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The period of time from 1950 to 2000 was a combination of prosperity and relative stability. I think the odds are very high we regain prosperity, but very low that we regain that combination. I think our likely scenario is tremendous prosperity with tremendous ambiguity and instability. That means those...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jim Collins: How Mighty Companies Fall | 6/10/2009 | See Source »

Demand for student string instruments, including those valued under $10,000, has also suffered. "Like just about everyone in retail, our members have certainly been impacted by the recession," says Joe Lamond, CEO of the International Music Products Association, which represents instrument retailers. "Acoustic pianos and high-end guitars are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: String Theory: Investing in High-End Violins | 6/10/2009 | See Source »

It's been one of my great classrooms. Gravity does not care if you didn't get enough sleep - you've got to be on your game. El Capitan [a perilous rock formation in Yosemite National Park] is unforgiving, and gravity is unforgiving. That's what we're studying - how...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jim Collins: How Mighty Companies Fall | 6/10/2009 | See Source »

Indeed there's little doubt that violence is the result of an uneasy mix between bad genes and a bad environment. How much control nature has over nurture, however, is the question. Previous studies of the MAO-A gene suggest that interplay may begin in early childhood. A British study...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Which Kids Join Gangs? A Genetic Explanation | 6/10/2009 | See Source »

But Obama also has some ammunition that Clinton never had: a new Gallup poll finds that most conservatives - 58% - now support openly gay people serving in uniform (nationally, 69% support the change; when Clinton assumed office, a Gallup poll found 53% of those polled opposed lifting the ban). Perhaps even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dismay Over Obama's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Turnabout | 6/9/2009 | See Source »

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