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Congress reviewing Cuban sanctions, may lift travel ban
A long list of currently forbidden pleasures will become legal for Americans under pending legislation that would lift central provisions of the United States’ half-century embargo of Cuba. The bill is being pushed by business and agriculture groups that have long argued that the Cold War-era sanctions against...
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[Continue reading: Registration for StarMegado 2 is now open! : Star Alliance Mega DO]Great Resource! Foreign Service Institute’s Extensive Language Courses Are Available Free Online | Lifehacker
The U.S. Foreign Service Institute teaches foreign languages to government diplomats and personnel for duties abroad—and its courses are available online, for free. Which means you can access audio, texts, and tests in 41 different languages. The FSI Language Courses web site isn’t actually maintained by the...
[Continue reading: Great Resource! Foreign Service Institute’s Extensive Language Courses Are Available Free Online | Lifehacker]Hub Penalty or Price Gouging?
Image via Wikipedia As many of you know, I am based in Cleveland and Continental Airlines is my carrier of choice. Beyond the fact that CLE is a hub for Continental, I also appreciate how well they do business and consistently strive for customer satisfaction. Unfortunately I am seeing a disturbing trend...
[Continue reading: Hub Penalty or Price Gouging?]Modern Etiquette: Travel in the 21st Century | Lifestyle | Reuters
BURLINGTON, Vermont (Reuters Life!) – Who owns the middle seat arm rests on an airplane, really? How do you break away from the marathon talker in seat 12E? And what do you do, if anything, about the angelic-looking child kicking the back of your seat? Incivility and rudeness are often the product of stress,...
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From The News
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Boarding a plane without an agent to inspect or take your pass has arrived in the...
PHOTO: Cargo plane crashes at U.S. base | The Hindu
A plume of smoke is seen after a plane crashes on the Elmendorf Air Force Base in...
A large military aircraft crashed at Elmendorf Air Force base in Anchorage on early...
C-17 plane crashes at Elmendorf – KTUU.com | Alaska’s news and information source |
A plane has crashed near Elmendorf Air Force Base. The Air Force confirmed that a...
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Technology
Microsoft Vows Tablet Comeback, But When? – PCWorld
Microsoft is hard at work preparing a Windows-based alternative to Apple’s...
Clearwire, Best Buy in wireless partnership | Reuters
Clearwire Corp (CLWR.O) has agreed to rent space on its network to Best Buy Co Inc...
Google Develops a Facebook Rival – WSJ.com
Google Inc. is in talks with several makers of popular online games as it seeks to...
As many as 4 million people downloaded data-stealing Android app | TG Daily
A seemingly innocuous Android app that let users change their phone’s wallpaper...
MAP: Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, Alaska
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