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...general tone of news is set by Fox. The zipper-the visual signature of the anxious too-much-information era-was first introduced by Fox on the morning of 9/11. First by moments, but in TV news, moments are everything. As with so many things, Fox was slightly quicker than its rivals to detect, and direct, the next crank of the dial in our cultural volume level...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Hath Fox Wrought? | 10/6/2006 | See Source »

...burned down, so there won?t be a structure that, just to look at it, forces them to confront their nightmares. But these rituals will be replaced very soon with the traditions of autumn - harvest is looming; the fields need to be cut. They?ll be returning to work quicker than most of us could imagine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After the School Shootings | 10/6/2006 | See Source »

...McCall, as TXU's head of wholesale operations, says he needs a low-cost, reliable supply of electricity fast. Plans for nuclear facilities will take nearly a decade to develop. Coal is quicker. Using the company's new "lean academy" philosophy (based on Toyota's manufacturing system), TXU can build all 11 coal-fired plants, cookie-cutter style, with the first online in 2009. Coal gasification simply isn't in TXU's plans, primarily because of problems with the high moisture content of the cheaper Texas and Wyoming coal it buys. Waiting until the next decade, when new technologies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Coal Golden? | 10/2/2006 | See Source »

...demand for C-sections is so widespread that it has actually altered the obstetrician landscape, making it a challenge to find a doctor who will deliver you naturally. Caesareans are quicker than drawn-out vaginal delivery, and many doctors find it profitable to perform them exclusively, fitting in several per day. If a friend recommends a doctor, you must first ask if he or she is "C-section only." To be taken on as a vaginal delivery patient, you either have to adjust your standards (elderly doctors are more receptive to the idea, but they're out of date with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran's Caesarean Section Craze | 9/21/2006 | See Source »

...match lead.“Some of our hitters really turned it on,” Weiss said. “Our setting decisions were giving them a little more space so they had the opportunity to be one-on-one [against the Rutgers block], and they were swinging quicker and harder.”Though the Scarlet Knights recovered in the fourth frame, Harvard demonstrated its ability to win tight games, fighting off a match point at 29-30 before closing out the match, 32-30.LONG ISLAND 3, HARVARD 0Coming off a Northeast Conference championship and having already played seven...

Author: By Karan Lodha, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: With Strong Rookies, Women's Volleyball Moves On | 9/10/2006 | See Source »

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