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...irate Kennedy called in his space experts and told them he wanted to beat the Russians to the moon, and if they did not know how to do it, they should ask the janitor over at NASA. The space race was getting more complex, with men beginning to ride those dangerous rockets. But Kennedy relished the challenge and, indeed, the danger. So did America...
Since 9/11, annual revenues from L-3's airport-security business have soared from $20 million to $400 million. The ride hasn't been all smooth. Early on, federal inspectors complained that some of the machines gave too many false alarms (even mistaking certain dense materials for the much feared C-4 explosive). Improvements have since increased the machines' error-free operating intervals from an average of 200 hours to 700 hours, Lanza says...
...processing this directive]In the time it takes me to get home?which could be anywhere between 20 minutes and an hour, depending on traffic?hundreds of unsuspecting tourists will enter similarly Faustian bargains with tuk-tuk drivers in all corners of the capital. A white-knuckle, smog-shrouded ride in one of these golf-carts-on-steroids should be on the top of any Bangkok tourist's checklist, up there with a visit to the Grand Palace, a kickboxing match at Lumpini Stadium, shopping at Chatuchak weekend market and a longtail-boat ride to the Temple of the Dawn...
...other hand, reside in Bangkok and know what I'm getting into. Against all better judgment, I've undertaken this ride to determine just what it is about these rust-ridden motortrikes that commands such fondness, and whether the ubiquitous vehicles can survive a future full of cheap air-conditioned taxis, gleaming bus fleets, Skytrains, subways and road-safety committees...
CHICAGO. The potential revival of the Hollywood musical is upon us with Chicago—for better or worse. Ignoring its politicized ramifications as a genre revival, Chicago on its own is a pretty wild ride, showcasing once and for all that the new school of glitzy film stars can sing better than Jennifer Lopez. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger, and especially John C. Reilly are surprisingly watchable in this furiously edited, expensive adaptation of the murderous Broadway classic. Die-hard Bob Fosse fans may leave screaming in disgust, but fortunately for the rest of us director Rob Marshall knows...