Word: fretfully
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...Delta Air Lines. Under Mullin's stewardship, Delta killed the defined-benefit pension of its nonunion workers and replaced it with a less generous plan. Now, little more than a year after he retired, the airline is in bankruptcy and can dump its pension obligations. But you need not fret about Mullin. On his way out the door, he picked up a $16 million retirement package. It's based on 28.5 years of employment with Delta, at least 21 years more than he worked at the airline...
...fret about playing a pothead...
...Critics fret that Telesur may become a teleforum for Chávez's populist politics, but Aharonian insists it will be balanced, even when it comes to Chávez's revolutionary government. And while Telesur plans a mix of news, documentaries, sports, Latin movies and dance-music shows like Sones y Pasiones (Sounds and Passions), others doubt its viability, given the Soviet-sounding titles of programs like Trabajo y Tierra (Work and Land). But in its first year, Telesur, which will be seen on local and cable stations from Mexico to Argentina as well as Miami, expects to bring...
...chemical fiber company Celanese, which it acquired and quickly took public again in the U.S., that it has drawn the ire of a New York City--based hedge fund, Paulson & Co., which alleges that the initial deal wasn't fairly valued. And some private-equity firms are starting to fret that the European buyout scene has grown so fast that it's in danger of overheating. "It's like a perfect storm," says Carlyle's Millet, who is worried about the increased amounts of debt and dwindling returns. "All the ingredients are there for a big blowup...
...only mistake Linklater thinks he made was allowing a video-game trailer stocked with junk food on the set. The kids, he says, "were all putting on weight." Unlike his local friend, reclusive writer-director Terrence Malick, Linklater doesn't think moviemaking is some big Sisyphean chore to fret over. "[Malick] is a guy who sees his movies and thinks, 'I would have done that differently.' I see mine and say, 'Given the circumstances, that's what I did and that's what I'd do again.' I don't know how much of a free-will...