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That process has been going on pretty much from the time that Britain took possession of what its Foreign Secretary back in 1841 called a "barren rock." Whatever else they may have been good at, successive generations of Hong Kong people have been terrific at filling in their harbor. The...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Lose a Harbor | 4/25/2005 | See Source »

The architect of Hyundai's rise is Chung, who was named chairman in 1998. Although his father, Chung Ju Yung, founded Hyundai Motor in 1967, it was clear the son would not get a free ride. Shortly before his appointment, the Korean economy had been slammed by the 1997 Asian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hyundai Revs Up | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

To determine if a button or sextant is permeable, the investigators place the object in a container filled with neon, then later examine the item with a mass spectrometer to see if neon has entered it. If the object proves snug, its carbon dioxide is analyzed. Such an operation may...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Air Inapparent | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

Biology had its share of the agenda. Corn and garden cress seeds were tucked into soil to test the influence of microgravity on plant growth. Frog eggs were fertilized to determine if low gravity alters the development of organs responsible for balance. At one point a fruit fly escaped from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Guten Tag, Houston Control! | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

The death and resurrection of Christ were meant to show us that death has no power, that the soul lives eternally while the body serves only as a container. Removing Schiavo's feeding tube was not cruel or disrespectful of life. On the contrary, the real cruelty was keeping her...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 25, 2005 | 4/17/2005 | See Source »

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