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No Plan B if Bid Fails to Right Ship Off Italy – NYTimes.com
ROME — An international team of engineers is expressing confidence a never-before attempted strategy to set upright a luxury liner which capsized off Italy will work. They devised no “Plan B” if the Concordia falls back on its crippled side or splits apart. Thirty-two people died when Concordia struck a …
What does it take to be wealthy in America? – The Week
60 percent of people worth $5 million or more see themselves as wealthy. In the $1 million to $5 million bracket, only 28 percent feel wealthy Wealth, while defined by Merriam-Webster as an “abundance of valuable material possessions or resources,” is not so clear cut in its definition among investors, …
Double Take ‘Toons: If Syria Used Sarin… : NPR
The White House stating that U.S intelligence agencies “assess with varying degrees of confidence that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in Syria, specifically the chemical agent sarin.” Osama Hajjaj believes Syria is capable of using WMDs against its people, while Christopher Weyant questions whether …
Thai teachers shut schools over southern violence
PATTANI, Thailand (AP) — Teachers in a violence-wracked southern Thai province said Monday that they are shutting down all primary schools there until the government can guarantee their safety from attacks by Muslim insurgents. Boonsom Tongsriplai, the head of the region’s teachers’ association, said that Pattani province’s 332 schools would …
Americans’ Confidence in TV News at an All-Time Low | NewsFeed | TIME.com
And Gallup took the poll before CNN and Fox botched the SCOTUS decision. Liberals and Conservatives can finally agree on something: TV news is untrustworthy. According to a Gallup annual poll released Tuesday, only 21 percent of American adults express “a great deal of confidence” in television news. That number is …
Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 – Quotes of the Day – TIME.com
“A government crisis now would be a victory for those who want to see [Italy] fall into decline, catastrophe and the kind of speculation we have seen for months. “ Italian prime minister SILVIO BERLUSCONI,addressing parliament on why his government must remain in power. A vote of …
A Crisis of Confidence Deep in the Heart of Texas – NYTimes.com
Back in 1944, an advertising executive named John Randolph put together a booklet called “Texas Brags.” It was an offshoot of an ad campaign for Jax beer, and it contained some fun facts about my home state, including “If all the hogs in Texas were one big hog, he could …
Romer on Women | Swampland | TIME.com
“Why is it always the women? Why are we the only ones with balls around here?” –Former Council of Economic Advisors chair Christina Romer in a conversation with Elizabeth Warren quoted in Ron Suskind’s Confidence Men. via Romer on Women | Swampland | TIME.com.
BBC News – China housing boom resists property tax squeeze
Confidence in Chongqing’s property sector runs high, despite a raft of borrowing and buying restrictions in recent months as China’s central government seeks to rein in soaring prices. Even the introduction of a brand new city property tax failed to cool ardour. In fact, at the Lishui Jingyuan development – …
Why Should Anybody Care About the Debt, Anyway? – Derek Thompson – Business – The Atlantic
If we have a jobs crisis, why are we talking about how to cut support for poor people’s energy bills and summer classes? Progressives are infuriated with the president’s 2012 budget and the rise of the deficit hawks in Congress. We don’t have a deficit crisis today, they note. We …