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...size of Akinola's flock, which far outstrips England's in terms of Sunday attendance, has made him a natural leader to robust and conservative Anglican bodies throughout Africa, Latin America and Asia (known as the Global South). Long seen as Western Anglicanism's missionary stepchild, the South has eclipsed it in energy and size, and yearns for corresponding clout. One obstacle is money: funds from liberal Western churches support both the communion and many dioceses, perpetuating what southerners see as a kind of neocolonialism. Akinola announced in 2004 that he would reject money from churches he disagreed with, becoming...
...going to find it in a little red, gold or black book. But absent a deep dive into the subject or a tutorial with a world-famous practitioner or academic, this is not a bad way to get some instant information into your system." Full of cartoons and bite-size nuggets of advice, the books are aimed at people who watch TV rather than read. "They're easy to digest," says Jim Milliot, the business editor at Publishers Weekly. "They're not heavy reading...
...even easy in a country of 1.3 billion. "I don't think that it has ever been more difficult to go national than in China," says William Ghitis, president of global apparel at Invista, the maker of Lycra. One hurdle is the logistical nightmare created by China's sheer size. Motorola has tripled the number of its sales outlets, to 30,000, in just the past 18 months to penetrate deeper into interior markets. Chapman-Banks says it often takes weeks to get new phones to these outposts. Then there's the challenge of organizing marketing efforts and training salespeople...
...bring you to your senses.'' The female guard gave my prostrate body a hard kick as they left the cell and locked the door behind them. Slowly I brought my left arm forward and looked at my hand. It was horrible to contemplate. Both hands were swollen to enormous size. The swelling extended to my elbows. Around my wrists where the handcuffs had cut into my flesh, blood and pus continue to ooze out of the wounds. My nails were purple and felt as if they were going to fall off. I touched the back of each hand, only...
...thought of smart robotic insects may seem frightening, this is not Steven Spielberg’s “AI.” Wood wants these robots to able to perform tasks on their own, perhaps delivering information from one point to another. Moreover, the MAVs’ small size limits the processing power that the devices can carry...