Word: paradigmes
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...seize this moment in history and try reconciliation for the benefit of world peace? Please involve the religious leaders of the world to try to get at the root of the crisis. All of humanity is at risk, and your intervention is needed in order to change the paradigm. All the military might in the world cannot resolve the fundamental issues that are plunging us into chaos. Enough people have sacrificed their lives. For once try reconciliation with your enemy. JOHN FELIZARDO Johannesburg...
...TIME for the article about what has gone wrong with assisted-living centers [TIME IN DEPTH, Aug. 13]. I have dealt with one of the companies mentioned for more than two years. I strongly believe that assisted living needs to be regulated. I would like to see a paradigm shift in the way we think about our frail elderly. They should not be depicted as "just too sick or too needy." They have the right to live the remainder of their lives in a comfortable and dignified way. JUDITH A. KIERNAN Medford...
...scientific study of the heavens currently doing the media rounds suggests we might be on the verge of triggering another Einstein-like explosion in our view of the universe: the laws of physics, apparently, are mutable; constants like the speed of light may change slightly over time. Pretty paradigm-shattering stuff, but for my psyche it wasn't nearly as hard to handle as the latest Palm Pilot story...
...could have imagined in the heady late '90s that the Web would become a mausoleum preserving the celebrity afterlife of fallen stars? Back then it seemed the Internet would be the exclusive domain of radical, paradigm-busting new concepts, like ordering pet food in bulk. Now some of the oldest, most forgotten names in Hollywood have found in the Net a follow spot that, in theory, never dims. They've set up websites acclaiming their careers, personal lives and, in truly alarming numbers, shilling products imbued with their glamour. There's no easier way, fans, to purchase a genuine Buddy...
...Presidency of Harvard is relatively weak because the deans of Harvard’s various schools retain a great deal of control over their dominions. Harvard has had visionary presidents: In the late 19th century Charles W. Eliot, Class of 1853, made some controversial innovations that established the paradigm for the modern university and ensured that this particular school would not just be the oldest in America. It would be the best. Even President Rudenstine’s predecessor, Derek Bok, managed to reshape some important parts of Harvard—he founded the Kennedy School, for example?...