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...American sunbelt or up the Pearl River delta from Hong Kong to Guangdong province. All are - or have been - great ports. Today, only Hong Kong of the three wears its seagoing character on its face, with tugs and barges chugging up and down the harbor a stone's throw from the skyscrapers of the banks and trading houses. London and New York, by contrast, politely hide their tattooed seafarers' muscle out of sight, downriver or on the Jersey shore. But the sense of being a blue-water place is vital to the cities' success. It has made them open...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Tale Of Three Cities | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

...controlled by Iran. They trust the Americans instead. "When you realize they think we are the government then we need to take the initiative. They think if we can launch a missile from the Persian Gulf and destroy Saddam's palaces we can do anything." Like throw a switch and provide 24-hour electricity across the Iraqi capital. They look at us, says Crider, and think, "You're are the ones with the guns, with the money. To this day they believe we can do anything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When the War Stories Have Nothing to do With War | 1/15/2008 | See Source »

...entered the half down, 36-26. Despite several brief spurts in the second half, the deficit would never fall below six. With the team down, 59-49, and just under six minutes left, junior forward Evan Harris drove for a lay-up and a foul, making the free throw to cut the Big Green lead to seven. Harris then forced Dartmouth forward Alex Barnett to turn the ball over on the next possession, and Harvard seemed ready to go on a run.Instead, Big Green guard Robby Pride stole the ball from freshman guard T.J. Carey near halfcourt and dropped...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dartmouth Avenges Last Week’s Defeat | 1/13/2008 | See Source »

Could the sport do with another John McEnroe, do you think? Well, personalities are good. The crowds can decide in their own minds whether they like him or hate him. Getting angry... I'm okay with it. Get angry, throw your racket - shows you care. I like John. John's a nice individual. He was a competitor. We talked about artistry. Well, his racket control was superb. He was just a natural. You can't teach people that kind of racket work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Legend Rod Laver on Tennis Today | 1/13/2008 | See Source »

...never stop working. No, even on top of Everest, I was still looking at other mountains and thinking of how to climb them. When we got to the top I didn't really have a tremendous feeling of ecstasy or joy. I didn't leap around, or throw my hands in the air or something. We were tired of course, and I was very much aware of the fact that we had to get safely down the mountain again. I think my major feeling was one of satisfaction, I really did have a feeling of "Well, we've finally made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Interview with the Last Adventurer | 1/12/2008 | See Source »

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