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...much of Leisure is taken up by Ayres' romantic disasters, surely mortifying to experience yet so flat on the page. And by the fifth time he leaves us on a "cliffhanger," only to resolve the situation two pages later, it's clear that his concept of dramatic tension is a flawed one. But Ayres succeeds best in his doubting moments of financial self-reflection - the kind that everyone seems to be undergoing these days. Is it wise to put everything on my credit cards? Do I really need this caviar face treatment? Or, as Ayres writes, "does anyone...
...28th place after the first run, and then had the 12th-fastest showing in his second run, leading to his 17th-place final position. “The race hill at Dartmouth is challenging because it is so easy,” Kinner said. “On flat courses like Dartmouth, every little mistake slows you down a lot. This means that going just a little faster or slower will result in a very different position.” Freshman Kevin McNamara was the Crimson’s top finisher in the Slalom event, finishing 29th in the race...
...Illinois capital is about 100 miles from St. Louis, 200 miles from Chicago or Indianapolis. You can fly there, but probably not on a plane with much overhead bin space. More likely you will arrive at the end of a long car ride, having enjoyed wide vistas of flat prairies...
...other plans out there, it does not require significant government spending. It is also politically palatable, as it does not discriminate and does not rescue certain institutions while leaving others to fend for themselves. Homeowners get the most direct benefit, and the solution is efficient because of its flat-tax-like nature. Just about everybody wins...
...consortium of government organizations including NASA, NORAD and even the FCC keeps track of all the planet's high-flying rubbish, and so far, its running count is flat-out scary. There are currently at least 17,000 objects measuring 4 in. or greater circling the Earth - and in some ways, that's the good news. The government estimates that there are 200,000 objects in the 1-in.-to-3-in. range and tens of millions smaller than an inch...