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Caution and vigor rarely travel in tandem, but TIME's Board of Economists called for hefty measures of both as members looked at the prospects for a dynamic world economy. Global megamergers, lofty stock valuations, the exponential growth of the Internet--the salient features of the dawning 21st century are...
Sinn Fein translates from Gaelic as "Ourselves, Alone," and the IRA-aligned party finds itself living up to its name as Northern Ireland's peace process verges on collapse. Britain on Thursday gave the IRA a week in which to disarm or face the suspension of the power-sharing government...
The target of the virtual stickup was a website known as CD Universe, which sells music and DVD movies online. Doing business on the Net since 1996, CD Universe had served more than 300,000 customers--which translates to roughly 300,000 credit-card numbers salted away in its electronic...
In choosing a college, many students see the issue of class size as one of the most important in their search for a fulfilling education. Most high schoolers and their parents assume that smaller classes necessarily translates into better teaching.
Humor? It rarely translates from age to age. Have you heard the one about the dyslexic atheist who did not believe in Dog? Are you out there? I can hear you breathing.