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...list extends from here, and as Wojtyla's extraordinary election more than a quarter-century ago proved, there is absolutely no predicting what will occur when the Cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel beneath the Michelangelo frescoes and devoutly swear to "preserve a scrupulous secrecy regarding everything that relates in any way to the election of the Roman Pontiff." Having pledged, they will get down to their task, filling in their ballots under the words "I elect as Supreme Pontiff." Outside, St. Peter's Square will be filled with pilgrims, gazing up at the chimney, awaiting the puff of white...
...aware. (In a coma, you are unresponsive and your eyes are closed.) Because the sleep-wake cycle and certain eye movements are not controlled by the cortex or the thalamus, they can continue without conscious awareness. Even acts of crying and smiling may be reflexive events that do not occur in response to specific stimuli...
...question now is whether another WorldCom-like debacle could occur despite the safeguards enacted in its wake. No doubt, corporate boards are flexing more muscle in an effort to improve accountability of all sorts. Former Boeing chief Harry Stonecipher recently lost his job for having an affair with a company employee. Disney's Michael Eisner and Hewlett-Packard's Carly Fiorina lost their posts for poor performance, and AIG directors just forced out the firm's longtime chief, Maurice (Hank) Greenberg (see "Another Titan Takes a Tumble," above), as the company's legal woes mounted. WorldCom's collapse hit directors...
...World War II, the U.S. crafted a world order with multilateral institutions that allowed the rise of new powers?such as Japan and Germany?to happen without conflict. Similarly, if America continues to abide by the 1945 rules, China and India could also re-emerge peacefully. For this to occur, however, the U.S. needs to send clearer signals on where it stands...
...There is an old saying that when dog bites man, it's not news, but when man bites dog, it is. Your report of the sexually loaded torment of prisoners at Guantánamo is hardly shocking. After what happened (and probably continues to occur) in Guantánamo, Abu Ghraib and Bagram, Afghanistan, such abuse by U.S. forces has come to be accepted as the norm. When we hear of prisoners being humanely treated by their U.S. captors, that will indeed be news. Tony Correia-Afonso Benaulim, India...