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...with the Dalai Lama, whom Beijing accuses of masterminding a secessionist movement in Tibet. "The responsibility for the serious disruption in U.S.-China ties does not lie with China but with the U.S.," snapped Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during a March 14 press conference in Beijing. Days before, high-level U.S. diplomats had flown to the Chinese capital to address a wide range of issues, and over the past year American officials have taken pains to underscore just how vital China is to the U.S. But there's a fine line between a show of respect and a full kowtow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Obama is Disappointing Asia — Even in Indonesia | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

Bart Couder, Steenokkerzeel, Belgium You forget the language barrier. In the U.S., most people speak English. In Europe, you have several world languages: English, French, Spanish, German. This means a lack of communication at the ground level. The great hurdle will be to agree upon one language. This would facilitate everything. (See pictures of 20th Century Britain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe Speaks Back | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

...this $2 taco affecting people on this level?" Choi asks, standing next to one of his four trucks. "You have these famous chefs and farmers' markets with fresh vegetables, and you have fast food--and nothing in between," he says. "If I introduced you to 100 people in my life, 90 of them will never have eaten real Parmesan cheese...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gourmet On the Go: Good Food Goes Trucking | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

Lynne Newhouse Segal was the picture of robustness. At 59, the slim former lawyer was an avid runner, golfer and yoga practitioner. Segal, who lives in San Francisco, was healthy by nearly every measure - except her cholesterol level, which a routine test four years ago revealed was high. High cholesterol is a key risk factor for heart disease, especially in a patient Segal's age and with her family history (several close relatives had had heart attacks), so her doctor put her on a cholesterol-lowering statin drug as a preventive measure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do Statins Work Equally for Men and Women? | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

...disseminate their ideas widely, cheaply and often under the safe cloak of anonymity. Bomb recipes have been transmitted across computer bulletin boards. CB and shortwave radios enable militia members not only to communicate between themselves but also to monitor the communications of law-enforcement officials. In the gray split-level house that serves as the nerve center of the Michigan Militia there are 15 phone lines, four computers, multiple fax machines, a professional printing press and a full television-production facility...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Threat from the Patriot Movement | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

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