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...wasn't obliged to help. There were other big errors. Sabena signed a costly eight-year code-sharing agreement with Richard Branson's Virgin Express in 1996, under which Virgin flew some Sabena routes to London and other European destinations - though the board apparently was only told about a one-year deal. In 1999, Sabena merged its sales and marketing operations with those of Swissair into a new company, London-based Airline Management Partnership, with the goal of cutting costs - only to be hit by huge start-up fees and bills that appeared inflated, according to testimony given by John...
Unz’s proposal would replace existing bilingual programs with a one-year crash course in English for non-native speakers. Although it is certain that Massachusetts’ bilingual education programs need significant reforms, like more skilled teachers and greater administrative support, cutting bilingual education altogether is not the answer. In fact, the programs need help not because they are too large, but rather because they are too limited for the needs of the Commonwealth. It is against the best interests of students, schools and ultimately the state to squeeze them into a one-size-fits-all program...
Everyone was wrong. This week marks the one-year anniversary of the start of the U.S. war in Afghanistan. Today U.S. warplanes still patrol the skies over Kabul, and American troops are certain to stay in the country for months, even years to come. But the combat phase of the war appears to be over. America's defeat of the Taliban was remarkable for its speed, precision and relative painlessness to Americans, judging by U.S. casualties. Beginning with the first U.S. bombing run on Oct. 7, American air power and a hodgepodge allied ground force--consisting of a few hundred...
...College made a one-year commitment to the new position, in order to allow a quick appointment, as part of a series of changes in the way it handles sexual assault. One of Marine's duties will be working closely with a committee appointed this fall to examine Harvard's sexual assault support and prevention programs...
Coalition member Ellenor J. Honig ’04 said she is glad the position is only a one-year appointment because it allows the University to have a trial period without delaying action on the issue...