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...Banks write-offs usually come after the economy has already cracked," says James Paulson, chief investment officer of Wells Capital Management. "The charge-off rate looks to have peaked." (See the worst business deals...
...90th out of 182 countries on its human-development index, which combines a variety of welfare measurements; Haiti comes in at 149th. In the Dominican Republic, average life expectancy is nearly 74 years. In Haiti, it's 61. You're substantially more likely to be able to read and write if you live in the eastern two-thirds of Hispaniola, and less likely to live on less than $1.25 a day. (See TIME's exclusive pictures from the Haiti earthquake...
...writers follow their incisive criticisms with far-reaching prescriptions. "Understandably galled by IED strikes that are killing soldiers," write Army Major General Michael Flynn, Marine Captain Matt Pottinger and Paul Batchelor of the Defense Intelligence Agency, "these intelligence shops react by devoting most of their resources to finding the people who emplace such devices ... These are fundamentally worthy objectives, but relying on them exclusively baits intelligence shops into reacting to enemy tactics at the expense of finding ways to strike at the very heart of the insurgency ... and, as a result, expose more troops to danger over the long...
...writing, I like watching bad movies. Nothing stops me in my tracks more than watching a great film like The Godfather or Dog Day Afternoon or The Graduate. You watch one of those, and you never want to write again. Whereas with bad movies, it makes you think, If that counts, I certainly could write...
...really tried to say something different each time and think of something a little bit funny. Sometimes I'm prepared, sometimes I'm not. In the beginning of the process I met Emma Thompson at an award show. She told me, don't worry, but be prepared. Write something, learn it. So if you don't know what to say, you have that. And that's the best advice. I did sort of do that. I didn't always use it, but I had it. Because when that moment comes, everything falls apart. And I'm not talking about...