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Reading your report was like reading a list of the personality traits associated with each sign of the zodiac. Hitting upon one so-called truth (e.g., Leos are generous) does not make the whole concept true. As for using historical figures and celebrities to prove the theory, I'll bet that for every person who fits, there are 10 who don't. Life throws too many variables into the birth-order mix for there to be any hard-and-fast rules. Physical and mental disability, family finances, divorce - even looks and talent - play a part in the development...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sibling Science | 11/21/2007 | See Source »

...proposed reforms aim, too, to tackle what many consider the CAP's most egregious element: the generous flow of aid to the largest farms and the wealthiest landowners. While most of the CAP budget is dispersed as direct aid to farmers, most of that goes to the largest farmers. Another large chunk goes toward other CAP schemes such as export refunds to large companies, storage outlays and payments to slaughterhouses to offset costs of measures to eradicate BSE, or Mad Cow Disease...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reforming Europe's Farms | 11/21/2007 | See Source »

...something that requires long hours, low taxes and minimal government--a litany often heard in the U.S.--Denmark doesn't fit that bill at all. Denmark has the second highest tax burden in the capitalist world (after Sweden, which is just behind it in the competitiveness rankings), a generous welfare state, a heavily unionized workforce and at least five paid weeks off every year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Denmark Loves Globalization | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

...become the next frontier for pharmaceutical firms desperate to find their next blockbuster drug while keeping research costs low. In 2006, big drug companies doubled R&D investment in China and India over the previous year, to $2.2 billion. Nearly all of that went into China, thanks to generous government support and strong infrastructure. Beijing wants to attract more than 2% of the world's R&D budget, or about $10 billion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Drug Addiction | 11/14/2007 | See Source »

...airline's goal is to make you forget you're flying at all. In business class, the seats not only are generous but also transform into the longest and widest lie-flat beds in the sky (with privacy screens for protection from nosy neighbors). Each passenger gets an on-demand entertainment system (no more waiting for your film choice to begin). Unlike other airlines, SIA almost never debases the value of its upper-class seats by granting free bump-ups, even to its frequent flyers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fly Above The Storm | 11/14/2007 | See Source »

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