For OSHA not to regulate resident work hours is to abdicate its responsibility to protect the health of those who care for the nation s sick and dying. The five orders were booked more than two weeks ago and have been added to Boeing s order tally for the year, but were listed without identification of the buyer or whether the planes were for passengers or cargo. Boeing and ILFC did not cite those options in their announcement Monday. The new plane is a freighter version of the longer range 747-400 passenger plane that went into development late last year with an order for six planes from Qantas Airways of Australia. Jeff Peace, Boeing s 747-400 program manager, said the extra range would eliminate the cost of such intermediate stops as Tokyo s Narita airport on routes between Anchorage, Alaska, and Asia.
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And some stores have two sets of price tags ready to go. Guatemala moves closer to becoming the fourth Latin American country to adopt the U.S. dollar as its official currency today, when a law allowing residents to demand their paychecks in greenbacks, open bank accounts in dollars and settle bills using any foreign currency takes effect. The government says the plan will open the economy to the global market, and is quick to point out that the almighty dollar will not replace Guatemala s quetzal. Under the new law, businesses aren t required to accept dollars, but will be allowed to accept payment in any foreign currency if they want. But many say this country is well on its way to switching to the greenback to jump-start a sluggish economy.