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...enjoy a benign international context in which it faces no great power rival, as it did throughout the cold war and as great powers have traditionally done throughout history. And ironically, the winding down of the U.S. involvement in Iraq will have a salutary effect--namely, it will slow the draw on American economic, diplomatic and military resources, all of which are in dire need of replenishment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Avoiding Iraq Syndrome | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

...creating a good-looking oven that could cook a range of items and contain the odor--lest a store not smell first and foremost of coffee--was a challenge. Even after some breakfast sandwiches were developed, entirely new deployment routines had to be created so that employees would not slow the line. "If our espresso-only or drip-only customers suffered," says Alling, "it wouldn't be worth doing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Gulp at Starbucks | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

Those two issues perfectly summarize our relationship with FAS e-mail support. The e-mail system is outdated, slow, and far too limited for current standards. For those reasons, we need something different, and we are glad that FAS Computing services is warming up to that fact. We encourage FAS to begin exploring the possibility of outsourcing our webmail...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Better E-Mail | 12/8/2006 | See Source »

...most in the world; his answer is 30 Seconds to Mars. The video is an exhausting 12 minutes long: five of tortured, solemn Leto, and the rest of sword fighting and distant mountains. The fight scenes in “From Yesterday” are well-shot, with frequent slow-motion zooms and lots of jumping. The landscape is well-shown with lush shots and the bright costumes and intricate formations make nice eye candy. But these are only brief respites from the stiflingly slow pace of the video. The first two minutes are primarily concerned the band walking...

Author: By Madeline K.B. Ross, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: 30 Seconds to Mars, "From Yesterday" | 12/7/2006 | See Source »

...prestigious dailies, newspapers in key markets may benefit from a return to private ownership. Why would baron bidders like Hank Greenberg, Jack Welch and David Geffen--who have expressed interest in the Tribune Co., the Boston Globe and the L.A. Times, respectively--rush in to bet on slow-growth newspapers? Perhaps they're aware that 85% of adults either read a paper every week or visit its website. Less pressure from Wall Street may forestall short-term cuts, enabling papers to shift their focus from quarterly earnings toward rethinking the print game. "Newspapers are in a strong position to extend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Extra: Newspapers Aren't Dead | 12/3/2006 | See Source »

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