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...Upon his return from a brief stint as a correspondent in Iraq (recounted in his previous book, War Reporting for Cowards), British journalist Chris Ayres takes up a job as a Hollywood correspondent for the London Times. There, he witnesses a less violent, but equally disturbing, scene - the rapacious, debt-funded and seemingly insatiable spending habits of upwardly mobile West Coast Americans. Assigned to cover this world, he is compelled to emulate it, purchasing gargantuan televisions, unnecessary beauty treatments, pricey meals, and shady real estate. With dry British wit, he skewers American greed, L.A. life, and his own endless romantic...
...Treasury. In theory, as time passes and the banks become profitable, those profits go back to the government and pass though to citizens in the form of lower taxes. The banks may also end up being sold back into the private enterprise system bringing the government an even better return...
...Harvard looked to assemble another come-from-behind victory.Flash back to Feb. 7, 2009, when the Crimson, down by 12 to Brown—the team with the worst record in the Ivy League after the first period—metamorphosed during halftime. Following an unimpressive first half, Harvard returned to the court and began making shots, forcing turnovers and building up momentum against a team that was forced to fall back on its star player down the line. The Crimson ultimately came away victorious thanks to these improved efforts, an epic stuff by senior Evan Harris, and a final...
...September 2007, shortly after TIME ran a story about the apparently successful return of speedy turboprop planes for short commuter flights, the manufacturer of the Q400, the same type of plane that crashed in suburban Buffalo last night, requested that all such aircraft with at least 10,000 cycles (a single cycle is a take-off and a landing) be grounded for inspection. Bombardier said it was a precautionary move after two accidents (one in Denmark, the other in Lithuania, both involving aircraft owned by SAS) involving its bestselling Q400 in a space of three days. In January...
What follows is the August 23, 2007 TIME story by Coco Masters about the return of a new breed of turbo props to the airline industry, including the Bombardier Q400...