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...with business leaders in Japan, which is traditionally the biggest foreign investor in Thailand. What did you tell them? I said this is a hiccup for Thailand, to not lose confidence in the country, that democracy will prevail and that their investments will bear fruit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: "I'm Calling It Quits" | 2/1/2007 | See Source »

This movement against graft faces its biggest test in the BAE Systems case. Anticorruption advocates are livid. "There are great concerns around the world about this decision to stop the investigation. It's just what we tell everyone not to do," says Huguette Labelle, chancellor of the University of Ottawa , who chairs the board of Transparency International, an anticorruption pressure group. She points to a glaring discrepancy in the behavior of the government of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who spearheaded the eiti and has made good governance a cornerstone of his African aid policy. "It's difficult to understand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Endless Cycle Of Corruption | 2/1/2007 | See Source »

...right time,” the former Mather House resident said. “This is a chance to learn from students and from Harvard overall.” Douglass too hopes to benefit tremendously from a semester at the Center. “I can already tell that this is such a rich environment,” she said. “And I’ve only been here one and a half days.” —Staff writer Alexandra C. Wood can be reached at awood@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Alexandra C. Wood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Shorenstein Fellows Announced | 1/31/2007 | See Source »

...tutorial of his craft, visit longsnapper.com, his website. Don't miss the heavy metal intro: "Perfect Snap to Punter," the first message jumps at you, power chords blaring. "Then Sprint! ... And Make the Tackle. Just Another Day in the Life of a NFL Long Snapper." The key, he will tell you, is to grip the ball with your dominant hand like a quarterback would, and use your weak hand, or guide, for support. You release the ball through your legs with both hands, but your legs provide most of the power. "It's a full body motion," says Mannelly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holding Their Own in the Super Bowl | 1/31/2007 | See Source »

...over the New York Giants). The two most important rules for a holder: first, get those laces out, toward the goal post, so the ball flies. And second, listen to your superior. "You've got to be open-minded to the kicker's needs," says Maynard. "The kicker may tell you one day to hold it like this, and the next day to do it a different way. Do what he tells...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holding Their Own in the Super Bowl | 1/31/2007 | See Source »

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