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...Palestinians saw it merely as the first, conditional step toward peace. Today they still live with no state, no capital in Jerusalem. Israeli forces still occupy much of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, requiring Palestinians continually to move through humiliating military checkpoints. Jewish settlements housing 180,000 Israelis dot the territories. Palestinians have seen economic decline, while Israel's GDP initially took...
...Peace, what should travelers do to prepare for their next flight? First and foremost, be aware that every airline has a "contract of carriage," which lays out its policies for dealing with problems. These customer-service provisions are also known as Rule 240 issues (in reference to the DOT regulations covering these events). In any case, before you fly you should have a look at the individual airline's terms, which can be obtained by contacting the airline directly. Beyond knowing what you are up against, you might also consider some of the following suggestions...
...money" no longer has much hold on the American imagination, and "nouveau riche" is no longer an insult (especially among the nouveau not-so-riche). Nobody wants to be like the Europeans anymore, especially since we got so much richer than them. Nobody likes a rich kid. And the dot-com gold rush, however short-lived, only reinforced the idea that America is supposed to be the land of opportunity...
...after 12 months, with 40 members from the DOT inspector general's office working on the case, the diligent watchdogs have their report: Some things, like late-baggage delivery and tending to passengers' essential needs during long on-runway delays, are getting better. But that which irks flyers most - the delays themselves, and the way they're reported to the stranded - are still a big problem...
...most of 2000, once-high-flying telecom equipment maker Lucent Technologies was the poster child for Internet depression. A high-tech AT&T spinoff that, as CEO Henry Schacht went around saying this winter, tried too hard to be a high-speed, high-growth dot-com, Lucent has gone from highly regarded - mentioned in the same bellwether breath as Cisco, Intel and Microsoft - to highly suspect...