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...bit like a bad episode of House," Mowat continues. "The patient is really clearly ill. They'll try a couple of remedies that normally work, but they don't work. They maybe treat the symptoms but not the core problem. Normally, at the end of the show, the patient lives. I'm assuming this is going to end the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fear and Despair as Asia Markets Plunge Again | 10/10/2008 | See Source »

...this last bit sounds too ethical to be true, that's because, these days, it is. "To be honest," Diamond explains, "In the medieval and the modern periods, Jewish law caved to the marketplace on this." The financial markets that Jews found themselves in routinely assumed profits of over 6%, and they followed suit. "It became more an aspiration than a duty," he says. "Let's say that the more pious among us would take this seriously in establishing prices that are responsible, based on the marketplace." Indeed, with the exception of those involved in specifically Jewish markets like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Financial Crisis: What Would the Talmud Do? | 10/10/2008 | See Source »

...Fall. While most airlines are nickel and diming their passengers, in a bit of refreshing news, Qantas is cutting fees. Since the cost of fuel has dropped, you'll pay less in fuel surcharges, which are normally tacked onto fares: They'll go down $20 on Qantas flights from Australia to Europe, and $10 from Australia to the U.S. It's not much, but when's the last time you remember an airline saving you money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel News: Italy Promises Star Ratings for Hotels | 10/10/2008 | See Source »

...bookstores Oct. 7 (updated Michelin guides to San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas also go on sale this month). What's new: Four restaurants in New York have earned the coveted Michelin three-star rating - Masa, Jean Georges, Le Bernadin and Per Se. If they're a bit too rich for your pocketbook, don't fret: a quarter of the restaurant listings in the new guide fall in the affordable range. At 58 restaurants, you can get two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less, and at 74 restaurants you'll get a good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel News: Italy Promises Star Ratings for Hotels | 10/10/2008 | See Source »

...Vote. Election Day is nigh. If you happen to be visiting one of the swing states - Virginia, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Colorado and Nevada - and find yourself with a bit of time on your hands, try volunteering to canvas or simply answer phones at your candidate's local headquarters. Click Barack Obama or John McCain for more info...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel News: Italy Promises Star Ratings for Hotels | 10/10/2008 | See Source »

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