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TRANSPORT: Wonder Boats in the Jungle

TIME July 6, 1942 12:00 AM GMT-4 Venezuela was agog last week over tales of marvelous amphibian boat-trucks that will open up the heretofore impenetrable reaches of the Orinoco and Amazon rivers. These specially designed combination carriers can operate in shallow water, climb over rocks and rapids, slither up & down river banks to take cargo. They are expected to bring the jungles within quick and easy distance of civilization by utilizing South America’s unrivaled network of tropical rivers instead of expensive highways and railroads.

Try faux locs in these 5 colours

Try these colours of locs to spice up your look; Carrot and Ginger locs ADVERTISEMENT You are still playing it safe with this colour, but it is a needed break from the usual colour - black. They are also great if you are dark-skinned. Blue locs Blue locs are a refreshing and calm colour you should try on. They also look great if you are dark-skinned.

War: THE BATTLE OF NO NAME RIDGE

TIME Correspondent James Bell was with the U.S. Marines on the Naktong front last week. His report: NO NAME RIDGE is a barren, useless place with a few scrub bushes and a patch of reddish soil in the center, the result of a landslide in some forgotten rainy season. To the right, a dark gully scars its side. It is called No Name Ridge for the quite straightforward reason that it has no name.

We compared Costco's hugely popular food-court pizza to Sam's Club's and the winner is clear (CO

At one of the largest pizza chains in the Unites States, you can buy a slice of cheese pizza, a $4.99 rotisserie chicken, and a casket. No, Domino's doesn't have that kind of variety; it's Costco, which happens to be the 14th largest pizza chain in the US by number of locations. There are over 700 Costco stores, and therefore, over 700 food courts selling piping-hot and melty pizza.

What's Next ... With The Amish

When my editor asked me to write an article for the What’s Next issue, I panicked. I foresaw long hours in laboratories trying to interpret the jargon of scientists finding new ways to map the brain, implant RFID chips in my skin or create a tofu that fails in its attempt to taste like yet another kind of meat. What, I pondered, would be the easiest subject I could tackle? What never changes?

Why Do Kids Ask Fewer Questions When They Start School?

Recently I walked into a store in Western Massachusetts where the employees were mask-less. “No masks?” I asked. The young woman behind the counter made a face. “It’s a big deal about nothing.” “Nothing?” I said. “Do you know how many people have died so far?” “I don’t care. It’s just stupid,” she said. It wasn’t her ignorance that alarmed me. It was her disdain for information. Similar examples fill the newspaper.

Why Parents Routinely Raid Their Kids Piggy Banks

Have you ever taken money from your kids’ piggy bank or savings account? Lots of parents have, and many do it without guilt. Yet this practice may breed mistrust, rob your children of valuable practice managing their own money, and imply approval of what most would describe as bad behavior. Nearly one in three parents admit to “borrowing” from their kids’ piggy bank, according to the latest T. Rowe Price Parents, Kids and Money survey.

'New Girl' Was Straight-Up Offensive Last Night

After spending the last several weeks dispatching with the Nick-Jess romance in favor of more engaging story lines, New Girl took a sharp left turn last night, employing tired stereotypes with the likely consequence of alienating much of its viewership. The episode revolved around several jokes that audiences could have found offensive; if the characters, too, had realized that those jokes were offensive (or called each other out on it), it might have been redeemable.

14 Bad Habits That Drain Your Energy

Lack of sleep isn’t the only thing sapping your energy (though recent data shows over a third of U.S. adults sleep less than seven hours a night). Little things you do (and don’t do) can exhaust you both mentally and physically, which can make getting through your day a chore. Here, experts reveal common bad habits that can make you feel tired, plus simple lifestyle tweaks that will put the pep back in your step.

5 Questions With Patti Stanger, Bravos Millionaire Matchmaker

Getty Images Patti Stanger challenges the notion that money can’t buy love. Stanger, a third-generation matchmaker with more than 20 years of practice, tries to help the world’s richest singles find mates on her reality series, The Millionaire Matchmaker, which returns for its fifth season on Bravo this Monday. TIME spoke to Stanger about her strangest clients, the celebrity she’d most like to set up and what advice she’d give to Arnold Schwarzenegger in the wake of his divorce.