ASEAN's founders dreamed that their organization would one day span the whole region, from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific, from the Red River delta to the rice padis of Java.

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Linux software distributor Red Hat named former Delta Airlines Chief Operating Officer James Whitehurst as its new chief executive on Thursday.

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Of the other Big Six, American, Continental, Delta and NorthWest were all in the red for the last three months' reported figures.

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Major airlines had a mixed day, with Southwest closing in positive territory, United Continental and Delta relatively flat, and Jet Blue in the red.

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The early part of the afternoon is all about emerging bands from the city with a welcome return for Liverpudlian psychers The Wicked Whispers, Wirral band The Red Suns and recent signing to Geffen Records, the country blues influenced Delta Maid.

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"Red Hat has selected a talented executive who has successfully led a global technology-focused organization at Delta, " Szulik said in a statement.

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