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...twice the normal rate of workers quitting the firm earlier in the year, with recruiting delays not helping. Unions disagree: BA "didn't just cut the flab," railed Ed Blisset of the GMB. "It cut into the bone as well." But with quieter winter months approaching, "shareholders would probably prefer [BA] run on edge this time of year," counters one airline analyst. Even CEO Rod Eddington lent a hand at Heathrow late last week - a great way to spend a summer holiday. - By Adam Smith The Spitzer Treatment Britain's GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) reached a $2.5 million settlement with New York...
...life together has been quiet, she tells Time: they listen to 1950s crooner Jackie Wilson, discuss chess techniques, and eat in most nights. "Our life is ordinary," she says, adding that Fischer is well-suited to Japan. "He doesn't like taking medications or going to doctors. He'd prefer to heal in an onsen. He's very naturally minded...
Those who prefer to see campaigns in terms of political labels can invent an easy explanation for Jeff’s victory. Jeff ran as a progressive. That cost him the election by weakening his appeal in conservative Jefferson County, but it allowed him to pull off a win in the city. Carnahan, who played to the middle, couldn’t win the liberals or the conservatives, but, by being everybody’s second choice, he was able to claim the overall victory. This explanation makes some sense, but on closer examination, it has some gaping holes...
...past decade is people who say they don't subscribe to any religious identification. Most of this group aren't Atheists, say scholars like Claude Fischer at the University of California, Berkeley. They still believe in basics like God, heaven and the bible as an inspired text, but prefer to think of themselves as spiritual rather than anything more specific...
Some conservative clergy prefer using the Bible, not Bruce Almighty, as the text for a sermon. "It's not my cup of tea," says Jerry Falwell of movie-inspired sermons. But progressive Christians love plumbing the subtexts of comedies, satires and action movies. Now, says Ted Baehr of movieguide.org "a church group can highlight biblical teachings by using anything from Dodgeball to Saved! to Kill Bill...