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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Okay, so maybe the divine-retribution solution went out of style with the Book of Job. And maybe Harvard students are among the least likely persons on the planet to accept explanations involving deities of any sort. Yet RSI remains extremely disquieting, not only because it affects so many of us, but because it seems specifically designed to stunt our success. Of course, afflictions appropriate for Harvard students could have come in many forms. Harvard might have been plagued by Discussion Muteness Syndrome, in which long periods of babbling without frequent breaks would leave seminar jocks with stunted tongues, prevented...

Author: By Dara Horn, | Title: God and the CS Student | 2/17/1998 | See Source »

...Pope's goal is nothing less than the global establishment of a completely Christian alternative to the once alluring Marxist philosophies of this age. Yet even after communism imploded in virtually every other corner of the planet, Fidel Castro remains faithful, a true believer in a god that failed. "History will absolve me," he proclaimed at the start of his revolution, and he believes it will absolve him still. John Paul II is equally certain that his religion will one day soon sweep away even this last vestige of godless communism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clash Of Faiths | 1/26/1998 | See Source »

Alarcon: After the disappearance of the socialist world, you had to deal with the real world or move to another planet. While it is true that we have some things in our reality that are not to our liking--the dual economy, the circulation of dollars--that was done out of necessity. But it is something that we should try to eliminate, the sooner the better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: You Should Not Expect A Miracle | 1/26/1998 | See Source »

...message to narrow-minded, short-sighted, vested-interest fools: Don't play politics with my planet. In the face of vast amounts of evidence about global warming, these Neros would fiddle while the earth literally burns. There may come a time when common citizens seek justice for the suffering wrought by environmental criminals. In the current atmosphere of rampant greed, it may be difficult to imagine such a scenario. But unless some form of enlightenment quickly spurs the leaders of all nations to adopt measures even stricter than those agreed to in Kyoto, the tribunals are inevitable, and there will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 19, 1998 | 1/19/1998 | See Source »

...World tour info: ("Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia...is situated on the island of Java and is home to perhaps the most frenzied Hanson fans on planet earth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Jan. 12, 1998 | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

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