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...surcharge could also further snarl an already arduous check-in process, and result in an upsurge in carry-on bags, meaning longer security lines and more competition for space in overhead bins. "I think you'll see passengers turning on other passengers," says Vicki Morwitz, a marketing professor at New York University's Stern School of Business, who thinks introducing the bag charge will be less palatable than rolling the cost into a pricier ticket...
...Victory Day each year on May 9 by holding a parade to honor its triumph over the invading forces of Nazi Germany. Eager to flaunt its modern might, Moscow would showcase its intercontinental ballistic missiles, tanks would rumble past the Kremlin, and MiG jets and strategic bombers would roar overhead. After the end of the cold war such a spectacle was not seen in Red Square for 18 years - until May 9, 2008. There was no denying it: history had returned...
...Poster-Remover waddles over to the poster boards, a large trash bag billowing in his hand. At this sight, directions are shouted overhead and teams disperse. Some begin with a brisk but restrained stroll, but sensing others gaining speed, break into...
...More than 100 police officers ran with the torch as it was passed along by about 80 runners. Riot police lined the streets. Three helicopters flew overhead. But only two Chinese guards were allowed to accompany the flame, because of Japan's concern over their treatment of demonstrators during previous relays. A man with a Tibetan flag tried to stop the torch early on and was immediately dragged away by police. But aside from a few minor deterrences - including a few raw eggs tossed from the crowd - the torch bearers' passage was without incident. The flame arrived at its final...
...owned and operated independently. Each has its own business model--different services for different customers in a different set of cities--but they can work together as needed. Virgin Atlantic, V Australia and Virgin America, for example, plan to share a first-class lounge at LAX and thus reduce overhead. Virgin America, V Australia and Virgin Blue can decide on a whim to allow some of their flight attendants to trade cities for a year or compare notes--as their CEOs did during lunch with Branson in Los Angeles--on in-flight-ordering software or customer feedback on the latest...