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...Ellwood said that the School has frozen salaries for faculty and exempt staff, implemented a "hiring frost," reduced the faculty budget, and trimmed expenses for travel, food, rent, and outside services. But a roughly $2 million "long-term structural gap" remained, he said, forcing the School to cut staff...
...your article about Flight 447 and the history of aviation, which, as a 17-year-old technology fan, I found remarkable [June 15]. It opened my eyes to everything I take advantage of in this world filled with gadgets that can do anything and with practically immediate travel all over the globe. Maybe America should take a lesson from less technologically advanced nations, whose citizens, instead of being in sync with their computers and cell phones, are probably in sync with their families, their lives and their surroundings. All the things we "need" are just pulling us away from what...
...keeping the region in people's minds during the turmoil. Some Caribbean resorts have cut prices in half. "We're hoping that these deals will never have to see the light of day again," says Hugh Riley, secretary general of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, the body representing the travel interests of 32 nations in the region...
Boosting tourism, however, isn't merely about attracting foreigners: governments are also courting their own citizens. In China, local authorities have distributed domestic-travel coupons nationwide. In Wuhan, a city along the Yangtze River in central China, $146,000 worth of coupons was snatched up within 10 minutes at a promotional event, and the city has pledged more vouchers, totaling $73 million. In Britain, it's estimated that 5 million more citizens will choose a staycation this year rather than venture to the pricey euro zone...
...enchilada: hiking the entire length of the trail, some 5 million footsteps. Each year about 500 "thru-hikers" or "2,000-milers" complete the grueling trek; the A.T. foils about 80% of those who try. The total number of reported "thru-hikes" hit 10,000 in 2008. Traveling the length of the trail takes between five and seven months; most people start at the southern end and head north. Campgrounds and shelters are available along the route, and the trail passes through small towns with a history of welcoming campers. In 1948, legendary hiker Earl Shaffer became the first person...