2/1999 | See Source »

...tears can also be helpful. Super-sour lemon candies pucker cheeks and make eyes round. Powdered seeds of rare, blistering Thai peppers can easily be concealed as a light red dust on the end of a pencil. An innocent chewing of the eraser will give the tongue a burning wake-up jolt that should last a good 15 minutes...

Author: By N.o. Yuen, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Lemon Sours and Tight Jeans: Techniques for Staying Awake in Lecture | 12/2/1999 | See Source »

...hope that historians will view the Senate vote on CTBT not as marking the death of arms control but rather as a wake-up call--which spurred responsible leaders from both parties to come together and ensure the U.S.'s continued leadership in building a safer, stabler, freer world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Call for American Consensus | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

Yenne's goal, however, provided a wake-up call for the Crimson, as it began to run on all cylinders...

Author: By Richard A. Perez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Soccer Clips Eagles' Wings | 10/13/1999 | See Source »

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