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...from certain that the dramatic - some might say desperate - call for volunteers will be a significant cost-cutting measure. Hit hard by the slump in air travel following the first Gulf War, BA gave away some $10 million worth of seats in what it dubbed the "world's greatest offer." That move "had a party atmosphere and a confidence and scale that actually built the BA brand despite the fact that it was giving stuff away for free," recalls Rita Clifton, chairman of global brand consultancy Interbrand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why British Airways Is Asking Staff to Work for Free | 6/17/2009 | See Source »

...been watered down considerably to earn centrist and conservative votes, it will still struggle to become law. Opponents argue that cap and trade will ruin the U.S. economy by raising energy prices. But while there are arguments to be made against cap and trade, what's increasingly certain with every new scientific report is that the time for empty talk has expired...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Climate-Change Report: From Bad to Worse | 6/17/2009 | See Source »

...gets hounded by the media despite being a cancer survivor and top-selling artist. The American version of Minogue might be Jennifer Aniston. There is always something about them and their relationships in the news. What is your take on that? It's incredibly tough being single past a certain age because there's no doubt that we live in a culture where people still think you're not quite a whole woman if you haven't got a man to validate your existence. I have nothing but respect for people like Cameron Diaz, who say, "I might not have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Meet Mr. Right After 40 | 6/16/2009 | See Source »

...mention that late love is great because both parties are more experienced and mature. In your "How to Meet the (Right) Man" chapter, you advise women to follow certain flirting rules - to laugh like a mad woman or to avoid talking about yourself. Do you think that's contradictory to the maturity level one would expect? It's slightly tongue-in-cheek. I do think that the later you meet, the better you'll know yourselves. But the first time I met my husband - which was three years before we began dating - we didn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Meet Mr. Right After 40 | 6/16/2009 | See Source »

...ashamed of having voted in Iranian elections past, but I have a fresh appreciation for the wisdom of Shirin Ebadi, who from long experience battling the Iranian regime had accurately recognized her foe. And I am still not certain that I will boycott elections in the future. If people had not voted in Iran on such a grand scale, the world would have assumed once again that the people had chosen Ahmadinejad as their President. Now Iranians have made their discontent clear, and though their votes have been discounted, their voices have been heard. Ahmadinejad may remain President of Iran...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Even in a Tainted Election, Voting Still Matters | 6/16/2009 | See Source »

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