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...sky isn't so blue for Chrysler, Cerberus' other problem child. Though the billions in TARP aid President Bush authorized for Chrysler and GM will buy Chrysler some time, there are difficult issues ahead. Unless labor costs can be brought down to parity with the foreign transplants, and without the restructuring of Chrysler's debt, the company cannot be restored to long-term health and the government loan will be unlikely to be fully repaid. (Read about GM's, Ford's and Chrysler's bailout plans...
Harold Pinter was speaking to the press just after receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005. "I was told today that one of the Sky channels [the satellite news network owned by Rupert Murdoch] said this morning that Harold Pinter is dead.' Then they changed their mind and said, 'No, he's won the Nobel Prize.' So I've risen from the dead...
...Organic Squirrel Gets a Bike Helmet ("Communist stuff," he opines) and invents a fairy tale of his own: a medieval frolic where he is Sir Fix-a-Lot and Kendall is Sir Butt-kiss. As Skeeter wanly improvs, the kids add impish twists of their own: that the sky will rain gumballs, a dwarf will ruin Sir Fix-a-Lot's heroic moment by kicking him... basic kid stuff. Weird thing is, the things the kids made up happen to Skeeter in real life: gumballs, dwarf and all. If he can somehow harness this magic, he may win a competition...
Effects of the slowdown have led to less extravagance and a more severe emphasis on economy. "Earlier, the sky was the limit, but now people are holding smaller events with fewer guests," says Sneha Tejwani, who runs the event-planning firm Occasionz Unlimited in Mumbai. "No Bollywood stars performing at over-the-top bashes this time. Business is down to a third of what it was." Even flower suppliers in Bangalore, India's floriculture center, are reportedly withering due to decreased demand for flowers for decorating weddings and other events...
...last pillars of the house crumbled in a roar. Earth and sky shook. The flames made a final, seething rally, and cast a heathen glow upon Roxanna’s swollen belly...