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...first law of the natural universe is that trouble always finds a path to paradise. And so it was that bird dogs from Perrier's Connecticut-based U.S. operations arrived on the scene early this year to inspect this bubbling wonder and nearly wet their pants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: And Nary a Drop for You | 9/25/2000 | See Source »

...this event. And a few of her countrymen, somewhere around 150,000 of them, turned out to cheer her on over the suitable-for-framing course that started with a swim in Sydney Harbor. She looked to be in good shape there--Australian athletes perform best when wet. Plying waters ringed by shark-repelling sonar devices, Jones avoided becoming fish breakfast, then took the lead in the bike race. But she could not repel Switzerland's Brigitte McMahon in the run. The Swiss held her off in a desperate finish after they had traveled a total of nearly 32 miles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Big Splash In Sydney | 9/25/2000 | See Source »

...House site led by the Freemasons, who were followed by the federal district commissioners, and behind them came "gentlemen of the town and neighborhood" (as described in a Charleston, S.C., newspaper that provided the only written record of the event). There was a moving oration by the grand master; wet mortar was spread on a foundation block; a polished brass plate with the names of the dignitaries and the date was pressed into the mortar and the cornerstone lowered onto the plate. The assembly no doubt cheered and then marched back to the Fountain Inn for a sumptuous dinner, which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: History: Action Central | 9/18/2000 | See Source »

...this event. And a few of her countrymen, somewhere around 150,000 of them, turned out to cheer her on over the suitable-for-framing course that started with a swim in Sydney Harbor. She looked to be in good shape there - Australian athletes perform best when wet. Plying waters ringed by shark-repelling sonar devices, Jones avoided becoming fish breakfast, then took the lead in the bike race. But she could not repel Switzerland's Brigitte McMahon in the run. The Swiss held her off in a desperate finish after they had traveled a total of nearly 32 miles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Splash In Sydney | 9/17/2000 | See Source »

...Lice look like tiny crabs, and nits are tiny gray pearls cemented to the hair shaft near the root. The only sure way to get rid of lice and their eggs is pore over the hair, starting with a good nit comb. Wet the hair, divide it into many sections, and then methodically comb from the scalp outward. Make sure the child is sitting in a brightly lighted area, preferably in front of a good long video...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ah, School's In Session: Time for The Nit Detector | 9/17/2000 | See Source »

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