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...bailout, by 1998 the airline was back to its bad old tricks. A strike on the eve of the 1998 World Cup, to which France played host, cost the company $160 million. But the publicity beating that the unions took finally convinced many employees that they were on a one-way flight to oblivion...
...Paris and stay at the Caulaincourt Square Hotel, then take the train to London and set up camp at the Astor Hyde Park Hostel. Or, fly into London and out of Paris. For $424, you’ll get roundtrip airfare from Boston, accommodation for 6 nights and a one-way intercity ticket on the Eurostar. www.statravel.com For the Adventurer... Explore Costa Rica: $382 gets you airfare from Boston to San Jose, six days’ accomodation, and your own personal tour guide. Spend three days in the rainforest and climbing the Arenal volcano, and three days sleeping...
...securing onward bookings can be difficult. Visit www.vr.com.vn for details. BEIJING-LHASA: One of the literal highs of a journey to the Middle Kingdom is the new Qinghai-Tibet railway, making it possible to go from the Chinese capital through to Lhasa. In places, like the Danggula Mountain pass (elevation: 5,072 m), you'll be traveling at altitudes used by commuter jets. If that leaves you breathless, don't worry - compartments are oxygenated, and each passenger has their own oxygen mask. The one-way trip from Beijing takes 48 hours. See www.chinatibettrain.com
...relations with Islam. Mosques proliferate throughout cities in the West, while any expression of non-Islamic religion is strictly forbidden in many Muslim countries. In the Vatican and elsewhere, the feeling has been growing that the way of tolerance, dialogue and multicultural sensitivity can no longer be a one-way street. In fact, that shift predates Benedict's papacy. In his 1994 book, Crossing the Threshold of Hope, John Paul II said complimentary things about the piety of Muslims. But John Paul concluded his discussion of Islam with this: "For [these reasons] not only the theology but also the anthropology...
...Loyalty is considered a paramount, honor-among-thieves virtue by political practitioners in both parties. It certainly trumps honesty or creativity. During the Clinton impeachment imbroglio, the Democratic consultant-entertainer James Carville wrote an entire book, titled Stickin', celebrating those who stuck with the boss. But loyalty was a one-way street in the House of Clinton, a royal court where the King and Queen blithely discarded unwanted retainers like used Kleenex. Even Carville's merry band of consultants was tossed after the 1994 congressional-election debacle. As a result, several of those discarded, like George Stephanopoulos, Robert Reich...