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...gets reinvented all the time because we need an almost infinite variety of wheels. The gear was a reinvention of the wheel, as was the pneumatic tire. Nano wheels are being invented that will [run] nano machines, coming soon to an artery near you." (Watch TIME's video of Peter Schiff trash-talking the markets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Turn Good Ideas into Blockbusters | 5/28/2009 | See Source »

...rivals, but that investors shouldn't take much comfort in that. "We think Wells' earnings may be lower than expected in the second half of this year as credit losses rise and mortgage-origination revenue declines," says Najarian, who rates Wells shares a "hold." (Watch TIME's video of Peter Schiff trash-talking the markets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Has Wells Fargo Stock Run Too Far? | 5/28/2009 | See Source »

Watch TIME's video of Peter Schiff trash-talking the markets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why AOL–Time Warner Wasn't Doomed to Failure | 5/28/2009 | See Source »

...wasn't until the 12th century that formal rules were established forbidding clergymen to have sex. According to the Gospel of Matthew, Peter himself had a mother-in-law (which would usually imply a wife as well). The ban had theological roots--abstaining from pleasures of the flesh to demonstrate one's commitment to the church--but there was a practical reason too: celibacy meant no offspring vying to inherit church property. That's not to say the rules were always followed, however. Many priests' spirits proved weak and their flesh willing--notably the sybaritic Pope Alexander VI, who installed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History Of: Celibacy | 5/25/2009 | See Source »

...cases of the disease in Tokyo, the world's most populous metropolitan area. Meanwhile, the number of Japanese who have contracted the new flu has more than doubled since May 18 from 130 to 279, a rate of increase that is "without a doubt" the highest in Asia, says Peter Cordingley, regional spokesman for the World Health Organization (WHO). "It's explosive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Japan, Swine Flu Spreading Quickly | 5/21/2009 | See Source »

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