| AMR Corporation Reports a Third Quarter Profit of $175 Million
FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, Inc., today reported a net profit of $175 million for the third quarter of 2007, or $0.61 per diluted share. As disclosed in AMR's Sept. 21 investor update, the results for the third quarter of 2007 include the impact of a $40 million charge, or $0.13 per diluted share, to reflect an adjustment for additional salary and benefit expense accruals related to years 2003 through 2006 and the first six months of 2007. The current quarter results compare to a net profit of $15 million for the third quarter of 2006, or $0.06 per diluted share. The year-ago results included a $99 million non-cash charge in Other Income (Expense) to reduce the book value of certain outstanding fuel hedge contracts.
Starwatch consumer: Safety commission recalls 24,000 cribs
Safety officials announced a recall of 24,000 cribs Thursday and also warned parents against putting their babies to bed with pillows and other soft bedding that could suffocate them.</p><p>The cribs, which were imported by <strong>Munire Furniture Inc.</strong>, have improper brackets that don't allow their mattresses to be fully lowered.</p><p>For more details, call 866-586-9639 or go online to www. munirefurniture.com.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Ford engine fires</span></strong></p><p>The <strong>U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</strong> urged <strong>Ford Motor Co.</strong> vehicle owners to return about 5 million previously recalled vehicles to fix a cruise control switch that can overheat and cause a fire.
Saturn dominates during March, while Jupiter moves onto the stage
See http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm for the latest news and images from the Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn.
As Saturn drops toward the western horizon each night, Jupiter will be climbing upward in the southeast. The brilliant white planet will rise around 4 a.m. local time at the beginning of the month and about 90 minutes earlier by month's end. It will dominate the stars of the constellation Sagittarius the Archer.
Venus and Mercury will be very close in morning twilight in early March, but you'll need a clear view of the east-southeastern horizon to see them. The pair of planets will rise an hour before the sun. Venus will be easy to see in the brightening sky, but you may need binoculars to find much fainter Mercury slightly to the upper right (south).
Rudd in talks with RBA chiefs
Inflation is tipped to be the main topic of discussion when Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Treasurer Wayne Swan meet Reserve Bank officials today. Mr Rudd and his Government have put tackling inflation as one of the key priorities of the new year. Federal efforts to cut spending are likely to be one of the main topics of today's talks. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is slashing its budget by $57 million, with a number of overseas diplomats to be recalled and programs to promote Australian culture overseas being cut to fund the savings. The Federal Government says it does not believe the changes will affect its foreign policy priorities. Mr Rudd says the talks will look at the challenges posed by higher inflation and will help shape the Federal Government's future economic policy.
One million HSBC customers getting contactless cards
The US arm of international bank HSBC is giving contactless debit cards to one million customers before the end of the year. The bank is planning to reissue all customer debit cards to include MasterCard PayPass technology which allows people to place debit cards on scanners rather than sign their name when they make a purchase under $25. In a press statement, Kevin Newman, senior executive VP for HSBC's personal financial services, said: "With [this], we're adding time savings and convenience to our debit checking account packages and using technology to improve our customers' experience." In a similar way to London Underground's Oyster Card, contactless cards transmit payment details wirelessly between the PayPass device and a retailer's terminal.
Local deaths in 2007
The group opened for The Rolling Stones, The Rascals, The McCoys, The Standells and The Dave Clark Five, all at the old Boston Garden.Jeannie L. Cope, 83, of Hingham, performed with the Victory Troupers and the USO from 1942 to 1946. She was in shows at several Boston theaters.Singer Marilynn H. Wheeler, 86, formerly of Rockland, was among the first female performers on local TVEvelyn Goldstein of Stoughton, was among the first women to receive a full scholarship to the Museum of Fine Arts School.Mitlon language teacher Leon Merian, 84, played the trumpet, was featured on several albums and wrote two books about trumpet-playing.Jeffrey M. Devine, 43, formerly of Weymouth, was a drummer for the ``Scientists, Shivers and Burning World.'' which played many clubs in BostonBruce D. Randall, 76, of Quincy, played the cello for the Quincy Symphony Orchestra for 25 years.During the 1940s and '50s, Rosalie P.
Border Patrol, activists clash at the border
Quinn said he did not know how many agents responded to the scene Sunday but said it as an "adequate" force. Witnesses said the agents numbered about 40 or 50 and the protesters numbered about 50."The officials (Border Patrol) looked agitated and aggressive," said Terrie, 31, a merchant on First Street who declined to give her full name."It was an over force. For me, I don't think it was necessary," said Young Lee, a merchant at the corner of Heffernan Avenue and First Street.>> Staff Writer Victor Morales can be reached at 337-3452 or vmorales@ivpressonline.com Print Email Share: CALEXICO Demonstrators participating in a weeklong anti-border protest that ended in violence over the weekend called the U.S. Border Patrol's response "excessive" Monday.&t=imperial,%20el-centro,%20calexico,%20imperial-county&r=mexico&category=world_news","newsvine","toolbar=no,width=590,height=600,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes")'>
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Women turn on ‘traitor’ Oprah Winfrey for backing Barack Obama
It's okay to me that everyone does not see or know this; what's important is that I know this. I am not defined by other's definition of me. I simply will not acquiesce to others prenomitions of what I should or should not do or be doing. I don't see Ms. Winfrey in this light and I pray to God she will not fall prey to the idiosyncrasies of white women in America! All women have suffered unmercifully at the hands of cruel, insensitive, and brain dead men. The difference white women live in a bubble that I call The Nile or denial! I have learned that crocodiles live in the The Nile (River) and they will bite! Black women will support strong black men; Ms. Winfrey threw her credibile support to Sen Obama, so do I!! .
'Social business' the next big idea
Muhammad Yunus won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for popularizing microcredit, loans as small as $5 that help people -- almost all women -- start businesses and escape poverty.
Now, Yunus, whose Grameen Bank has lent more than $6 billion to nearly 8 million people in his native Bangladesh alone, is putting forward a new idea: "social business." In his new book, "The End of Poverty," he argues that instead of measuring financial profits, social businesses would measure success by their positive social impact and, ultimately, help wipe out poverty.
In an interview with the Tribune, Yunus put forward his ideas. An edited transcript follows.
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