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...getting closer to our peak," Picarsic said. "We're not there yet but we are coming along. We are building up for the end. There are minor setbacks but the ultimate goal is still the same...
Defenders of the airline industry say the new get-tough approach is an overreaction. They say it is unfair to airlines and their employees to make minor paperwork mistakes a crime. And they argue that it may hamstring accident investigations, since pilots, mechanics and air-traffic controllers worried about jail time might refuse to cooperate. In fact, critics say, the airlines may be discouraged from doing the extra safety checks that could get them in trouble for what they uncover. Fellman says the new prosecutorial intensity has led him to recommend that his clients "rethink the detailed audits" they traditionally...
...Sure, it's quite a bit of effort," Barnett says, "but not as much effort as having someone here. I can tell her when I have big problems that I need to talk about, but minor things I can deal with on my own and little things don't cause big problems in the relationship...
...expected to isolate the important and the relevant and to focus our energy primarily in that direction, then why are we so often tested on the irrelevant and unimportant? Why is it that in order to do well on a test we must familiarize ourselves with minor facts and extraneous knowledge? How can the memorization of titles and dates of 200 paintings in an art class be considered important? How does an entire section of ID's on a history test allow students the liberty of focusing on their passions? Is this what constitutes a well-rounded education...
...Natalies, for their part, haven't had any contact with Portman. After all, they don't have much to say to the star. "Tell your stupid fans to stop writing me?! Somehow I doubt that would do much good," MacLean writes. Their minor claim to the name of fame isn't enough to change their lives in any way, especially after seeing the results of celebrity. "I don't feel like a star, although I'm kind of glad that I'm not famous now," says Natalie Guerrier...