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...into the atmosphere will be a wild ride, peaking at nearly 6 Gs--twice the rush you feel on the average roller coaster. Rutan's genius is his "carefree re-entry" design: SpaceShipTwo folds up its wings for re-entry then transforms into a conventional glider for a gentle slide home to the runway...
...perhaps? The music doesn’t make the band’s intent much clearer. Their third release, “Friend and Foe,” opens with the richly layered “Muscle ’n Flo.” Its dynamic rhythm and slide guitar give way first to a shifting piano melody and then again to an organ surging beneath. The album’s disparate songs reveal a scattered but captivating personality. Band members Brent Knopf, Justin Harris, and Danny Seim are each multitalented musicians, and their experimental arrangements range from saxophones...
This raises an important question: Are hedge-fund managers going to react as their mutual-fund peers did 40 years ago, taking bigger and dumber risks in a continuing quest to justify their paychecks? Or are they going to slide calmly into respectability and mediocrity? Will the hedge-fund boom end in fire...
...During this global-warming boot camp, Gore stands in front of his cavalry for about 12 hours and explains the slide show presentation he gives in the movie. The volunteers are not required to follow a set script, but Gore offers specific advice on how to engage the audience and use metaphors to explain complex scientific information. A scientist on Gore's staff is present during the training to answer any technical questions posed by the volunteers, and a professional speech trainer offers public speaking advice...
...Middle East and Africa. But compared with its Continental rivals, it offers "the most flexible labor laws." While the number of financial-sector staff in London rose 4.3% to 318,000 between 2002 and 2005, tough U.S. immigration rules applying to foreign talent helped New York's head count slide by 0.7% over the same period, according to a report published late last month by McKinsey. London's geographic position also allows it to start the day trading with Tokyo and end it trading with New York City...