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...never thought about writing a business book before. They struck me as dry and kind of boring and I even have a hard time getting through one myself. But I've lectured at many American universities and many young women would come up to me after my speeches and ask why I don't write about my business experience. As I recently resigned from my corporate job [at Veuve Cliquot], I decided now was the time to write...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mireille Guiliano: Why French Women Don't Get Fired | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

...written into the constitution; dissidents are jailed for long periods of time. The Chinese government did not hesitate to send tanks against its own people in 1989, and we have seen what the government can do against the Tibetans and the Uighurs when they dare rise up and ask for greater autonomy. China has become an economic powerhouse, but one result is glaring inequalities between billionaires on one side and the millions of people below the poverty level. Maybe another revolution is brewing. Jean-Louis Desplat, SAINT-LO, FRANCE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Future | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

...great-uncle died at the age of 18 months from polio. In the 1950s, my aunt died of polio, just as the vaccine was being released. Today children are dying in places where immunization has not yet wiped out the disease. People who don't inoculate their kids should ask their parents what life was like before vaccines. Many can still remember a time when children died in much greater numbers than they do now. Bruce Prickett, FREMONT, CALIF...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Future | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

When Michael calls to ask Jim’s advice about how to escape the mafia, Jim says he will tell him exactly what to do but then pretends the phone connection is breaking up. So all Michael hears is “…[crinkle]….[crinkle]…and then you’ll be safe….bermuda triangle…[crinkle]….” Hilarious...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach | Title: Recap: "Mafia" | 10/17/2009 | See Source »

...have scrapped the lecture I was going to give tomorrow," says Hashmi. "Instead, I am going to just present images to my students. One set will show the Pakistan that these terrorists want. The other will show the type of Pakistan that has been. I'll ask: 'What was Pakistan?' and 'What is Pakistan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coordinated Attacks Unleashed on Lahore | 10/16/2009 | See Source »

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