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...cult TV hit Arrested Development as the "never-nude" Tobias Fünke, Cross doesn't mince words in print. The book's preface is direct ("Hello"), its dedication straightforward ("To me. I couldn't have done it without you") and its stance on Jim Belushi pretty clear ("I have beef with Jim Belushi"). TIME talked to Cross about the literary scene, his upcoming stand-up tour and what to expect when Arrested Development comes to the big screen. (See the top 10 literary stunts...
...clear, China's phenomenal economic performance is still in many places just a statistic. It's over 1 billion people still lag significantly behind their Western counterparts in the prosperity stakes. The Chinese workforce is diligent and frugal, which contributes to this economic development. The question is, For how long can 10% growth be sustainable? Andrew Bond, Chiang Mai, Thailand...
...clear that our health-care system needs improvement, but many average Americans do not trust the government to do the job. A large part of the reason may be that what Congress designs for us is guaranteed to be, as with Social Security and retirement plans, vastly inferior to what they create for - and bestow upon - themselves. Kenneth Solnit, Cupertino, Calif...
...overhaul, power bills should fall some $22,000 a year. In a city that is struggling to get back on its feet, those energy savings make a difference - as does the fact that some research has shown that students actually learn better in greener schools. (It's not exactly clear why that's the case - one possibility is that absenteeism and sick days both decrease when the indoor environment is healthier.) (See pictures of the effects of global warming...
...reluctance to take on the TTP doesn't bode well for the pursuit of U.S. interests. Washington would like Islamabad to confront the groups that pose a direct threat to NATO forces across the border in Afghanistan - the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network. But "it's not clear that the Pakistanis are prepared to pay more than lip service to that," says Riedel...