Word: eyeful
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...that China's state-controlled companies have begun a shopping spree triggered by their access to cash and an eye to assets in other parts of the world beaten down by the recession, the fight over whether some assets are "too big to be bought" is heating up. There have been rumors that Chinese car companies might bid for auto brands in the U.S. and Europe. China's sovereign fund may be a bidder for AIG's (AIG) huge airplane lease division ILFC...
Boutros-Ghali will also need to keep a close eye on his country's own economy: the global downturn has hit Egypt's growth. "The big problem is that it will slow job creation, and we can't afford that," Boutros-Ghali says. But, he adds, there's no reason to panic just yet: "We have a comfortable balance of payments and reserves." With a little luck, Egypt may escape the "pointy end" of the IMF's policies this time...
Over the years, we noticed that each time we visited, Noah had a new scar, a black eye or a chipped tooth. In clinical parlance, these were Noah's "unobserved, self-inflicted injuries" - or USIs. One day, Noah had a dozen thick, black stitches on his forehead. As Noah's medications increased, so too did the number of USIs he suffered. Noah was already on Trileptal, Zyprexa and oral and injected Ativan. The collective side effects of these three drugs filled three pages of his IPP. I've looked and never been able to find a study of how they...
...also a fan of Chris Buck. I was blown away when I came to Buck's picture of Leno. Prior to that moment, I could not imagine it was possible to capture in one picture the unique mirth that is Leno (that chin, the look in his eye) and at the same time depict the distinguished statesman of comedians he has become. Kudos to Buck. David Simon, MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIF...
Wired High. Virgin America has expanded wi-fi service to its entire fleet. You can now log on for $12.95 on flights longer than three hours or for $9.95 on flights under three hours. Wi-fi on red-eye flights costs $5.95. And if you just want to use your handheld device, like a BlackBerry, iPhone or cell phone, on any flight, it will cost...