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...probably being wildly over the top, but I do find this an incredibly encouraging place to be right now," says Nigel Haywood, Britain's consul general in the city. The transformation from battleground to bustling municipality has been so rapid that it's natural to question whether a return to violence might not be as swift. Major General Andy Salmon, the Briton who commands the multinational forces in the region, believes that a tipping point has been reached. "I am confident Basra is not going to go back to the previous darkness," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rebuilding Basra | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

Rocket docket n.--A rapid-fire courtroom schedule utilized by judges in special circumstances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

...capella groups, and the jokes flow unhindered by the cringeworthy jabs that have plagued past HPT performances. But even if Pitches ain’t shit, HPT’s jokes aren’t above falling flat themselves at times. Thankfully, the cast’s rapid-fire, 60-jokes-a-minute barrage keeps the show moving; it’s rare that two duds are ever released in a row. Awkward silences don’t last long, and each of the characters carries an arsenal of witticisms just waiting to be unloaded. David J. Andersson...

Author: By Beryl C.D. Lipton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Acropolis' Gives Laughs Now | 2/17/2009 | See Source »

...commercial spot from the 1970s, with the motto “You’ve Got a Lot to Live, and Pepsi’s Got a Lot to Give,” for instance, showed clips of a young man pole-vaulting over a high bar, between rapid-fire shots of marquee lights, cabaret scenes and PYT’s playing the electric guitar. America will continue to reach new heights, said Pepsi, and you kids can have a rollicking time along the way.The climate into which the retooled brand has now entered, however, is markedly different from where...

Author: By Ruben L. Davis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Pepsi Calls for Responsibility | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...probably being wildly over the top, but I do find this an incredibly encouraging place to be right now," says Nigel Haywood, Britain's consul general in Basra. The transformation from battleground to bustling municipality has been so rapid that it's natural to question whether a return to violence might not be as swift. Major General Andy Salmon, the commander of the multinational forces in the region, believes that widespread optimism - among Basrawis as well as their soon-to-depart overlords - is justified and itself a force for change. His mission, he says, has been "to protect that optimism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Britain Leaves, Basra Dares to Dream of Peace | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

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