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Dennis sets a financial bar that few if any of his readers are likely to reach, alas. From his estate in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, Dennis tells Time, "It's quite obvious that only a small number of people are actually going to become even the comfortably poor." And how much do the comfortably poor have? "Four or five million bucks," he replies. And be aware that in your climb, he stresses, "compulsion is mandatory...
...around $115 million; and the endowment at the London School of Economics (LSE) is worth some $110 million. Over the last 50 years in Britain, says Richard, who was Yale's Provost before moving to Cambridge in 2003, "the great efforts that were taken in the U.S. to call upon the alumni and friends of universities did not happen here...
...Betancourt, warmly thanked Sarkozy and his government. "There is nothing but happiness here," he told a television station, adding that he was celebrating in Paris with Betancourt's relatives. (Her ex-husband Fabrice Delloye and their two children, Lorenzo, 20, and Melanie, 22, live in Paris. Said Lorenzo upon hearing the news: "We have won a struggle for freedom. Now I'll see my mother. It's one of the greatest moments of my life...
...jihadis seek material assistance from al-Qaeda in the FATA, they can get guidance from bin Laden almost anywhere there's an Internet connection. He has issued more than two dozen video- and audiotaped messages since 9/11, and some of his exhortations have been acted upon. For instance, in December 2004, bin Laden called for attacks on Saudi oil facilities; in February 2006, al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia attacked the Abqaiq facility, perhaps the most important oil-production facility in the world. (Luckily, that attack was a failure.) More recently, bin Laden has called for attacks on the Pakistani state...
...moments, he is back, offering Danny a $100 American Express gift card. Danny asks if it costs $100, to which the man replies, no, it's $10. Danny says he'll take it for free, and the man agrees, asking instead for a small coffee. Danny obliges. Upon returning to our table, Danny reports that the man's name is Jet (like a plane, Jet had explained...