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...Robert Yancey, a program director at a New York City drug clinic called Turning Point, blames the dangerously lax attitude toward cocaine in the 1970s for fueling the drug's popularity - and fostering the crack epidemic of the 1980s. One law enforcement official in Philadelphia says a contemporary analogy is the growing abuse of prescription painkillers, which now ranks second - behind marijuana use - as the nation's most prevalent illegal drug problem, according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy. But in tracking drugs like OxyContin, also known as "hillbilly heroin," officials must first distinguish drug abuse from mere...
Classes start in three days, and that means it’s time to crack open the Courses of Instruction, scope out the CUE Guide, and examine course syllabi—that is if you can find them. Students are expected to complete their work on time ,and there’s no reason that expectations for professors should be any different. When professors fail to punctually perform their teaching responsibilities before, during, and after the school year, students suffer. Unfortunately, a disturbingly large number of Harvard faculty are currently shirking their responsibility by not posting course syllabi online...
This year's mortgage crack-up comes with a different story line. It was made not in Washington but in the strip-mall offices of mortgage brokers and on the trading floors of Wall Street. The general rule this time around has been that the farther away from the prying eyes of federal bank examiners a transaction occurs, the more likely it is to cause trouble...
...that moment, making stops on the talk-show circuit is as expected a part of campaigning as attending state fairs and rubber chicken fundraising dinners. For politicians who have all too few opportunities to show off a more relaxed and human side, these appearances with the same hosts who crack one-liners at their expense allow them to let their guard down, clown around and, most importantly, connect with some voters who otherwise aren't paying any attention to the campaign. "The more people get to know Hillary, the more they like her," explained Clinton campaign spokesman Isaac Baker, optimistically...
Airlines and manufacturers are optimistic that today's turboprop runs will make the never-before-seen 500 production mark--ATR thinks it can crack $1 billion in sales next year. Bombardier is working on the Q400X, a 90-seater, which would be the largest turboprop in the world, to compete quietly with even bigger jets. As turbos continue to make noise in aviation, at least it's no longer the kind we've always expected. PROP-U-LAR Worldwide orders for turboprop aircraft with 20 to 90 seats [This article contains a chart. Please see hardcopy of magazine...