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...been four weeks since the election of German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI, but the new Pope's agenda?and how it will affect the faithful?is still very much a matter of debate. In a TIME/CNN poll conducted by TNS, we asked residents of Asia's two most Christian nations, the Philippines and South Korea, for their views on the Pontiff and how his policies might affect the region...
...work makes a society wealthy. The question is, is a society innovative enough to replace these with higher-level jobs? This is what we have to do. Without increased productivity, how can a country be wealthier and more successful? The E.U. constitution could be in trouble. How does that affect business? If Europe wants to compete, we have to be unified. We can't compete if countries stand on their own. From our point of view, better than a constitution would be if an IT consultant could work tomorrow in France, Italy or the U.K. without restriction...
It’s not only teachers that cheat. Turns out that Sumo wrestlers try to game the system as well. You see, a Sumo wrestling tournament involves 15 bouts, and a wrestler must win a majority to avoid dropping in the rankings. It doesn’t materially affect him whether he wins 14 matches or eight—just that he emerges with a better-than-even winning percentage. Knowing this, Levitt looked at the last matches in tournaments—when a wrestler with a 13-1 record going into the final round was matched with...
...would be great if it could be expanded to affect more students in the future,” she said...
...SHARON: You don't have to volunteer to be hit. But it doesn't affect me at all. It's strange for me. All my life I defended Jews. So now suddenly I have to be protected from Jews...