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...also at home in Sydney's smoky Basement or a womad festival in Reading, England. "Whether he's got his guitar plugged through a sound system or he's sitting down in a string quartet, Slava has a fantastic ability to absorb the spirit of a work, and to transport the audience into a sound world," says Australian composer Nigel Westlake, whose new guitar concerto Grigoryan will premiere at the Opera House, "and that's a rare and exciting gift...
...although recent Congressional hearings into air traffic gridlock were useful inasmuch as they highlighted the growing problem, no one expects solutions any time soon. In the meantime, many businesses and individual travelers say they?re abandoning their frequent flyer numbers whenever possible and turning to more dependable modes of transport, like cars, trains and even buses. Sure, they may be slower than planes, but just think of the upside: No turbulence, no impenetrable bags of too-salty peanuts, and best of all, no rude flight attendants...
...much to maintain. The fixes to the supersonic plane could include tires that resist rupture and explosion, reinforcing the protection of fuel tanks and perhaps coating the underside of the wings with tough materials like kevlar. Even minor changes would be uneconomical. Says R.E.G. Davies, curator of air transport at the National Air and Space Museum, who has written a book on the Concorde: "If it needs yet more money spent on it to make it safe, this...
...motion by a ruptured tire. Pierced by a strip of metal, the tire virtually exploded, sending bits of rubber into the huge fuel tanks in the Concorde's wings. "It is clear to us all that a tire burst alone should never cause a loss of a public-transport aircraft," said Sir Malcolm Field, head of Britain's Civil Aviation Authority. The British say the Concordes are to remain parked until "appropriate measures" are taken to guarantee the tires' safety...
Sources: UNAIDS, Washington Post; New York Times; International Transport Workers' Federation; AmericaChews.com