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...acreage at planting time. "We're always at the mercy of Mother Nature here, but to have to fight a man-made flood too just isn't right," he says. For barge operators like Don Huffman, higher water means more income: each additional foot of draft allows boats to haul 600 more tons of cargo. "Without consistent flows, there is no navigation," he says...
...curtain is a better deal than ever before. A spate of luxury offerings in newly revamped business-class cabins is blurring the line with traditional first class. Both British Airways and Singapore Airlines have replaced their loungers with fully adjustable seats that extend into flat beds for long-haul flights. Australia's flagship, Qantas, is launching next year its own convertible seat bed, a follow-up to its highly successful gourmet restaurant in the sky. And Virgin Atlantic Airways boasts an in-flight beauty therapist who dispenses hand, neck and head massages...
...Gaza Strip. A Palestinian gunman killed five Israeli settlers in Itamar on the West Bank. EUROPE Empty Skies Travel plans were thrown into chaos as air-traffic controllers went on strike to protest an E.U. plan to put the Continent's airspace under international controls. Almost all French short-haul flights were affected by the one-day walkout, which also hit Greece, Hungary, Italy and Portugal. General strikes in Greece and Spain complicated the situation for travelers. The air-traffic controllers objected to the E.U.'s Single-Skies plan, which would replace national airspaces with zones of control based...
...This year's expedition resulted in another impressive haul, indicating that Herakleion will continue pleasing archaeologists for some time to come. Inscriptions on a statue, for example, indicate that the Temple of Herakleion was in continuous use for much of the Ptolemaic dynasty. The treasures discovered at the site include exquisite bronze ritual objects, such as an incense burner with a duckbill handle, and a ladle topped by a vulture's head. The discovery of gold Byzantine coins and crosses in the area may indicate the presence of a Christian monastery, proof that Herakleion was still inhabited as late...
...alliances with almost every major faction on the Afghan battlefield - the Taliban included. His zest for brute strategy can be traced to his love for bozkashi, the traditional sport of the northern plains. It's not a game for the faint of heart. One team of horsemen battles to haul a dead goat to one end of a field; opponents struggle to wrest it back and drag it to the other, no holds barred. Whips fly, blood flows and bones crack. Dostum, say associates, was a natural...