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They don't. "It's a disgrace," says Favre, a retired teacher who is planning to withdraw her investments from UBS when they come to term this summer. "We always believed our country and institutions were superior to anyone else's because they were honest and transparent. But this makes me think we are really no different and no better, so it's time we got off our high horse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Swiss Question Their Once Proud Banks | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...president of CSA Daniel C. Suo ’09, can be attributed to a “bad translation.” But dinner was surprisingly tasty, with everything from pork and shrimp to incredible bubble tea, all of which caused attendees to declare the food superior to the Kong, despite eating it sober. The rowdy crowd was entertained throughout the meal by the Breakers, a Harvard break dancing troupe, the Asian American Dance Troupe, the Din & Tonics, and the performance martial arts group Harvard Wushu Club, a crowd favorite. When asked why the performance martial arts...

Author: By Ryan D. Smith, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dining in for a Change | 3/3/2009 | See Source »

...manual Who Moved My Cheese? in every way, from its distinctive cover to its format (inspirational parable) to its length (fleeting)? Granted, the author's previous book was a No. 1 blockbuster that sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, but the difference is that his original was far superior: a deceptively simple but ultimately smart lesson on coping with the inevitability of change. Here, the penses are punier. A confused young Everyman journeys to the top of a mountain, where he is instructed by a wise old man given to restating the obvious ("Find and use the good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Skimmer | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

...million house purchased last year in this remote development, perched beneath a hilly copse of trees in Hong Kong's verdant New Territories. An agitated guard stationed by JC Castle's iron-gated entrance told TIME there was no such house; she was contradicted by a superior who said its occupants had left strict instructions not to be disturbed by visitors. When two Sunday Times journalists approached the compound to photograph the villa last week, they were reportedly assaulted by three African guards and had to receive medical treatment. This attack followed another encounter last month, when Grace Mugabe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mugabe's Home Away from Zimbabwe: Hong Kong? | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

...killed by Nazi Germany, contradicting the widely accepted figure of six million deaths. The Vatican ordered him to retract, but Williamson responded that he needs to review the evidence. Nevertheless, Williamson will be obeying the expulsion order and will leave Argentina shortly, according to Father Christian Bouchacourt, South American superior for the Society of St Pius X. "He already intended to leave before the order was signed," said Bouchacourt. "We're a little tired of all this storm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Argentina Deports a Holocaust-Denying Bishop | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

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