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...people were allowed to leave their homes, residents remained cautious—a contrast to previously indifferent attitudes to smaller-scale bombings. “Bombay is a city where whatever happens, you get back on your feet, ready to go,” she said, using the British name for the city. “Everyone was too scared to go anywhere.”Tobacowala said she was sadden as well as frustrated by the attacks.“What do these people want? What do they want from us and what do they want from the world...

Author: By Laura G. Mirviss, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Terror in Mumbai Touches Harvard Families | 11/30/2008 | See Source »

Anusha, Farha, Pooja—I have mistakenly been called the name of various other freshman South Asian females since I arrived at Harvard two months ago. This doesn’t particularly perturb me, but it often bothers whoever is addressing me. Usually their horrified response plays out along the lines of an apology: “I’m so sorry; I’m not a racist, I swear!” This does perturb...

Author: By Anita J Joseph | Title: What’s in a Wrong Name? | 11/30/2008 | See Source »

...long ago, the very mention of Ameri's name would have had Sunni politicians frothing at the mouth. And yet here was a Sunni MP, praying in his waiting room...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Five Reasons for Hope in Iraq | 11/29/2008 | See Source »

...wives," says the jeweler. "There were lots of Americans and French too. We just don't see them any more." "I always thought I'd chosen the safe option in retailing, catering to a super-rich clientele," says a Bond Street retailer, who also declines to be quoted by name. "But even our super-rich clients are cutting back. They're buying ready-made instead of bespoke or delaying big purchases altogether...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: London's Black Friday: Getting a Jump on Holiday Gloom | 11/28/2008 | See Source »

...drug giants use various measures to hold up the release of cheaper copies of their brand-name drugs when patents expire, the Commission said. The most common tactic allegedly involves filing multiple patent applications for the same medicine - so-called patent clusters - that stake out an extremely broad claim for a drug's intended use and physical form (for instance, whether as a liquid, a capsule or a pill). In one case, the E.U. found 1,300 patents for a single medicine. Other tactics condemned by the Commission include launching litigation that lasts nearly three years on average, and lobbying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Pharma Faces a Crackdown in Europe | 11/28/2008 | See Source »

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