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...where the gotchas are. He admits that he would like to go to the moon someday, but he doesn't waste his time dreaming. "It's pointless and a distraction. You get people with stars in their eyes looking at ways to conquer the solar system," he says. "I spend more time worrying about which part I have to make next...
That's why the big carriers are not going to take the front-of-the-plane challenge lying down. As part of an 18-month rollout, BA will spend $190 million on improvements to its Club World product and its "2.0" plan for flat beds, which BA originated in 2000. "We far outdeliver any one of these start-ups because we cover the bases," says Woody Harford, BA's senior vice president of sales and marketing for North America. BA and American regard their worldwide networks and frequent-flyer miles as key retention devices. "If you don't invest...
...incredibly stupid war on drugs. Haji Bashar Noorzai could have been a real asset in rooting out the Taliban. Intelligence on the ground is a most valuable resource. Has Noorzai's arrest really made a difference in heroin production? U.S. taxpayers are now going to have to spend millions to prosecute and detain him. The U.S. could wipe out the drug trade tomorrow through legalization and taxation, which would take away the enormous profits earned in illicit trade and reduce theft by addicts who steal to support their habit. The huge sums saved on incarceration and policing could be spent...
What concerns us is that not enough of you, at Harvard and elsewhere, will spend your twenties and thirties doing the vibrant and vital work required of every rising generation to advance civilization—be it teaching, producing great works of art, challenging injustice, or defending our nation—simply because these jobs do not pay enough...
...country is a fan of the event. The Trinidad Express reported that at least 60,000 people left the island for fear of crime, overcrowding and debauchery during the festival. But in the eyes of the revelers, that only makes room for more of those who each year spend much of their time working out to be as fit (and beautiful) as possible for the festival...