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...only has the decline in non-Christians' regard for Christianity been severe, but Barna results also show a rapid increase in the number of people describing themselves as non-Christian. One reason may be that the study used a stricter definition of "Christian" that applied to only 73% of Americans. Still, Kinnaman claims that however defined, the number of non-Christians is growing with each succeeding generation: His study found that 23% of Americans over 61 were non-Christians; 27% among people ages 42-60; and 40% among 16-29 year olds. Younger Christians, he concludes, are therefore likely...
...former Harvard Business School faculty member who has also worked for the World Bank, said Western economists often overlook the establishment of 10 million privately owned rural township and village enterprises in China during the 1980s—which played a significant role in the country’s rapid growth in both GDP and personal income. But those trends were reversed in the 1990s as the government financed urban development at the expense of rural enterprises, Huang said. The changes occurred in cities like Shanghai, which he called the “apex of economic inefficiency, waste, and government...
...could be excused if it were feeling a bit betrayed. Earlier this year, Barcelona, capital of the Spanish province, hosted the 3GSM World Congress, the world's biggest annual cellular conference. During his keynote address, Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin implored his colleagues to improve cellular networks' ability to provide rapid and easy Internet access, otherwise a new wireless technology called WiMAX could take over. WiMAX doesn't require phone handsets or cellular networks. It can deliver fast Net connections over long distances directly to computers or handheld devices. "If we don't build our broadband networks we will have this...
...officials--who had much to learn about the science of rocketry but clearly knew plenty about the art of spin--would have none of it. Asked to explain the cause of the explosion, a spokesman denied one had taken place. Asked what had occurred on the pad, he answered, "Rapid burning...
...hard not to conclude that the summit's political effect may be just as nonexistent. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon gave what was by his mild-mannered standards an impassioned speech calling for rapid action on climate change, and world leader after world leader rose to the lectern to emphasize the danger of global warming. "Today, the time for doubt has passed," Ban said in his opening address. "The time for action...