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...that fortress of secrecy can crumble, fast, when you combine a hit to your popularity (Iraq, Matt Lauer) with a blow to your power (from the Judicial Branch, from Sumner Redstone). Suddenly the public that supported you over the nosy press wants answers. Suddenly you need access to the media more than the media needs access to you. And suddenly, why, your life is an open book...
...critics see it as treating God as a celestial ATM. "God becomes a means to an end, not the end in himself," says Southwestern Baptist's Phillips. Others are more upset about what it de-emphasizes. "[Prosperity] wants the positive but not the negative," says another Southern Baptist, Alan Branch of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Mo. "Problem is, we live on this side of Eden. We're fallen." That is, Prosperity soft-pedals the consequences of Adam's fall--sin, pain and death--and their New Testament antidote: Jesus' atoning sacrifice and the importance of repentance...
...performance must have impressed Hong Kong businessman Michael Ying, who controlled Esprit's Asia business. The Asian branch acquired the European outfit in 1997, and Ying later made Krogner global CEO. Krogner then exported his plan to Asia. Esprit has a strong presence in China, with 69 stores operated through a joint venture. Last year Esprit opened its first store in India, through a local franchisee...
...With getting your feet planted on firm academic ground no longer a pressing necessity, take this time to sink deeper into an extracurricular. Branch out and try something new—you made it through the first semester okay...
...created three films for the IVR-Cave: two for speech therapy patients about ordering food at a McDonald's counter and drive-through, and a third for speech pathology students, about diagnosing a child with a communication disorder and better communicating themselves with the parents. Each film contains multiple branch points, where a therapist can choose how the scenario will proceed depending on the patient's response. For example, if the patient is acting up, the McDonald's employee may go and get the manager, while if the customer is seriously stuttering, the worker may smirk or laugh...