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Within the scientific community, siblings have not been wholly ignored, but research has been limited mostly to discussions of birth order. Older sibs were said to be strivers; younger ones rebels; middle kids the lost souls. The stereotypes were broad, if not entirely untrue, and there the discussion mostly ended...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Science of Siblings | 7/2/2006 | See Source »

Tesco could bring with it, along with the lessons of so many failed competitors, a broad appeal to match the choice-saturated American consumer. In the hands of canny CEO Terry Leahy, known for his no-frills style ("The only personality I believe in is Tesco," he once said), Tesco has launched in-house lines of food, ranging from economy pasta to hand-stretched Tuscan pizzas, with something to appeal to the frugal and the foodie. Leahy perfected the art of pulling in customers with Tesco's low-cost reputation and then selling them high-margin nonfood items like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Testing Tesco's Reach | 7/2/2006 | See Source »

...addition, Bane will direct the KSG’s Faculty Steering Committee and serve, with Executive Dean John Haigh, as a close adviser to Ellwood. Together, they will address broad questions about the direction in which the school is headed and its strategies for the future...

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NEWS IN BRIEF: Bane Named KSG’s New Academic Dean, Will Replace Controversial Walt | 6/30/2006 | See Source »

...continued pessimism about the situation in Iraq and a broad sense of unease about America's direction may be undermining Bush's popularity. In the TIME survey, 66% said the country is on the wrong track, vs. 28% who said it's going in the right direction. Those numbers have worsened since March, when the poll recorded a 60% to 34% split. When asked whether the new Iraqi government will be able to build a stable and reasonably democratic society, 48% of those surveyed said no, while 39% remain optimistic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Poll: Good News Fails to Boost Bush's Job Approval | 6/30/2006 | See Source »

...unfamiliar, the Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo would seem like a serenely inoffensive place. Ringed by long, broad paths and shaded by groves of cherry trees, the shrine sits in a park across the moat from Japan?s Imperial Palace, attracting a range of lovers, snoozers and strollers. During the spring, it's a favorite location for Tokyo's famous cherry blossom festival. In such a tranquil setting, visitors might be tempted to forget those the shrine was erected to honor: Japan's 2.5 million war dead, including 14 convicted Class A war criminals from World...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Koizumi's Visit: Japanese Nationalism vs. Bush's Asia Agenda | 6/28/2006 | See Source »

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