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...Bartholomew the Great in size and influence for 500 years. Smithfield may be marvelous, but Merton Priory is monumental and moving. Mark Atkinson Friends of Merton Priory London The report on some of Europe's awe-inspiring places, celebrating the wonders of a part of our glorious planet, was one of Time's finest. We look forward to your covering the rest of the planet with the same incredible enthusiasm. But what saddens us is humankind's penchant to hasten its destruction. The question is, Shall we all inherit the earth and enjoy it, or shall we destroy our planet...
discovered. A possible new planet, as yet unnamed; by scientists at Caltech, Yale and the Gemini Observatory. The researchers said the ball of rock and ice is the first object larger than Pluto to be found in the outer reaches of the solar system. won. lance armstrong, 33, in his last professional competition; a record seventh consecutive Tour de France; by 4 min. 40 sec. over Ivan Basso of Italy; in Paris. Of the race that defined his career, the world champion, who announced his planned retirement in April, said, "Vive le Tour, forever!" Charged. Vladimir Arutyunian, 27, ethnic Armenian...
...came away reminded that the world is very, very small, wishing we could all take the trip, because we would all come back better housekeepers, wiser stewards. "This planet below you is our campsite," she said, "and you know of no other campground...
...astronauts, busy monitoring their deceleration, temperature, hydraulics and more, didn't have much time to watch the light show play out, and by the time the glow brightened from faint pink to bright pink to plasma white, the ship had arced around the planet into thick air and daylight. "It all happens so smoothly ... you hardly notice it," says retired astronaut Henry Hartsfield Jr., who piloted Columbia in the early 1980s...
...Hong Kong transform itself again, as it did in the 1950s when it became more than a China gateway by turning itself into a manufacturing powerhouse? Or is it destined to become like Rio de Janeiro? Fifty years ago, the Brazilian city was the priciest place on the planet. But it lost its bearings when the bureaucracy moved to Brasilia, the bankers moved to S?o Paulo, and slums and drugs trumped its topography and iconic beaches...