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...decision--to Feinberg or to one of 30 specially appointed hearing examiners--or they can reject it and sue, although Congress has stacked the deck against any lawsuit's succeeding. Congress also neglected to put a cap on how much Feinberg can give the families. (Feinberg expects to award a total of $4 billion to $6 billion.) "The absence of a cap," Feinberg says, "means that I've got to be aware of what is fair not only from the claimants' point of view but from the taxpayers' point of view. I take both responsibilities very seriously...
...international boxing matchmaker, once ranked as the world's third-best promoter by Ring Magazine. A stats junkie endowed with an encyclopedic sports memory, he moonlights as a columnist for the Italian dailies Il Tempo and La Gazzetta dello Sport. In 1993 he won the atp media excellence award...
...Northwest are trying to strike code-sharing agreements, which theoretically give flyers a wider choice of airlines on which to redeem their miles. But as carriers slash the number of flights and look to maximize every penny, there will be fewer seats available. Some airlines may even choose to award the number of miles based on the ticket price paid. One thing there will definitely be fewer of is first-and business-class seats. First class, which is filled mostly with upgrades, is on its way out, as evidenced by American's plans to cut it on flights to Hawaii...
...terrible about theatergoers of all ages standing, cheering, waving their arms, singing and dancing in the aisles after seeing a marvelous musical? This is what Broadway needs and why Mamma Mia! sells out in theaters around the world. Too bad its success wasn't marked by a Tony Award. CHARLES SHUBOW Owings Mills...
Look at the world through Leni Riefenstahl's lens, and a high diver doesn't just dive. She flies. In one of the iconic images from her award-winning 1938 film Olympia, you see nothing but a glistening airborne figure silhouetted against sky. All else - diving board, ground, pool - disappears. It's classic Riefenstahl, a brilliant piece of editing, a fine example of a talent she has applied throughout her life and work...