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...chanters. Further, this pseudo patriotism is being employed as an exclusionary device. Doesn't love of country mean that one does everything possible to build it into a happy, harmonious, inclusive place to live - a place where exclusion via overt, aggressive displays of identity are not welcome? Marilyn Hunt, Kent Town, Australia...
...That's why, with 20 or so days left before Flight 447's black box stops its sonar pinging, the French sub and two radar-equipped ships from the U.S. and the Netherlands have joined the hunt. Their job is daunting. "Experts in the TWA and Swissair inquiries did absolutely excellent work, but they recovered sea wreckage in depths of 100 to 130 ft. [30 to 40 m], while the Air France search is in waters of about 12,000 ft. [3,600 m]," says aeronautic engineer Favé. "With most of Flight 447 that far underwater, French investigators...
...piracy? The pirates who hunt down ships are based on land. That's the reality. We can play our part by organizing locals to reject piracy on land. We have also started restructuring Somalia's navy. I have appointed an experienced general to be the commander of the navy...
Welcome to the new rules of the job hunt. Gone are the days of simply posting your résumé on CareerBuilder, e-mailing former colleagues and trolling company websites for open slots. These days, if you're serious about being hired, you really put your computer and PDA to work. That means getting word out on social sites like Facebook and MySpace, sending instant job-search updates via messaging feeds like Twitter, and meeting new people who might be able to lend a hand through Web-networking outfits like LinkedIn and Ryze. (See 10 ways Twitter will change...
...slump faced by U.S. and European automakers has encouraged Chinese companies - buoyed by China's ranking as the world's largest car market in the first quarter of 2009 - to hunt for buyout candidates overseas. "It's definitely a good time to buy Hummer," says Liu Chang of Sinomind Management Consulting in Beijing. "GM wouldn't sell it if it was in better shape." But China's previous results from acquisitions of foreign automakers have been poor. In 2004, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. paid $500 million for a 49% stake in South Korea's Ssangyong Motors, which declared bankruptcy...