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Entering and leaving the house is a particularly high-risk activity, which is why some experts suggest removing any doorsills higher than 1/2 in. If the steps are bare wood, you can increase traction by applying nonslip treads...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Fall Insurance | 1/29/2001 | See Source »

However, there is a large difference between this year and the last time Tampa hosted the big game. Thanks to the civic-minded city council, the strip clubs that put the "wood" in Norwood can no longer offer lap dances to their patrons...

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tenacious D: Tampa's Super Distractions | 1/23/2001 | See Source »

...fact, Ashcroft's religious substance is also fairly smooth. As the Assemblies' members became more affluent, the group de-emphasized its more unusual practices, including the once central gift of tongues. Ashcroft has followed suit. Says his longtime friend, Assemblies official George Wood: "I have never in a service observed John expressing one of what we call the charismatic gifts." Nor does he mention them in his book, despite much talk of God and Christ. Instead, he is known as a writer of gospel songs and a punctilious churchgoer who once, while Missouri Governor, surprised a Sunday-school teacher...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ashcroft Battle: Son of A Preacher, Quiet Pentecostal | 1/22/2001 | See Source »

...sainthood. Or at least Dean’s List. Name at least the titles of every other book Hume wrote; don’t just say Medieval cathedrals, name nine. Think up a few specific examples of “contemporary decadence,” like Natalie Wood. If you can’t come up with titles, try a few sharp metaphors of your own; they at least have the solid clink of pseudo-facts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Grader's Reply | 1/12/2001 | See Source »

...Baird, Chavez and Wood weren't quite so lucky. All three lost their bids for Cabinet-level appointments because they'd hired domestic workers whose immigration status and/or pay situation came under extreme scrutiny. Each has her own story: After eight days of questioning, Baird admitted that her family had employed an illegal Peruvian couple whose wages were not taxed. Chavez insists she did nothing wrong from an employment point of view, claiming that an illegal Guatemalan immigrant living in her home was there out of charity, not to work - which is why Chavez never paid taxes on her wages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baird, Wood, Chavez: A Not-So-Subtle Message to Women? | 1/10/2001 | See Source »

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