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...issue arrived just in time for Christmas. While I admire 10 Questions subject Richard Branson as an adventurer and businessman, I think you overdid it with the picture. Branson looked like a Western vision of Christ: long, flowing hair; beard; eyes raised to heaven. All he lacked was a crown of thorns. Gerald White, PORT ORCHARD, WASH...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Leading Russia into the Future | 1/16/2008 | See Source »

...issue arrived just in time for Christmas. While I admire 10 Questions subject Richard Branson, I think you overdid it with the picture. He looked like a Western vision of Christ: long, flowing hair; beard; eyes raised to heaven. All he lacked was a crown of thorns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 1/10/2008 | See Source »

...years ago. It includes gold and silver vases from the Bactrian Bronze Age; a Greek limestone pillar and sundials from the 2nd century BC; Indian-related ivory figures and furniture from the 1st century AD; and a spectacular gold collection from Tillya-Tepe that includes bracelets, hearts, a crown, and even a pair of golden shoe soles meant to convey an aristocrat's disinclination for walking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saving Afghanistan's Art | 1/8/2008 | See Source »

...instance, when the Crown Prince of Brunei, Al-Muhtadee Billah, enrolled at Magdalen college, officials demanded that the prince's guard remain outside the college grounds, despite the fact that, as the son of the ultra-wealthy Sultan of Brunei, the prince was an obvious kidnap target. Then college head Anthony Smith told TIME: "We felt that security inside the grounds would negatively impact both the prince's experience and that of his fellow students. I would often see a man outside the college gates who looked strangely ordinary and who would follow the crown prince when he left...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Protecting Bhutto's Son at Oxford | 1/4/2008 | See Source »

Especially every Harvard-Dartmouth game. One of these teams has either shared or won the Ancient Eight crown outright in 12 of the last 14 seasons. And with the Big Green gaining some momentum after a rock-solid defensive performance in a 48-41 win over Delaware in its last outing, the latest installment of the league’s best rivalry is anyone’s game...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Begins to Defend Ivy Title | 1/3/2008 | See Source »

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