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...group called a radio station in Zamboanga to claim responsibility for the attack. Philippine authorities immediately shot his claim down. The home turf of Abu Sayyaf, which specialized in kidnapping-for-ransom before dedicating itself to jihad last year, is far away on the islands of Jolo and Basilan, southwest of Mindanao. Some suspect that the Abu Sayyaf wanted to take the blame to sound more fearsome than it currently is?or to shield the MILF, which is in peace talks with Manila. Those talks are now stalled, intensifying the sense of instability in the region: in mid-February...
Cozily sporting fuzzy purple slippers, Danielle V. Brown ’05 says she loves the snow. Brown hails from Durango, a tiny town nestled in the southwest corner of Colorado amidst the Rockies. A self-described “intense outdoor fanatic,” she has been skiing, backpacking and rock climbing since the age of four...
...LITTLE THINGS Cathay Pacific has 51-cm-wide seats, Southwest Airlines has 45 cm and Singapore Airlines 50 cm. Who knew? This online guide does?and it combines factoids with entertaining travelogues and helpful tips thrown in for good measure...
...report's author, Mark Gerchick, a former top official at the Department of Transportation and now an independent consultant, notes that during the 1991 Gulf War, airline bookings dropped 8.5%, which helped drive even perennially profitable Southwest Airlines into the red. But the industry entered that conflict in much better shape than it is in now. The 18 months since Sept. 11 have been a wartime economy for the airlines, says Gerchick, and the jolt of another Gulf War would keep more travelers grounded and force high fuel prices even higher...
Weinstein, who recorded his album at Loho studios in New York City, and Berkeley, whose album is also professionally engineered, have now devoted themselves entirely to the singer-songwriter path. They’ve both been chosen to attend South by Southwest, a country music and folk festival in Austin, Texas, that selects talent from a pool of musicians nationwide. Weinstein has plans for a tour, while Berkeley is recording a second album...