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...premise of Hanks as history maker seemed reasonable until I flipped the page and found a two-page ad for The Pacific, the miniseries from Time Warner's HBO. TIME's objective news judgment has been seriously compromised by an act of such corporate self-promotion. Ira Pilchen, Chicago...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: History 2.0 | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

...commanding officer of a Navy warship is somewhat akin to a god and must act as such. I served seven years in the Navy, four at sea, and never heard a commanding officer swear at others or berate officers in front of lower-ranking individuals. That is not how a CO is supposed to act...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

...unlike the low probability of losing your house to fire, we know that the Arctic is warming. And this study offers an inkling of what it could cost us - if we don't act. "No matter how you slice it, these are big numbers," says Goodstein. "The Arctic air conditioner is breaking down in a big way. Half-measures won't work. If we can get carbon emissions down, we can retain more of this function...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Putting a Price Tag on the Melting Ice Caps | 4/3/2010 | See Source »

...sentiments are echoed by Emir Kir, who was born in Belgium to Turkish Muslim parents and is now the Secretary for Public Sanitation and Monument Conservation in the Brussels region. "I don't like the burqa. Every person should be visible. In most cases, it is not a religious act, but macho one," he says. "But I wonder if we need a law on it. If we do this, we could make it a symbol and reinforce extremists on all sides. And in the middle of this economic crisis, where everyone is concerned about their job, this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Belgium Moves Closer to Europe's First Burqa Ban | 4/3/2010 | See Source »

...Isabel, an undocumented Boston-area student who asked that her last name not be disclosed, spoke at multiple events hosted by Act On A Dream last month. She has found speaking out to be an empowering form of advocacy...

Author: By Elizabeth C. Pezza, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Living in the Shadows | 4/1/2010 | See Source »

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