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...dying village's isolation is stunning. There are no cars or trucks owned or used within Sauri, and only a handful of villagers said they had ridden in any kind of motorized transport during the past year. Around half of the individuals at the meeting said that they had never made a phone call in their entire lives...
...course, Airlines are unhappy with Logan's proposed program and fear that it will be replicated at other large airports. ?This is the wrong way to go,? says David Berg, general counsel of the Air Transport Association, the airlines? Washington lobbying group. ?The real solution is more runways.? But that's not a quick solution, as new runways can take as long as a decade to build, given strict environmental and building regulations. Meanwhile, Boston's airport intends to run on time...
...example, if a student were injured and called HUPD, HUPD would transport the student to UHS, Wrinn said, adding that a regular police force would not do this...
Other members of the armed forces have taken the drastic measure of deserting without fleeing the U.S. Navy Petty Officer Pablo Paredes, 23, a weapons-control technician who refused on Dec. 6 to board the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard to help transport 3,000 Marines to Iraq, has been assigned to janitorial work while awaiting a ruling on his conscientious-objector application. Raised in the Bronx, Paredes joined the Navy because he was eager to get an education. Nearly five years later, he says he is ashamed to be a member of the same military responsible for the abuses...
...Baffled by Tokyo's maze of alleys, lack of English signage and haphazard street numbering? Then here's some good news: in a trial program lasting until the end of March, the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is loaning visitors PDAs designed to make life easier. There are English, Mandarin and Korean versions of the device, each featuring a voice translator, free local calls, unlimited Internet access and sightseeing information...