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...Lama's schedule is usually set seven years in advance, but the Tibetan spiritual leader made a rare change to his plans in order to attend a San Francisco conference convened by Muslim leaders to discuss religious tolerance. His Holiness, as Tibetans call him, spoke with Time's Amanda Bower about Islam, his hopes to return to his homeland after 47 years in exile, and his hobby of tinkering with timepieces...
...Franciscans are prepared - at least psychologically - for the next big earthquake they know will someday hit their city. But how ready is the rest of the country for the other disasters - natural and manmade - waiting to strike? Not very, according to a survey by TIME's Amanda Bower...
...board of directors of Loews Corporation on Tuesday. Loews Corporation is a holding company that wholly or partially owns a wide-range of companies that include Bulova, an American watchmaker, Loews Hotels, a luxury hotel operator, and Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, natural gas transporters and storers. Berman joins Joseph L. Bower, David professor of business administration, on the Loews Board of Directors. Bower was elected to the board in 2001. Berman is also on the board of directors of the Harvard Management Company, the University’s endowment management arm. Berman joins several other Harvard professors and administrators who serve...
Nancy Gibbs makes the case for why they are TIME's Persons of the Year. Josh Tyrangiel explores how Bono gets his message across. Amanda Ripley and Amanda Bower spend time with the Gateses and dissect their charitable approach. Michael Duffy hangs with our Partners of the Year: George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, the onetime rivals who joined forces to raise relief money. My thanks to Priscilla Painton, who deftly ran the project, and to all my other colleagues who made this issue so special...
...their first open house, Ken and his wife dressed-up for the occasion, in stark contrast to the sloppily dressed students. The couple was very elegant and cultivated, but without snobbery. They were a very powerful civilizing instrument,” Bower recalled...