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...poured forth showmanship. A six-footer who weighed 300 pounds or more for much of his life, he had a Rabelaisian appetite for food and fun. Offstage he clowned on TV talk shows, appeared in commercials and movies, and generated nonstop tabloid copy. Reports of his dietary struggles and weight fluctuations circulated like a runaway Dow Jones average: up 25, down 80, up 60. He was a household name to millions of people who had never seen the inside of an opera house...
...Parliament, manipulating the media, cozying up to dubious tycoons, and aligning his country's foreign policy too closely with that of the United States. But Blair also won three consecutive elections, destroyed his political opposition, modernized the British economy, passed major domestic reforms and helped Britain punch above its weight on the international stage. By the end, Blair had become deeply unpopular, and his bold support for the Iraq war finally proved a bridge too far. But that was after 10 years in power, not 100 days. Bet on Sarkozy to make a similar...
...wetlands did not cause it to sink - they simply sped up the process. The city sinks by compacting the mud on which it is built. And even if the Mississippi River ran its course unchanged, New Orleans would be buried by sediment. It would sink faster under the weight. We should not rebuild New Orleans in the same location. No city can exist there for long. We are committing future generations to a similar fate. Todd Johnston, State College...
Technically, a key selling point is the use of carbon-fiber composites in 50% of the Dreamliner by weight (80% by volume), adding to the new jet's reputation as a "game changer." Carbon-reinforced plastic in places such as the wings, fuselage and floorboards not only makes the aircraft lighter--and reduces fuel consumption--but also provides the opportunity to change systems integration, rework maintenance programs, overhaul cabin interiors and upgrade aerodynamic performance. Boeing is working with the world's largest producer of carbon fiber, Tokyo-based Toray Industries, which is still fine-tuning its mass production (this...
...Louis Caputo wrestled to a ninth-place finish at the Junior World Championships hosted by the China Agricultural University this Sunday in Beijing. Caputo, who represented the United States at the tournament after winning the FILA Junior World Team Trials in late May, competed in the freestyle 84 kg. weight class and posted a 2-2 record. After defeating Canada’s Cotlen Woznow, 3-1, 4-0, Caputo fell to Anzor Urishev of Russia in a shutout. In his match against China’s B. Huwatibieke in the wrestlebacks, Caputo relied on superior footwork at the edge...