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...even if Mehsud can turn off attacks in Waziristan, there's no evidence he can control militants elsewhere in Pakistan. Today a car bomb at a police station in the town of Mardan in the northwest killed four and injured 30. Militants there say the blast was in revenge for the death of a rebel leader who was killed by police three weeks ago, but insist that the cease-fire is still in effect. "We abide by our announcement of a cease-fire. Today's attack was to level the score with police," Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar told...
...airlines are trying to patch together closer alliances through investment or gain strength through mergers. Lufthansa recently bought a 19% stake in JetBlue, hoping to take advantage of JetBlue's strong presence in New York City to expand its reach with U.S. passengers. On April 14, Delta and Northwest agreed to a $3 billion merger, and a Continental-United union could be next. "Foreign carriers are merging to grow larger and financially stronger, and U.S. carriers have to match that to remain competitive," says Giovanni Bisignani, head of the International Air Transport Association...
...didn't start with the most challenging ADs, which means that the chance of more trouble for the airlines remains the same until the audit process concludes June 30. Aviation experts say the older an airline's fleet, like those used by the big legacy carriers such as American, Northwest and United, the more likely its planes are to be grounded...
...husband and I lived for 13 years in the northwest of England. Last year we moved to Australia. Part of the reason was the deterioration in the social order. The problem starts in early childhood. Children as young as three or four are not told what to do by their parents but instead asked what they would like to do. The message is that they can do whatever they want. They are not rebuked for fear of hurting their feelings. Later, when parents and teachers try to impose rules and regulations, children react by becoming disrespectful and rebellious. They also...
...delegates hailed from Precinct 110, a suburban, middle- to upper-middle-class neighborhood in northwest Austin, just a stone's throw from Dell Computer and other Austin high-tech companies. In so many ways, the group was a mirror of Austin - a multicultural mix of whites, Asians, African Americans and Hispanics, immigrant and native-born, young men and middle-aged single women, a guy with a ponytail, a woman with a Caribbean accent, an Arab-American precinct chairman, a graphic designer, a teacher-cum-soccer mom, an entrepreneur, a real estate company owner. All of them were participating in their...