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...lack of openness raises questions about how real SIA's profits are and how fairly it plays. "The government's share is as big as a 747," says Richard Aboulafia, an industry analyst at the Teal Group, an aviation-consulting firm based in Fairfax, Va. "And it's not transparent. Maybe they're not as efficient as they claim. There is a certain science-fiction quality to their numbers." Geoff Dixon, CEO of Australia's Qantas, says, "Singapore Airlines is a government-owned and -backed carrier that does not have to play by the same rules as other airlines." Cheong...
...Iraq. Conversation here in Granada, particularly when walking past newspaper stands, frequently turned to the Iraq War. When Spain reacted to the Madrid bombings, which the Spanish call 11-M, by pulling out of Iraq, it was criticized internationally for capitulating to terrorism. In light of the clear lack of progress and rising casualties over the last three years of the Iraq War, however, it’s clear that Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s decision was the right one. Spain entered the Iraq War in 2003. Then-Prime Minister Jos?...
...score on the afternoon. But the switch at tailback didn’t change the defensive philosophy for Harvard, which held Quakers rushers to an average of just 1.8 yards per carry.“We just stuck to the scheme,” junior linebacker Matthew Thomas said.The lack of experience at running back might have had a big effect on Penn’s passing game. The two Quakers quarterbacks combined to go 14-for-35 for just 125 yards and an interception.“The toughest part for me was picking up blitzes today...
...went back out there and was sailing above the level he’d been sailing earlier. That was good to see.” Part of the division’s struggles came from the fact that the conditions weren’t as expected, and the lack of consistency by Mother Nature made things tough for the Crimson. “These conditions on paper were pretty good for us, pretty similar to what we sail on the Charles,” Kovacs said. “But there was lots of boat traffic, lots of chop...
Under the most extreme anti-PDA policies, however, even a student who hugs a friend whose parent has just died could potentially face suspension. The lack of nuance in such policies bothers critics like Lisa Graybill, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union's Texas Chapter. "Preventing harassment and teaching kids to respect each other is important, but having yet another reason for kids' behavior to be criminalized is unnecessary," she says. "It's draconian to ban all forms of touch...