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...tighten up because we’re running out of time to get ready,” he says. “I’m definitely not where I want to be, but I’m close enough to the point where it shouldn’t affect...
...nation and as a people, we are once again faced with consequential decisions. From the war in Iraq to the most wide-open presidential race in generations to how we educate our children for the 21st century, we will make decisions in the next few years that will affect all of us for many years to come. TIME's job is to outline the choices ahead and help you make those decisions. We do that every week in print and every day on TIME.com by not just reporting the news but putting it in context and perspective. We offer clarity...
...TIME: How does being a part of China affect Hong Kong's standing? TSANG: It helps that we have a huge hinterland growing at a phenomenal rate. We generate a lot of services that cannot be provided by the mainland; it relies heavily on what Hong Kong can do in terms of ipos, banking, trading. So we have benefited enormously from the fact that we are now part of the Chinese nation. But even though we are No. 1, AAA, in terms of, say, infrastructure, rating agencies like Moody's and Standard & Poor's give us AA because...
...editors: The Mar. 12 article “Students Pressure Harvard to Divest” (news) provided a good profile of our Harvard Darfur Action Group (HDAG) campaign in its aims and momentum. We want to clarify how our position would affect Harvard’s various investments, however, which was not stated in the article. Our targeted divestment plan asks Harvard to divest only where reasonable alternatives with similar risk and returns currently exist. This includes: direct securities holdings (there are other Chinese and Malaysian oil companies who do not do business with the Sudanese government), exchange-traded fund...
...shoddy introduction to either topic, it succeeds at demonstrating parallels between Christian studies and quantum physics to show patterns of similarity. For example, both “relativistic quantum theory” and “the historical Jesus of Nazareth” go through phases of popularity that affect the amount of research being done. In each field, the current intellectual trends of society impact the discoveries made.Polkinghorne is at his best when he delves into the methodology of both physics and theology. He gives an insightful account of the patterns in each field’s acquisition...