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...days after George W. Bush strutted across the deck of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in full fighter-pilot regalia--an image we may see from time to time between now and Election Day--the nine Democrats running for President of the U.S. held their first debate of the 2004 campaign. No more than 10 minutes into it, two of those Democrats, John Kerry of Massachusetts and Howard Dean of Vermont, had entangled themselves in a ridiculous scuffle over the issue of gay rights. Not that they disagreed. Both are staunch advocates of equal rights and "civil unions." But Kerry believed...
...Bark started six years ago as a newsletter to fight for a leash-free park in Berkeley, Calif., but it has turned into the New Yorker for dog lovers. With 75,000 subscribers and the motto "Dog is my co-pilot," the magazine has featured writers such as Amy Tan, Peter Mayle and Lynda Barry, and has run a long article on canine blood banks and a regular column on animal behavior called "Both Ends of the Leash." And then there's the four-year-old Animal Fair, a lifestyle magazine that claims a circulation...
...leader. He did that by cutting costs (including 14,200 jobs) and eliminating real estate and telecom divisions to focus on rail. Tellier knows Bombardier, having served on its board for the past five years. Besides dumping its highly profitable recreational division as well as ancillary businesses like military-pilot training, the company is reining in its troubled financing arm, Bombardier Capital, which in the future will lend only to buyers of regional aircraft. Bombardier is the world's biggest producer of railway equipment, including the high-speed locomotives chosen for Amtrak's East Coast Acela service...
...just buy a palm pilot...
TAXIS AND BUSES As if riding in a New York City taxi isn't stimulating enough, you can now add to your amusement by watching television--assuming you happen to hail one of the yellow cabs participating in a pilot program. The city's Taxi and Limousine Commission has agreed to let seven private companies test their proprietary technology in 400 of the city's 12,000 taxis, with more cabs to be added to the program over the course of the year. On flat screens facing the backseat, the marketing companies offer a mix of traditional commercials, information...