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...more than smoke and mirrors Your article about the risk of terrorism [Aug. 21] brought back a bad memory. Thirteen years ago, I was on a plane traveling from my native city, Lucknow, to New Delhi. Fifteen minutes into the flight, I saw a young man walk from his seat into the galley; he was armed with a plastic jar and a matchbox. My worst fears were confirmed a few minutes later on seeing the ashen face of the flight attendant. We had been hijacked. It seems that not much has changed since then. It is better to exercise caution...
...9/11 terrorist attacks, Mulally stabilized the commercial aircraft division, which is now earning handsome profits. Nor has he shied from downsizing. Under his reign, Boeing's commercial division layed off 30,000 workers, shuttered factories and killed products that weren't pulling their financial weight, like the 100-seat 717 plane. Says Bill Ford, on his decision to recruit Mulally: "I wouldn't have made this move unless I found the right person... I felt our management team needed a leader who had earned his stripes in a very tough situation...
Technically speaking, it's a substitution of capital for management. The $455 million, 63,400-seat arena, designed by architect Peter Eisenman with HOK Sport and featuring the only retractable playing field in North America, is expected to do more than fatten the family's net worth. According to Michael Bidwill, a former federal prosecutor and son of owner Bill Bidwill, who now runs the team's day-to-day business operations, "There is a direct correlation between revenue from new stadiums and being able to compete. The teams with new stadiums are consistently in the play-offs...
...field advantage lost to the desert heat. Because of the climate, the Cardinals haven't had a home opener in the open-air Sun Devil Stadium at Arizona State University in Tempe since they moved from St. Louis in 1988. And when they played at home, the 73,000-seat stadium was often half empty. Now, with the eight home games sold out for 2006, "all that positive energy gives our guys a boost," says coach Dennis Green...
Your article about the risk of terrorism [Aug. 21] brought back a bad memory from 13 years ago. Fifteen minutes into a flight I was on, a man walked from his seat into the galley, armed with a plastic jar and a matchbox. My worst fears were confirmed a few minutes later upon seeing the ashen-faced flight attendant. We'd been hijacked. It seems that not much has changed since then. It is better to strengthen security systems and give up some freedoms than it is to accept a high risk of more attacks. SAVI MULL Lucknow, India...