Word: cushions
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...Capital cushion: Thanks to the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), Citigroup now has $151 billion in equity, up from $113 billion a year ago. Alas, it will have a $76 billion hit from bad loans. Along with a projected bottom-line loss of $3.5 billion, that drops the bank's capital to $70.5 billion...
Even in the face of unprecedented challenges, NASCAR has plenty of horsepower. The sport is three years into an eight-year, $4.5 billion television deal with Fox, ESPN/ABC and TNT. The steady TV revenue can help cushion sponsorship losses. NASCAR is still the second highest rated regular-season sport on television. Plus, the sport has even signed up some new partners, like Ask.com and O'Reilly Auto Parts. Companies such as Mars Inc. and DuPont renewed their deals. And still others want to get into the game. During the recent NASCAR media tour, France noted that 15 new teams...
...rushing the term-limits question to the polls again before the drop in oil prices hammers the economy and shrinks his checkbook. Inflation is more than 30%, and the country faces shortages of staples such as milk. Chávez insists his government has stored away reserves to cushion the looming pain and recently pledged that "even if the price of oil drops to zero," the social largesse will keep flowing...
...character that make the movie O.K. James knows how to use his girth to comic effect. If horror is about geometry, comedy is about physics: the pretzeling and punishment a body can take. James' pratfalls don't give the impression of hurting because he has such a capacious cushion to fall on. His grace in motion isn't exceptional, but he could medal in Segway. There's a perfect meeting of actor and character in one little scene when Paul discovers Amy and the other hostages in a small bank: instead of busting in like an action hero, he just...
Airplane crashes have become rare in the U.S. and water landings even rarer. Says Amanda Ripley, a former TIME writer and the author of The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes: "All the instructions they tell you to do - taking the life vests from your seat, grabbing a cushion as a flotation device - are all very difficult to follow in that kind of a landing. Hitting the water is incredibly jarring. It is quite an impact. Many people may black out." Adds Ripley: "The plane sinks quickly. You have to recover from the shock, unbuckle your seat belt...