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Thanksgiving Travel Woes: Faulty Airline Checked Baggage Scales - ABC NewsThanksgiving Travel Woes: Faulty Airline Baggage Scales New York Authorities Find Problems with the Scales at JFK and LaGuardia If you are flying this Thanksgiving , you better check the weight of your bags twice. A three-week enforcement sweep from Oct. 19 to Nov. 6 by regulators in New ...
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The world's oldest hotel - open nearly 1300 yearsIt's said that less than one in five businesses started today will be around in five years' time - which puts this story into perspective. Hōshi Ryokan is a hotel and spa in Komatsu, Japan. It has been owned and run by the same family for 46 generations so far, and its famous hot springs have ...
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FAA says flight computers working again - News- msnbc.comThe computer glitch that caused flight cancellations and delays around the country Thursday has been fixed, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their travel plans Thursday after an FAA computer problem caused problems for the second time in 15 months....
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Christmas shopping in Paris can be a money saverChristmas shopping in Paris can be a money saver Christmas shopping in Paris, or anywhere in France for that matter, is an exciting adventure and, one that can save you money. The VAT (value added tax) of 19.6% is included in the price of your purchase in France. As a nonresident you are ...
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Road trains may be coming soon to Europe (w/ Video)Road trains linking vehicles together in a traveling convoy are planned for Europe. With only the lead vehicle being actively driven, the road trains would allow commuters to sleep, read a book or watch TV, or anything else they fancy as they drive to work. A research project financed by the ...
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1FAA says flight computers working again - News- msnbc.comNow here's a piece of "PUBLIC" "socialized" infrastructure we might have been able to upgrade (maybe several times over) for the amount of money spent on airbases in Iraq and Afghanistan! Of course, doing so would have only benefited a few of "we the people" (but surely more than those foreign ...JDP added 2 days ago
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1Airline pilots struggle to stay focused - CNN.comSo we still need pilots to tak off and land, BUT the automation aids in between can lead to the unintended consequence of lulling them into inattention (or sleep, or "other activities").JDP added 3 weeks ago
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1Naked passenger arrested on U.S. flight - News- msnbc.comWell at least everyone knew he wasn't carrying any concealed weapons!JDP added 3 months ago
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1Investigator: FAA missing inspections at airlines - Yahoo! NewsCozy industry relationship underfunded for safety staff = increasing public risk for private gain. Now who should we blame? Hmmm - who made the most appointments to the FAA over the last 30 years or so? And, don't forget that our taxpayer dollars heavily subsidize the infrastructure that ...JDP added 5 months ago
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The Swirls and Waves of Antelope CanyonGreat pictures of Antelope Canyon. I'm planning to visit in May after an overnight kayak below Glen Canyon Dam described here http://preview.tinyurl.com/c4ffv6dongriest added 6 months ago
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