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...most recent State of the Union address, President Bush told Americans that faith-based initiatives would transform America “one soul at a time.” Simply put, the government should not be in the business of saving souls. It should be helping people. Somewhere, Thomas Jefferson is rolling over in his grave...
...This adopt-or-perish attitude helps explain how Thais have survived three decades of breakneck development. "In one dizzying spasm," writes Cornwel-Smith, "Thailand is experiencing the forces that took a century to transform the West." How does a nation modernize this fast without eroding the traditions that define it? In Thailand, "traditional" is now often a pejorative term, meaning low-class or old-fashioned. Many of the temple's social functions have been replaced by the mall, where, the author notes, "the principal rite is the right to shop." What matters most is looking dern. Yes, that's Thai...
...Simplicity patterns, there is a distinctly hip subset of fashionable crafters who are more interested in sewing as an expression of individuality than as a tradition. "This isn't your grandmother's craft," observes Bostonian Leah Kramer, 30, who likes to take old boxy rock-concert T shirts and transform them into baby-doll fashion statements. "One way to express your creativity is your clothing. If you make a cool dress out of some sheets that you bought at a thrift store, that says a lot about...
...wave of controversy headed your way over the latest version of the Google Toolbar, a popular Web browser add-on that attaches a search box and an extra row of buttons onto Internet Explorer. The new version (available at google.com) includes a feature called AutoLink, which can transform plain text on any Web page into a link that sends users to a related site for more information. AutoLink, though still in beta, has many Web watchers crying foul because it gives Google--not users or publishers of sites in which links are embedded--the power to decide which sites...
...press release published Sunday described Sasseini’s new role in lofty terms, saying that his appointment will “help ensure that Harvard Hillel has the resources and support required to transform vision into reality...