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This should explain the loud noises coming from the closets, which have been sealed off in order to safely remove the tiles under negative air pressure conditions...

Author: By Xi Yu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Asbestos in Currier House | 3/17/2010 | See Source »

...Today's conference occurred to raise questions on Mr. Sikes' actions last Monday but does not go far enough as to clear the air on the what-ifs that sit like an elephant in the middle of [Toyota's] story," noted James Bell, a senior analyst with Kelly Blue Book. "We appreciate that such an issue is difficult to replicate and test, but we don't believe this press conference has put the public's mind at ease just yet." (See the worst business deals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Toyota's Counterattack: Can It Recover? | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

...people to set off illegal fireworks, some of extremely dubious quality and reliability, creating what many residents of Tehran liken to a war zone. Some older residents even compare the night and the anxiety it brings to the eight-year-long war with Iraq when Saddam Hussein's air force intermittently and indiscriminately bombed Tehran. Says a Tehran taxi driver in his 60s: "People used to enjoy themselves on this day. This is supposed to be a family tradition, but it's not safe for women and children out here. This is a very dangerous night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Iran, a Street Demonstration That Both Sides Stay Away From | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

...example, Tim Burton. At 51, Burton still has the otherworldly air of a bright kid distracted from conversation with adults by the crazy-beautiful pictures playing in his mind. Since Pee-wee's Big Adventure, his 1985 debut feature, Burton's signature films have dwelled in the realm of arrested infancy. When he hasn't adapted children's classics (Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), he's confected his own scary, sweet bedtime fables (Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride). The typical hero of these films is a naïf who stumbles into a world that threatens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tim Burton's Frabjous Alice | 3/15/2010 | See Source »

...GORE, former Vice President, explaining that recent heavy snowfalls do not disprove global warming but indicate higher temperatures have caused oceanic evaporation and increased the amount of moisture in the air...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 3/15/2010 | See Source »

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