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...business class, the seats not only are generous but also transform into the longest and widest lie-flat beds in the sky (with privacy screens for protection from nosy neighbors). Each passenger gets an on-demand entertainment system (no more waiting for your film choice to begin). Unlike other airlines, SIA almost never debases the value of its upper-class seats by granting free bump-ups, even to its frequent flyers...
...global nature, until now an asset, might begin to work against it. Security concerns, which were heightened after the 9/11 attacks, became even more severe for SIA in the aftermath of the terrorist bombing in Bali, Indonesia, last October. SIA spent $5.8 million last year to install cockpit doors but won't go into any further detail on its security measures. Worsening conflicts in the Middle East could hurt the airline more than they would most of its competitors, because it has extensive routes throughout that region...
Leaves have fallen and temperatures are falling, but the excitement is high. It’s officially basketball season.The Harvard women’s basketball team looks to begin the 2007-2008 season just as it ended last season—with a bang. “We have so many players back and we have so much potential in our freshman class—we only lost one kid,” coach Kathy Delaney-Smith says. “We think we are the best, and we expect to win the title.”The Crimson...
...Drew Housman, who was named to the all-tournament team, notched 11 and 10, respectively. UCSB 79, HARVARD 61Harvard was tied with UC Santa Barbara (2-1) with less than eight minutes remaining, but the Gauchos pulled away late to hand the Crimson its second straight loss to begin the season, 79-61, on Saturday.After getting blown out in the opening minutes of its meeting with Stanford the night before, Harvard began the game by trading baskets with the preseason favorites in the Big West Conference. “I thought we showed a lot of signs of batting back...
...detained in July. Second-in-command Nuon Chea was arrested in September. Khieu Samphan, the regime's onetime head of state, is the last surviving senior leader at large and many believe that his is the fifth name on the prosecutors' list. ECCC officials expect that trials will begin early next year...