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Gourgeon said the "succession of a dozen technical messages" sent by AF447 showed that "several electrical systems had broken down" immediately prior to the crash. A chronology of these messages acquired by the São Paolo daily Jornal da Tarde show that moments before the plane is believed to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Could a Computer Glitch Have Brought Down Air France 447? | 6/5/2009 | See Source »

I had to laugh at the unnamed writing program director who said Tom Jehn wasn’t “an intellectual force in the field.” As someone who taught Expos for eight years, I can attest that there are no “intellectual forces?...

Author: By Eric Weinberger | Title: Exposing the Field of Writing | 5/7/2009 | See Source »

Ford, which is in much better fiscal shape, asked for a standby credit line of $9 billion. The privately held Chrysler is going to need a $7 billion bridge loan, and it's willing to give equity to the government.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is This Detroit's Last Winter? | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

Walter Isaacson persuasively presents the case for a Civilian Reserve Corps that would harness the skills of American engineers, doctors, judges and teachers to help in troubled areas [Sept. 22]. I am pleased to inform TIME's readers that such a group, the Civilian Response Corps, is already coming into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 10/30/2008 | See Source »

Not this day, though. Not after I elbowed my way to the podium, asked for a standby seat, and received a boarding pass on the aisle near the front door. I was going to get home early!

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Happy Air Travel Tale (For Real) | 8/22/2008 | See Source »

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