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...villains was that they were inbred, disenfranchised Euro-aristocrats, their vocation twisted from nation-building to world-conquering; and the movies have honored that antique notion. The baddie conglomerate, once known as SPECTRE, is now Quantum, but their role is the same: to spit out snide threats in an upper-crust accent of indeterminate nationality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brisk, Brutal Bond: The Quantum of Solace Review | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

...where is the dough going to come from? In 2007, 56% of pretax income went to households making between $70,000 and $250,000 a year, estimates the Census Bureau. That's the upper middle class, broadly defined. If we need more money to keep the country running, here's betting that is where it's going to be found...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time to Pay the Price | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

...fluorescent lightbulbs or recycling. “Flat” is innocuous enough, but “Hot?” “Crowded?” I turn nervously to the back flap. There’s Friedman, his moustache a hairy smear across his upper lip. Dude looks like a 70s swinger. DECLARE YOURSELF: SPEAK, CONNECT, ACT, VOTE by Declare Yourself This book, aimed at teenagers, includes essays by 50 people on the importance of democratic participation. Apparently, Tyra Banks contributed. Now this next bit isn’t quite related to the book, but here...

Author: By Richard S. Beck, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: By Its Cover | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

Representatives from newly opened pizza joint The Upper Crust said that they hoped to bring in more business through participation in the show...

Author: By Betsy L. Mead, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Square Hosts Ghosts and Ghouls in Fashion Show | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

Perhaps now that hospitals know what patients are thinking, they can work to improve. Despite general patient satisfaction, the HCAHPS survey suggests that basic components of care can make or break the patient experience - things like how patients interact with hospital staff. "We should be in the upper 90s [in percentage of approval] on these things," Jha says. "It strikes me that we have a long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Patients Give U.S. Hospitals So-So Marks | 10/30/2008 | See Source »

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