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But Iraq's oil fields are much larger than Kuwait's; they are spread across an area the size of Rhode Island in northern Iraq and over a region in the south about the size of New Jersey. U.S. military experts estimate Saddam could also dump up to 3 million...
The top priority: jettisoning the airline's partnerships. First to go was Air Littoral, a regional French airline that was sold to its management, eliminating $90 million a year in losses. Corti followed up by bailing out of another regional French carrier, AOM/Air Liberté, which was also generating millions...
Lately, however, the baron's luck has turned bad: a financial time bomb has exploded under his feet. Seillière's troubles started when a friend persuaded him to invest $40 million for a 51% stake in the private French airline AOM in 1999. Though Seillière knew...
He has heard tales of the beach: the sugar sand leading to a phosphorescent sea, the beautiful people living in an unruffled commune, the symbiosis of modern man and primal nature. And if these attractions don't give you a high, then the free dope will--it sprouts like kudzu...
Even in such distinguished company, Lisbon's Oceans Pavilion stands out. Its titanic 1.2 million-gal. central tank and four side tanks (holding an additional 300,000 gal.) are home to 8,000 specimens of 250 species, arranged so that predators and prey seem to swim side by side. Visitors...