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...Business-class travelers, ensconced in their designer flatbed seats, face a full French press of everything that Gallic cuisiniers can throw at them: menus by three-star chef Alain Ducasse, vin extraordinaire, and of course the smugness of knowing you're not in coach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can the A380 Bring the Party Back to the Skies? | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...Thank you for stating the unpopular view that California has enduring strengths. One other point: we have learned from our earthquakes and fires and have become world leaders in life-safety procedures. Our willingness to prepare for and face disasters - and to kick partisan politics to the curb for the duration - is probably the best testimony to the California spirit. Linda Mele, Torrance, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...guilt," the court sentenced Wiens to life in prison on Nov. 11. The case, which sparked protests across the Muslim world, has taken on a broader resonance. Outraged Muslims have dubbed el-Sherbini, who wore a hijab, the "headscarf martyr," making her a symbol of the hostility Muslims face in the West. Germany's Foreign Secretary, intent on heading off wider conflict, declared that the judgment "makes it very clear that violence, racial intolerance and hatred have no place in Germany...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

Speaking for public university presidents across the nation, UW's Reilly says, "It is simply not possible to maintain the integrity of our academic programs, the quality of our university experience, without raising tuition - particularly in the face of ongoing declines in state support...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tuition Hikes: Protests in California and Elsewhere | 11/21/2009 | See Source »

...Face it, Irish fans: our underdog status against the 1998 World Cup champion, and 2006 second-place finishers, helped ignite the anti-Henry outrage. If a relatively anonymous Irish forward pulled the same stunt to send the French home, he'd probably be lauded as a plucky player who happened to outfox the refs. And say the game was replayed, and Ireland came out and destroyed a distracted French team - would that really feel good? If the Henry handball never happened, who's to say France wouldn't have scored a few minutes later? Or won the game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hey Ireland, Please Drop the World Cup Do-Over | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

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