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...want an aircraft that would intimidate her. Her flight instructor suggested an airplane that McCollum hadn't even heard of. One demonstration flight later, she was hooked on a Cirrus SR22, a sleek and powerful four-seater whose designers are trying to reinvent the small plane, not to mention the small-plane industry. "I'm a techno-nerd," says McCollum, "and when I saw those two computer screens in the cockpit where there usually are a bunch of round gauges, I immediately felt at ease with all that info. It's like having your laptop to help fly a plane...
...considering that Asia's most notable contribution to Toronto in 2003 was a bite of the SARS epidemic. Forty-four locals died in the only major outbreak of the disease beyond the Far East. For months pessimists envisioned a festival depleted of its usual horde of stars, not to mention filmgoers decked out in surgical masks. It didn't happen. The top hotels were overbooked by Nicole Kidman, Nicolas Cage, Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan and all their pampering attendants, while the film public showed up in full force, with no masks or misgivings...
...chance to partake might now figure “why not give it a try; look, even Grinspoon gets off.” Only, where does Grinspoon get his marijuana? How pure is it? I have unfortunately had experiences where the invitation to have a toke failed to mention that it was laced with something that left me looking for a television to dilute the horror that I was experiencing. Let the smoker beware that it isn’t quite as cut and dry as Grinspoon seems to profess...
...care out of habit, because those credentials were the bedrock of our self-esteem for over a dozen years of schooling. We are pressured to evaluate ourselves on the admissions office’s criteria because those credentials have always brought us the most effusive praise, not to mention acceptance at Harvard and high-powered opportunities once we leave...
...Eisner: I once thought about it but I've left "The Spirit" and have gone off onto other things. My mention of Ebony in this book was something I felt I had to honestly do because if I didn't mention it somebody else would. But as far as the Spirit is concerned, I stopped doing "The Spirit" in '52 and when people ask me, Do I ever feel like doing it again, I say, "When I do, I lie down until the feeling goes away." If the "Fagin" book is successful I think there's more...