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...second time in his seven weeks as Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates has decided to shift a top-level commander from one post to another rather than promote a younger man. Pentagon sources say Gates will nominate Admiral Timothy Keating to be the new head of Pacific Command. Keating, a four-star admiral who ran the Navy's operations during the start of the Iraq war, is currently the top-ranking officer at Northern Command, which is responsible for defending the United States and was the primary military command that responded to Hurricane Katrina. He replaces Admiral William Fallon...
...aluminum, forming a shell that's 30% stiffer and 10% lighter. The XKR's V-8 engine got a boost, producing 420 h.p. and 413 lb.-ft. of torque--good for a 0-to-60-m.p.h. time of 4.9 sec. And Jag loaded up on high-tech gadgetry like shift paddles on the steering wheel and parking assist (via a video screen). Buyers may also opt for adaptive cruise control, which uses radar to adjust the car's speed on the basis of the proximity of vehicles in front...
Jaguar spent no less effort improving the six-speed transmission. There are three modes: automatic, sport and manual (using the shift paddles). In manual, according to Jaguar, the gears respond to the driver's touch in 600 milliseconds, and the sensation is pure greased lightning. Sport mode feels silky smooth too. Overall, the car isn't as lithe or fun to drive as a Porsche 911 with a manual stick shift. But Jaguar has concluded that its core market is drivers who want a balance of performance and luxury, and in that respect the XKR hits its mark...
...million to $605.2 million in the same period, according to the Leisure Trends Group. "We see all this happening because of women's spending power," says Julia Day, an analyst with the firm. "It's not some blip on the retail radar screen. It's a complete mind shift...
...Although that shift had generated a sense of unease among Lebanese Sunnis, the recent explosion of sectarian hostilities was triggered by a growing political confrontation during the past two years. Generally, Hizballah and its mainly pro-Syrian allies seek to wrest Lebanon away from the orbit of the United States and keep it at the forefront of the struggle against Israel. The anti-Syrian parliamentary majority, which forms the backbone of the government and includes the Sunnis, has seized upon the support of the West and its Arab allies such as Saudi Arabia to break Syria's grip on Lebanon...