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...only option remaining. Polo doesn't see the logic in trying to keep the airline afloat just to maintain its Italian identity, and he expects that Italy's No. 2 airline, AirOne, and foreign carriers will almost certainly fill the profitable Rome-Milan route, while low-cost carriers will jump on other Italian destinations. "The market will do its job," he says. "This kind of evolution would bring more competition." A significant number of laid-off Alitalia employees would eventually be rehired by other airlines, he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What if Alitalia Fails? | 9/22/2008 | See Source »

CERN spokesman James Gillies called the fault a "teething problem" and said that previous accelerators that used superconductivity - i.e., low temperatures that allow metals to conduct electricity without resistance - also faced early problems before "running pretty smoothly after they were sorted out." Even so, "it's certainly a disappointment," he added...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why The Large Hadron Collider Is Already On The Fritz | 9/22/2008 | See Source »

...Have a super-sweet diss move. Last weekend, after Harvard’s come-from-behind victory against Holy Cross, I was one of four brave souls who saw it fitting to rush. I executed the prior three principles to a tee (although the cop presence was very low), and ran out, arms extended, smiling, jumping, and laughing to my heart’s content. But there was one thing missing: my finishing move. I was inspired, as past readers will attest to, by WWE Wrestling and, that’s right, D Generation X. The squad?...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: WALLY'S WORLD: Rushing 101: How To Storm the Field | 9/22/2008 | See Source »

...expected to become the nation's next Prime Minister. On Sept. 24, during the Diet's new session, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda - whose administration suffers from chronically low approval ratings, economic woes and gridlock in the Diet - will hand over the reins of government. Aso's rise signals the LDP's intent to reinvigorate its image and ride A wave of public support, typical for new prime ministers, into the general election. If those elections are held in late October as expected, Aso, 68, and his new Cabinet will have roughly one month to convince voters that the party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan's Next Prime Minister: Taro Aso | 9/22/2008 | See Source »

...black ownership in the economy became controversial as a politically connected few amass great riches while millions of ordinary citizens remain mired in poverty. Poor South Africans vented their rage earlier this year by staging violent pogroms against impoverished immigrants from elsewhere in Africa, who compete with them for low-wage jobs. If Zuma, seen as a man of the people, fails to produce housing and jobs more quickly than his predecessor has, he could face the wrath of the masses and his own party supporters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Bitter End for South Africa's Mbeki | 9/22/2008 | See Source »

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