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...preach eloquently about the core issues of modern existence - good and evil, charity and consumerism, and the slippery slope of instantaneous self-fulfillment. Ratzinger, says a top aide to a progressive European Cardinal, "has a brilliant way of summing up a concept in a single sentence. He can clean off the window of modern history, and give you a clear vision of what's wrong with our society." The new Pope's mission is the same one that has driven him since he was ordained in his native Bavaria. But Ratzinger's essential beliefs were rarely seen more clearly than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Man On A Mission | 12/18/2005 | See Source »

...Royal Enfield Bullet along unmapped rural Indian roads and see places like tiger reserves that are normally off-limits. The going can be tough, and some nights you sleep under canvas or just the stars. But, says Smith, "it's a life-changing experience, and good food, cold beer, clean sheets and fresh towels are always waiting for you." At tour's end, the bikes are repaired and donated to rangers in India's wildlife reserves, and the surplus profits go to local charities. In November 2006 Smith heads up the first Enduro Africa, an even tougher off-road tour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Back on Track | 12/17/2005 | See Source »

...rear wheels move closer together at higher speeds and separate for balance at slower ones. But I was most impressed by the LifeStraw [a drinking tube with powerful filters that can prevent waterborne infections, which kill millions of people in the developing world]. I've traveled to areas where clean water is not a given, so I can appreciate the LifeStraw's value. Thank you for opening eyes around the world to this wonderful device. Rathika Ramadoss Gallup, New Mexico...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 12/17/2005 | See Source »

...have a record of funding terrorist organizations.” “August institutions like Harvard University and Georgetown University should not accept funding from a family that bankrolls terrorist organizations,” he wrote to Summers. “Their hands should be clean of any relationship with individuals associated with terrorism.” According to the release, the Saudi royals provide more than 50% of all funding for Hamas, a Palestinian terrorist organization, and they give financial assistance to families of Palestinian suicide bombers. Weiner’s press secretary, Kathryn E. Prael, noted...

Author: By Pedro V. Moura, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Urged To Return $20M Gift | 12/16/2005 | See Source »

...Palestinian backers. Kauffman is given a list of targets, an amply funded Swiss bank account, and free reign to dispatch the terrorists according to his discretion.Kauffman and his team approach their task with a sense of righteous purpose. When the team’s “clean-up specialist” (Ciarán Hinds) remarks, “It is strange to think of one’s self as an assassin”, Kaufman replies, “Then think of yourself as something else.” In their minds they...

Author: By Bernard L. Parham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Munich | 12/15/2005 | See Source »

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