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...hearings in Washington into the medical-helicopter industry, the longest inquiry in the board's history. The hearings will be the title fight in a long-simmering argument over medical-helicopter crashes and how to prevent them. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which has sole power to regulate helicopter flight, and the Association of Air Medical Services, the industry's main trade group, maintain that most accidents have nothing in common, making it difficult for the FAA to impose tough safety rules. "Each accident has a different set of facts that leads up to it," says Peggy Gilligan...
...Bryan is on the next flight to Paris, and the rest of the movie follows him as he combs the city's lower-rent arrondissements in search of, first, the Albanian nasties who abducted Kim and ultimately the movers and sheiks who will pay handsomely for the privilege of deflowering her. But to elevate Bryan to preternatural status, all his adversaries must be dim-brained klutzes who can't shoot straight. (He rarely takes on fewer than five at a time.) He also must leave Paris in rubble and his old friendships in shambles. Busting into the home...
...opened up 2009 with a convincing 8-1 victory on the road Friday over No. 6 Stanford (2-6). The win sets up a battle of unbeatens with No. 3 Trinity at the Barnaby Courts next week. The Crimson won all of its matches except at the top flight, where sophomore June Tiong was forced to retire in the second game. A minor back injury became aggravated after a collision with a Cardinal player. She retired for precautionary measures and is expected to be healthy for Harvard’s next match. For a team that has not played competitively...
...more fuel efficient than other jumbo jets and loaded with wi-fi, quieter engines and 17-in. monitors in the Marc Newson-designed first-class cabin. Ergonomically designed seats - complete with a small foot rest - improve the comfort level even in coach. It all makes the 22-hr. flight a little more bearable...
...plane crash is not a natural time for optimism. But maybe it should be. The ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River, coming in the dark of winter in a country short on confidence, was more revealing than it was astonishing...