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Where did the rest of the Ivies rank? Princeton came in at 6, Yale at 12, Dartmouth at 14, Cornell at 17, and Brown rounded out the Ancient Eight...
...history of breathtaking policy flip-flops and, perhaps as grave - no kidding - his striking nonchalance about transporting the family dog in a box tied to the roof of his car en route to a family vacation. (Note to would-be candidates: Don't piss off the animal lovers.) (Rank Mitt Romney in the 2010 TIME 100 poll...
Liam Neeson plays Zeus in Clash. That's a big part - the big-cheese god. He was played by Laurence Olivier in the 1981 original. How does Liam rank? No offense to Larry, but I'm going with Liam. Look at the guy's career. It's the natural progression for him to be the god of gods...
According to the report, rank-and-file militiamen receive $15,000 for their role in hijacking a ship. They get much more if they bring their own weapons or a boat. But pirates who have fled Somalia for Nairobi say that figure is much inflated. Ahmad, for example, says he might get a $10,000 share but his bosses would withhold as much as half of that to pay for his expenses. "The big fish are the guys who lead us, the ones who invest in the equipment, the boat, those things," he says. "Whether we die or not, they...
...rules require a senior officer - a general or admiral - to approve the ouster of a serviceman or -woman for being gay. That's at least one rank higher than earlier mandated, and is likely to cut down on the number of such cases. Hearsay will no longer be allowed, and statements about a military member's sexual orientation will have to be given under oath. Furthermore, information given to lawyers, clergy or medical professionals - or in connection with domestic violence - can't be used to oust someone. (See a brief history of gays in the military...