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...decided to dive in and get myself some custom-made love. I made an appointment at Thomas Pink in Manhattan and was quickly ushered into a private alcove away from the prying eyes of mere retail shoppers. "We feel that the custom-made customer is making a commitment to us," said Alexander, my tailor, "and we want to reciprocate with special treatment." he then brought me a bottle of water and delivered a stirring monologue on the history of the shirt cuff?the French cuff was apparently born when Napoleon ordered extra-long sleeves so that his soldiers could wipe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Cuff Above | 12/6/2006 | See Source »

...London solicitor who specializes in finding solutions under English law that are compatible with Islamic law. "It's faster for the court and would save thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of pounds of taxpayers' money." The average cost of hearing a case through a Sharia council is a mere $200. Complainants appeal separately to the council - a group of imams and solicitors - who decide on a resolution to suit both parties either by consensus, or by majority vote if necessary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do Sharia Courts Have a Role in British Life? | 12/5/2006 | See Source »

...improve this much-valued area of study. The administration must begin to address this deficiency if it means to provide the sort of global and relevant education toward which it aims.Many of Harvard’s peer institutions have already made substantial investments in this field. And although the mere competition with comparable universities should not motivate Harvard’s action, the investment of each of these institutions certainly points to a broad recognition in the greater academic community that this region deserves our attention and study. That attention should take the form of broader course offerings, more grant...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Don’t Forget South Asia | 12/1/2006 | See Source »

Natural selection can occur in a span of mere months—as some short-legged lizards learned the hard...

Author: By Christina G. Vangelakos, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Natural Selection In The Fast Lane | 12/1/2006 | See Source »

...mere declaration of war would not have made that kind of appealing ending much likelier, but it couldn't have hurt either. Sixty-five years ago, we declared war against Japan and Germany, and we fought that one tenaciously and decisively and won it conclusively. We did not send the same message before hostilities began with either Iraq or Afghanistan, and there we drift and dither still. Now, we await commissions and coalitions to help extricate us from the shambles Iraq has become and achieve the stable state that Afghanistan could still be. Knowing what we were getting into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Time to Declare War on Iraq | 12/1/2006 | See Source »

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