Teresa Laraba, one of the U.S. airline industry’s highest-ranking female executives as Southwest Airlines Co.’s head of customer services, has died at the age of 53. Laraba rose to prominence at the Dallas-based carrier after starting as an entry-level customer service agent in 1984, the company said Saturday in a statement ... ....
Vast areas in Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil are being hit by the worst flooding in 50 years, forcing the evacuation of more than 150,000 people. Days of heavy rains brought on by El Nino have caused three major rivers to swell, and authorities have reported at least six weather-related deaths. A state of emergency is in force in Paraguay, the worst hit nation, where 130,000 people have fled their homes ... Paraguay ... ....
While recent spectacular terror attacks either directed or inspired by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have mostly taken place against the West and Russia, a new priority for ISIL could be the Gulf. The two countries that appear to be more at risk now are Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ... Furthermore, both Saudi Arabia and the UAE's priorities are in Yemen ... OPINION ... OPINION ... Source. Al Jazeera. ....
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - "Star Wars. The Force Awakens" showed few signs of flagging over Christmas weekend, barreling past the $1 billion mark globally at a faster clip than any film in history ... That represents both the biggest Christmas holiday result and the best second weekend for a film in history. Domestically, "The Force Awakens" has grossed a mammoth $544.6 million. Worldwide that figure is nearly $1.1 billion ... Russell ... 3 ... ....
Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane is the subject of a sex-offense investigation by Buffalo police, the team confirmed in a statement Sunday ...Germany’s top downhill racer, Josef Ferstl, is out for the season with a knee injury ... > ....
31. The book has been published in several other countries; in the U.S., for example, Bavaria never controlled the copyright ... The head of Germany's Central Council of Jews, Josef Schuster, says that knowledge of "Mein Kampf" is important in explaining Nazism and the Holocaust so "we do not object to a critical edition, contrasting Hitler's racial theories with scientific findings, to be at the disposal of research and teaching." ... ....
31 ...Millions of copies were printed after the Nazis took power in 1933 ... The head of Germany’s Central Council of Jews, Josef Schuster, says that knowledge of “Mein Kampf” is important in explaining Nazism and the Holocaust — so “we do not object to a critical edition, contrasting Hitler’s racial theories with scientific findings, to be at the disposal of research and teaching.” ... ....
31. The book has been published in several other countries; in the U.S., for example, Bavaria never controlled the copyright ... The head of Germany's Central Council of Jews, Josef Schuster, says that knowledge of "Mein Kampf" is important in explaining Nazism and the Holocaust — so "we do not object to a critical edition, contrasting Hitler's racial theories with scientific findings, to be at the disposal of research and teaching." ... ....
The notion of justice may have several forms but its most essential element is encompassed in the classical phrase becoming the possession of the Western tradition. ‘suum cuique’ – to each his own. Josef Pieper, professor of philosophy and sociology at the University of Munster, Germany, defined justice as the virtue which enables man to give to each one what is his due ... . Dr. Michael Asciak MD M.Phil PhD....
In the heart of the Czech Republic, Prague is “the golden city of a hundred spires.” This vibrant Baroque capital escaped the bombs of last century's wars, so it remains one of Europe's best-preserved cities. It's the ideal springboard for travelers new to eastern Europe — an accessible city with a story to tell and plenty to experience ...My favorite group is the Prague CastleOrchestra, headed by the friendly, mustachioed Josef ... ....
31 ...Millions of copies were printed after the Nazis took power in 1933 ... The head of Germany’s Central Council of Jews, Josef Schuster, says that knowledge of “Mein Kampf” is important in explaining Nazism and the Holocaust – so “we do not object to a critical edition, contrasting Hitler’s racial theories with scientific findings, to be at the disposal of research and teaching.” ... ....
Board of Deputies says an annotated edition can put the antisemitic polemic into historical context ... But Josef Schuster, president of the GermanCouncil of Jews, has talked of the perils surrounding new interest in Hitler’s early writings ... Josef Kraus, the head of the association, said it was the best way of combating the allure of the forbidden and could help to “inoculate adolescents against political extremism” ... ....
It would be tempting – and not entirely wrong — to say that the first time was tragedy, the second farce ... *** ... Under JosefStalin, Marxism Leninism became transformed from what had been, or purported to be, a science like any other, open to transformation and change, into a secular religion in which the Party, functioning as a clerisy, enforced doctrinal orthodoxy ... In any case, it couldn’t have happened for very long ... . ***....