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Captain Pat Brown, 48, always said the New York City fire department had saved his life. He came home to Queens from Vietnam in 1973 covered with medals but angry and choked up on adrenaline, daring anyone to knock the chip off his shoulder. Not good qualities for most jobs--unless you need to suit up every day against an adversary like fire. He made some spectacular rescues, including a courageous save as a lieutenant in 1991 on the roof of a midtown office building: Brown and two of his men held an inch-thick rope in their bare hands...
...first step for the industry - and for Washington, if it wants to save it - is to get passengers flying again. Congress may chip in for federalized airline baggage-checking and security forces, to be paid for with a $2 or $3 ticket-tax surcharge. That will save the industry some $200 million a year, and could go a long way toward making Americans feel like it?s safe to take to the skies again...
...there are tent cities with hundreds of permanently homeless men. Mother Teresa's nuns have set up a soup kitchen in the second richest nation on Earth. The economy is shrinking, and the official unemployment rate has risen to 5%, highest in a generation. In recent weeks, the blue-chip stars of the country's manufacturing sector--the makers of computer chips, TVs and PCs, such as Toshiba, Fujitsu and NEC--have announced that they will shed tens of thousands of jobs...
Thomas Keller uses more quotation marks than a contract lawyer. His menu has "bacon and eggs," "chips and dip," "coffee and donuts" and even "macaroni and cheese." But this mac and cheese consists of orzo in coral oil with mascarpone topped with lobster and a parmesan chip. As intricate and deliberate as Keller's cooking is, he's desperate to ward off the gravitas. "Coming to a restaurant like this can be intimidating. And that's the last thing I want," he says. "I don't want people to come here afraid, like it's some kind of temple...
Kennecott's once dominant local stature has diminished over the years with its shrinking operations, the influx of new-economy folk like computer-chip makers and software firms, and growth in tourism and business services. Tech companies such as Intel and Provo-based Novell draw on Utah's young, educated work force. This creeping diversity isn't only commercial: in August a Hindu temple opened in South Jordan, which is 75% Mormon...