Word: tailwind
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...first varsity event, the Crimson got off to a clean start, but the Big Red capitalized on a slight tailwind, building on its advantage in the second 500 meters and then again in the last 500 meters...
...wind could pose a danger. In Paris on July 25, 2000, the wind had shifted to come from behind the aircraft: a basic rule for all pilots is that planes should take off into the wind. The Air France Concorde headed down the runway with an eight-knot tailwind. French investigators say these conditions were not material to the cause of the accident...
...thought it was a pretty strong race,” captain Wayne Pommen said. “[Senior] Jim Omartian steered an excellent course. There was a lot of weird wind. There was tailwind in some places, headwinds and crosswinds in some places. We did really well in the powerhouse stretch, where there was a really good tailwind—we were really flying. There was a headwind at the last turn, so we really had to fight to get to the finish line...
TIME strives for its share of scoops, taking news tips wherever we might find them--and working through many other sources to confirm them and add context. Most weeks I am happy with the results, although we also have some scalps on our belt (this summer's infamous Tailwind story immediately comes to mind) that I wish weren't there. But along with the scoops and the stories of the week, we have devoted substantial resources to special reports that take you behind the headlines so you can understand how our society really works...
...terms of the fiascoes, synergy does not help us understand all that much. Synergy might have created a climate where Steve Glass could thrive, but it did not force him to lie again and again. Synergy is not even the critical factor behind CNN's botched Tailwind tale, though the fact that the story was both aired on CNN and reported in Time did magnify the damage. Still, the idea of synergy does help to explain the insanity that is the media's coverage of Zippergate. As Clinton Press Secretary Mike McCurry noted, "the press has but one speed...