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...been the world leader in turboprops and regional jets. Now we are going more mainline, but not to compete against Boeing and Airbus. These are the planes that can seat five people across, or about 130 passengers. These airplanes exist, but they are getting old. We are going to offer a unique product that consumes 20% less fuel, has 15% better operating costs and is 50% quieter than what is offered today. Boeing and Airbus have shrunken versions of their larger planes, but they are not efficient and don't sell well. That's why so many MD-80s have...
...then there are the social aspects of going to school. Homeschooling parents tend to want to shield their children from negative influences. But this quest often runs counter to the idea that schools represent society and help promote tolerance. "No parental couple can offer a breadth of education [that can] replace experienced teachers," says Kraus, of the German Teachers' Association. "Kids also lose contact with their peers...
This community backing may have factored into the offer Yvolene's temporary caregiver made in late February to let the girl live with her on a permanent basis if UNICEF can't locate a legal relative. That would be good news to any aid worker. But to St. Louis, who herself became homeless after the quake, the relief is all the sweeter, she says, knowing that "I've saved a child from a life on the streets." -With reporting by Jason Tedjasukmana / Jakarta, Indonesia
...Experts offer many theories for the causes: that military culture is intrinsically violent and hypermasculine, that the military is slow to identify potential risks among raw young recruits, that too many commanders would rather look the other way than acknowledge a breakdown in their units, that it has simply not been made a high enough priority. "A lot of my male colleagues believe that the only thing a general needs to worry about is whether he can win a war," says Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez of the Armed Services Committee. "People are not taking this seriously. Commanding officers in the field...
...it’s Housing Day and you just found out you got into Dunster. Though some of your friends may shoot you pitying glances and offer you patronizing words of sympathy, fear not! Dunster’s negative reputation is merely a front to keep the joys of this red-towered House a secret for the worthy only...