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Despite the grim atmosphere in the airline industry, business- and first-class passengers remain a lushly profitable segment. That's why two new carriers, Eos Airlines and MAXjet Airways, both flying between New York City's J.F.K. Airport and London's Stansted Airport, are going after them. Eos offers only 48 flat-bed seats on each Boeing 757 flight (price: $6,500 round trip, about 50% less than first-class fares on the major carriers), while MAXjet boasts an all-business-class, 102-seat cabin in Boeing 767-200s ($780 each way). "We want to bring affordable business travel...
...chance to see what all the fuss is about. Weaving an account of the sexual awakenings of four young women through different stages in the life of Catholic-priest-turned-rights-activist Saman during the brutal regime of President Suharto, Utami offers a richly nuanced exploration of a grim chapter in Indonesia's recent past. With references to real events and characters, Saman evokes painful memories of an era marked by land grabs, forced evictions and military brutality. "The authorities have the power to buy or manipulate anyone," Saman muses. "When I think about the predicament of the poor...
...enough. So that’s the reason the wage needs to be increased. $330 a week is not enough. We have to pay rent, we have to pay for winter [expenses]...we have to spend money on electricity and heat.” Harvard further contributes to a grim situation for employees and their families by outsourcing. Harvard’s outsourced janitors are employed through cleaning companies that manage their workers’ hours and wages. Outsourced workers do not receive the same benefits as direct employees. Direct employees can receive childcare allowances and short-term disability leave...
...press conference with Rice Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al Faisal backed off his Sept. 22 warning in Washington that U.S. policy in Iraq was leading the country "toward disintegration? and a civil war that could engulf the region. When a reporter asked about his grim prognosis, the Saudi prince replied that he had faith that the Arab League?s efforts to host negotiations among all Iraqi factions might avert chaos. ?My fears which I have expressed earlier are much more eased today than they were at the time that I expressed them,? Saud said softly...
...certain celebrated athletes. Watching, say, Lleyton Hewitt, many struggle to see past the scowling and the obnoxious self-exhortations to the traits that lifted a little trier to the peak of tennis. While most Australians preferred Steve Waugh to Hewitt, many couldn't warm to the cricketer, either. Grim and prickly, Waugh eschewed elegance for efficiency and good manners for a competitive edge. To his eternal credit, he took time out from his sport to mingle with India's poor and sick. But his defining knack was to produce big scores when he or the Australian team most needed them...