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Predicting Trouble Thailand's largest airline ran a prescient advertisement in your Nov. 10 issue proclaiming it was "The airline that captures the hearts of the world's travelers." Apparently the People's Alliance for Democracy in Bangkok [Briefing, Dec. 8] considered this an option, organizing the peaceful siege of both city airports, resulting in chaos for 90,000 business travelers, tourists, visitors, staff and Haj pilgrims in transit - although I imagine the timing was coincidental. Thomas David Jent, EVIAN LES BAINS, FRANCE...
First or Third World? In reply to Frederick C. Roberts' letter [Dec. 1], it should be noted that status as a First World country depends not only on the economy but also on infrastructure. Since 1994 the level of health care, education, service delivery, roads and electricity has plummeted dramatically in South Africa, thus reducing us to a Third World country. If this is anything to do with the ruling party's skin color, America's infrastructure should ensure that it remains a First World country, notwithstanding the fact that its President-elect is African American. Vivienne Lloyd, GERMISTON, SOUTH...
Bassett was recently rewarded for her strong play this season with an invitation to the USA Hockey Women’s Holiday Camp from Dec. 26-31 in Blaine, Minn. She will be joined by 58 of the nation’s top women’s ice hockey players, including fellow Harvard alumnae Julie Chu ’06-’07 and Angela Ruggiero ’02-’04. The training camp will serve as a tryout and training session for the U.S. Women’s National Team and U.S. Women?...
CORRECTION: The Dec. 10 article, "Smith Asks for Budget Cuts" incorrectly calculated that eight new senior faculty and seven new junior faculty will join FAS if the pared-down searches all prove successful. In fact, seven new senior faculty positions and eight new junior faculty positions are currently being considered...
Black Friday's long gone, but for Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, everything - including a Senate seat - is still for sale. Or at least it was. Blagojevich, along with chief of staff John Harris, was arrested in Chicago on Dec. 9 on charges that included conspiring to commit wire fraud and soliciting bribes in exchange for the Illinois Senate seat - vacated by President-elect Barack Obama - that Blagojevich was obligated to fill. If convicted, Blagojevich, who turns 52 on Dec. 10, faces up to 30 years in prison. What a birthday...