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...that has a value." One factor that Elkann is indeed constantly weighing is time. His Blackberry is in subtle but continuous motion, out of and back into his jacket pocket. Elkann says his grandfather, who is universally remembered for his graciousness, could also cut you short. "The problem is speed," he explained. "He was impatient. He had a capacity to get to the point, and always wanted to get to that which is essential without wasting time." That's how Elkann often sees dining. "Long meals I find to be painful," he says...
Patients like to see those certificates hanging on the office wall, of course, but a doctor who was certified many years ago and hasn't renewed that certification may not be up to speed on the most recent advances. In fact, younger doctors with a few years' practice under the belt are often the freshest. It can be instructive, however, to know if a doctor ever failed the exam--something that might reasonably be construed as a red flag. There are several websites, such as docboard.org that let you check up on your doctor by name or state...
...lesson that most impressed itself on Roosevelt was that it had taken the Oregon, steaming at high speed, a full 67 days to complete the 14,700-mile journey around Cape Horn. American navalists and expansionists--and Roosevelt was both--began clamoring for the construction of a canal across Central America, one that, given the turbulent nature of international politics, must be completely under U.S. control. Facing large potential threats in the Atlantic and the Pacific, the U.S. had no choice but to shorten the route between the East and West coasts...
...hills, notes one conservative rebel with a mixture of admiration and fear, "he acts like a King before the Magna Carta, sitting under a tree and dispensing justice." Filton, England March 13, 1964 The announcement that the U.S. already has a [military] plane flying at three times the speed of sound sent shock waves across Britain and France, which had been confident of winning air supremacy with their Concorde supersonic transport. The plane has been plagued by stormy arguments between its builders, British Aircraft Corp. and France's Sud-Aviation. The partners have been forced to plan major structural changes...
...their sit bones, just as they do when sitting straight on a chair. Goldstein concedes that the nose helps racing cyclists steer and navigate turns more easily and that some may fear looking "wussy" with a wider seat. But, he says, riders have to weigh health risks against speed or style...