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...common problem. You book a trip, fail to pick up a phrase book and before you know it you're shaking hands, toasting - or wildly gesticulating - in your destination, wishing you had mastered just a couple of phrases of the local language. Since 2005, travelers on selected flights of Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa and half a dozen other carriers have been avoiding this problem with Berlitz World Traveler courses, available on personal video screens. Now other airlines are following suit - this year, Continental, KLM and Air France began offering the onboard language-tuition program, which teaches the basics...
...first I thought I'd pick a huge plate of ribs, my favorite food, followed by a piece of chocolate cake. But then I realized what I truly want is an unimpressive bagel smeared with a bit of cream cheese and piled high with Nova Scotia salmon. You really can't change...
...President has made no secret that he intends to pick a fight with Dems on spending. He hopes to reclaim the mantle of fiscal conservatism that plays well to his increasingly dissatisfied base, threatening to block nine of the 12 annual spending bills. The Democrats are countering by front-loading the legislative calendar with the most sympathetic bills. They next plan to hammer Bush on a bipartisan water-resources bill that again he says costs too much money. "The President's vetoes are not consistent with the judgment of the American public," says House majority leader Steny Hoyer. "We believe...
...churches alike are engaging in realpolitik; it’s that they pretended they wouldn’t. For the past seven years, “values voters” have had access to the presidential ear whilst still seated at the heavenly table, free to scrutinize prospective justices, pick apart legislation and crown judges. Abstinence, aggression and alienation...
...Crusader goalie and severely injured his shoulder. With Fucito out for the rest of the game, Harvard lost its second-leading scorer and some of its offensive spark. Junior John Stamatis and Giammanco also sustained injuries during the game. As a result, many players came off the bench to pick up the slack, with freshman Allen Padua and sophomore Adam Rousmaniere each tallying a shot. “The substitutes came off the bench and give us a big lift,” head coach John Kerr said. “That was great because we needed them, we suffered...