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...thought about why do we do it? Why is there this huge splurge at the end of the year? Well, it's a bit of a puzzle. We don't do it with cash. Giving cash is very socially awkward. The exceptions are for parents to children, grandparents to grandchildren, aunts and uncles to nieces and nephews. It's O.K. for cash to flow from those of higher social status to those of lower social status, but [otherwise] it's just considered a tacky thing to do. Which makes the growth of gift certificates remarkable, because they're not tacky...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why We Shouldn't Give Christmas Gifts | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

...Creation is a gift from god, it’s an absolute sin to destroy, abuse and harm it in the ways we’ve done,” Cederholm said. “I want my grandchildren to have an earth with the resources and beauty we have all been blessed with. We need to repent, repair, and renew the creation of the earth...

Author: By Jessie J. Jiang and Natasha S. Whitney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Using Religion to Go Green | 11/9/2009 | See Source »

...speaker became the U.S. military's chief interpreter at the Nuremberg trials--a post in which he interrogated several of Adolf Hitler's most sadistic henchmen, including Hermann Gring and Rudolf Hess. After the trials ended, Sonnenfeldt almost never discussed them. It wasn't until 2002, after his grandchildren began asking him about World War II, that he decided to travel back to Germany to talk to schoolchildren about his remarkable story...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Richard Sonnenfeldt | 10/26/2009 | See Source »

...with the military operations this time around," says Durrani. "My fear is that it will not, and that everything we gain in the military operation will be lost if the government fails to provide the necessary [services]. I am holding my breath. The future of Pakistan's children and grandchildren depends on this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan: Behind the Waziristan Offensive | 10/18/2009 | See Source »

...been married to his wife Ava for more than 50 years. Has two children and several grandchildren...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sheriff Joe Arpaio | 10/13/2009 | See Source »

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