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...BOOKS: Aloft is a flawless meditation on suburban splendor...
Although the bridge had become increasingly obsolete in recent years, the structure remained aloft as harried students and gawking tour groups continued to pass underneath...
...iPod. Jobs had proved the idea back in April when he launched the Music Store for Mac users, who represent only 3% of the computer world but promptly gobbled up a million tracks in the first week of business. By October he was ready to set the Music Store aloft in the 97% of the world that uses Windows PCs, and the prospect of converting millions of music pirates into credit-card wielding music buyers was enough to make even the most jaded rock stars take notice. How did Jobs do this trick? In a word: simplicity--the transparent ease...
...double the thrill. A German entrepreneur has created the Skyray, a pair of carbon-fiber wings that give skydivers a bit of extra lift and control. Instead of falling straight down, divers cut through the air at speeds of up to 136 m.p.h. and can stay aloft for an extra minute or so. How does it work? The combination of the wings' shape and the skydiver's position modifies the airstream to create the lift needed to float forward. A similar system was used to cross the English Channel this summer. INVENTOR Alban Geissler AVAILABILITY 2004, about...
...that, pending an appeal, Ryanair would quit Charleroi, saying the decision "will benefit only one group: high-cost airlines and airports," and that the ruling was a "death sentence" for the low-cost model in Europe. But even in an industry where hot air is used to keep business aloft, O'Leary's words seem mostly designed to put last-minute pressure on the Commission. European Union transport spokesman Gilles Gantelet insists no decision has been reached, though it seems clear the Commission is weighing the sentence rather than the verdict. The big question, says Gantelet, is: "If we find...