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...sessions were usually held in dorm basements or common rooms, but, O’Connor says, “there was no social dynamic in basements, because the atmosphere was so mundane.” Thus, the recent move to the pub was like a breath of fresh air. It seems to also have affected the patrons of the pub as well. “People at the pub seem to love this kind of music. There’s always a look of surprise when they walk in and hear cowboy songs,” says David Gurney, former...
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...down in January, when rail traffic and municipal transport was almost crippled, scores of flights were canceled, and countless schools and public administration offices remained shuttered. By midday on Thursday, 60% of France's high-speed TGV trains were still operating and 45% of regional rail service was functioning. Air France maintained 70% of its short- and medium-haul flights in and out of Paris' two airports, and long-haul service was normal. And while several provincial cities such as Lyon experienced considerable disruption of public transport, movement in Paris was near normal, with the exception of reduced service...
...armed forces will drop from 1.13 million to 1 million. The remaining soldiers, the reasoning goes, will have access to better and more up-to-date equipment. Supply and command problems were clearly evident in last August's Georgia war. There was a lack of coordination between air and ground forces as well as mismanagement of equipment. One famous anecdote from the war had a general borrowing a mobile phone from a journalist in order to call in commands to his troops. (See pictures from Russia's 2008 war with Georgia...
Assuaging thousands of officers who are losing their jobs may take more saber-rattling in the name of national security. The earlier talk emanating from Moscow of using Latin American air bases for long range Russian bombers (which governments in the region could not confirm) may have been part of the strategy. Medvedev may also take next month's G20 Summit in London to talk tough when he meets with Barack Obama. There is much to bluster about: the proposed missile defense shield to be based in the Czech Republic and Poland; Russian assistance to Iran's nuclear program...