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...FACTS: There are seven alert sites on the U.S. mainland, each with two active aircraft, that can scramble fighters. The 9/11 commission concluded that F-15s were scrambled within 6 min. of notification of the hijacking of Boston's Flight 11. Because hijackers had dismantled the planes' transponders, the F-15s could not identify the endangered aircraft. Details of the intercepts' performance are now being questioned...
...camera and an integrated MP3 player. T-Mobile, known for its low rates, is the Pearl's initial carrier. The Pearl costs $200 after rebates; unlimited e-mail and Web-browsing service will cost $20 a month, provided it's coupled with any standard voice plan. A 600-min. plan will cost $60 a month...
...comparison, Verizon Wireless sells its Motorola Q smart phone for the same price but charges $80 a month for unlimited data and just 450 min. of talk. It's likely that Cingular will soon be selling Pearls and that Verizon Wireless and Sprint will one day offer a similar BlackBerry--but you may never again find a monthly rate this good...
...their old vehicles--all of which require new $20,000 tires as often as once a year. Unlike tires for automobiles, which can be cranked out by the millions, those for large mining trucks are labor intensive. Tires for your Chevy can be cured in as little as 15 min., for instance; that process takes as much as 12 hr. for an earthmoving truck's tires. The big manufacturers--Goodyear, Michelin and Bridgestone--don't have the production capacity to meet the rising demand...
...daughter's Omaha, Neb., home. That's no big surprise: they have been together for decades. The odd thing is Buffett was married to his first wife until her death in 2004, and she approved of his relationship with Menks (she introduced them). After the 15-min. civil ceremony, the wedding party dined at a seafood place. And, since you can't put a price-to-earnings on happiness, shares of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway rose...