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...part of an evolving intermodal strategy that has environmental benefits as a by-product. For instance, UPS is now U.S. railroads' largest customer, paying a premium for the fastest trains. "Instead of putting some of our larger loads on an airplane, we can send them by truck, which has an eight times smaller carbon-dioxide footprint, or even better, rail, which is four times as energy efficient as a truck," Davis told TIME...
...Television is about half of the story, actually,” Putnam said. “Watching the news is good for your civic health. But most people aren’t watching the news. They’re watching ‘Friends,’ instead of having friends...
...empire and followers even from prison. But when Don Berna was extradited to the U.S. in 2008, mid-level narco-traffickers started fighting to fill the power vacuum the capo had left. "Little cats became tigers," says a former drug trafficker. Many demobilized paramilitary fighters picked up arms again instead of pursuing the work training and education opportunities offered by the government...
...older with persistent pain. Citing the many risks of long-term NSAID use, including fatal ulcers and gastrointestinal bleeding, increased risk of heart attack and stroke and dangerous interactions with other drugs commonly prescribed to the elderly, the American Geriatrics Society suggested that seniors try acetaminophen instead. If that doesn't ease pain, older patients are advised to use opioids like codeine or morphine, which don't have the same risks. (See TIME's health and medicine covers...
...strange if figures such as these were commemorated for works no one has heard of. On the other hand, why do so many lines need to be devoted to their great works when they are already so well known? A paragraph would be sufficient to inform the uninitiated, instead of half a page. It might even be an greater honor for these men if our society’s memorializers were to emphasize the lesser-known aspects of their works and lives in their obituaries. Readers might be tempted to learn more about these pieces, and we could reevaluate...