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...that planes and pilots are in shape to fly. It's a hands-on job, one that pays from $40,000 to $70,000 a year. To do their work properly, inspectors should follow detailed checklists and keep up on training. But most of all, they need motivation, a sharp, diligent eye--and impartiality...
...government's crackdown in the region has, in many ways, yielded positive results. In Basra, families and young people throng the streets in the evening to socialize, no longer scared of the militias that previously dominated the city. The weapons trade also seems to have declined, with a sharp drop in attacks since 2007 as evidence. On the long, deserted road from Basra to Al-Faw, an Iraqi soldier points out several muddy port towns, consisting of low concrete houses. "It is difficult for them. Iraqi families have four or five children," he says. "Before the operation, most of them...
...recently. Crucially, employment remains buoyant in most countries other than Spain, and so far, despite some job cuts - especially at banks - the overall jobless level remains stable. For example, a regular survey of job opportunities posted online throughout Europe showed no change overall in June; indeed, there was a sharp increase of postings for jobs in tourism, hospitality and health care, according to the online recruiter Monster, which compiles the survey. Still, fueled by negative headlines, fears abound about harder times ahead: in the U.K. consumer sentiment has sunk to its lowest level since 1990, according to a poll...
...subscriber and a reviewer in numerous strictly scientific publications, like Isis, or Nature, on both sides of the Atlantic, writing sharp, detailed and highly imaginative reviews and articles," she wrote. "His scholarship was meticulous, but also insightful...
...colleague, he took deep interest in the department's business, combining a rather traditional etiquette with a very sharp wit," William C. Kirby, former Dean of the Faculty and former chair of the history department, wrote in an e-mail...