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...what about the "slow" part? For the investor looking to realize returns, will you ever get there? Yes, says Mark A. Finser, Founder/General Partner of TBL Capital in Sausalito, CA. As a "snapshot of a short period of time" the conventional investment model may look good, but "I fundamentally believe that in the long run there will be better returns" with Slow Money type investments, he says. This is particularly true, he adds, when "we look at investing as an extension of our lives and values." He notes that RSF Social Finance, which invests in enterprises committed to improving society...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can 'Slow Investing' Remake America's Food Industry? | 9/11/2009 | See Source »

...executions and beatings of anonymous aliens emerge equally moving. The central alien and his son serve as the focal point for our sympathy, but they never monopolize it; despite appearances to the contrary, everyone is worth saving. Constrained by length and conflicting genres, Blomkamp must settle for a snapshot of this fascinating world, rather than a complete explication. This is a tantalizing glimpse of the possibilities of his fiction, not a full demonstration of them. We are presented with the realities of life on the ground, and since things are the way they are, questions of cause are futile?...

Author: By Jack G. Clayton, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: District 9 | 9/4/2009 | See Source »

...countries have joined the pact. The U.S. signed the treaty in 2004 but has yet to implement it, though the President is expected to seek Senate ratification soon. That step--like every step taken to hold back the tobacco flood tide--will help. Meanwhile, here's a snapshot of where we stand--and the work that still needs to be done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Tobacco's New Targets | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

...potential for global symbolism abounds whenever an American President meets the Roman Pontiff, and the first-ever encounter between the 47-year-old Obama and the 82-year-old Benedict offered a vivid snapshot of how the change of the guard in Washington looks on the world stage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama and the Pope Agree to Disagree on "Life" | 7/10/2009 | See Source »

George admitted in the press conference that the conversation with Henry "was accurately and ethically reported." But, he added, "it would be a distortion of the truth to allow that single snapshot of a single conversation to stand as the truth of Debbie's position...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rowe Undecided on Jackson Kids Custody Battle | 7/3/2009 | See Source »

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