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George Bush, Queen Elizabeth, and Vladimir Putin all die and go to hell. While there, they spy a red phone and ask what the phone is for. The devil tells them it is for calling back to Earth. Putin asks to call Russia and talks for 5 minutes. When he is finished the devil informs him that the cost is a million dollars, so Putin writes him a check. Next Queen Elizabeth calls England and talks for 30 minutes. When she is finished the devil informs her that the cost is 6 million dollars, so she writes him a check. Finally George Bush gets his turn and talks for 4 hours. When he i

Travelers may find it just a teeny-tiny bit easier to redeem miles this year compared with last year, according to a new study of 24 different frequent-flier programs world-wide. Best among U.S. carriers: Southwest Airlines Co., which had award seats available for 99.3% of the queries made, and jetBlue Airways, which offered seats 79.3% of the time. Southwest and jetBlue both use points instead of miles, and IdeaWorks Co., the consulting firm that conducted the study, searched for award seats available at 25,000 points, the equivalent to standard awards at other airlines. Worst among U

By Scott McCartney-WSJ-Middle Seat Terminal How do you measure frequent-flier programs? Which one is the best for you? The decision often boils down to what perk you value the most. Are the benefits of elite status -– upgrades, early boarding, standby-list priority, special lines at security checkpoints, baggage-fee waivers and exit-row coach seating -– more important than more trips? Or are you really after “free’’ tickets and want to maximize the buying power of the miles earned in the air or on the ground through credit card benefits? The elite-level program benefits are easy t

Boeing and ANA to Conduct 787 Service Readiness Validation in Japan-The first time the 787 will fly to Asia and Japan Press Release Source: Boeing On Thursday May 26, 2011, 3:00 am EDT TOKYO, May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and ANA today announced how the two companies will work together to help prove the 787 Dreamliner's readiness to enter service on a commercial basis. Using the second flight test aircraft, known as ZA002, they will simulate in-service operations across several airports in Japan in a service ready operational validation. The validation is expected to t

I made a no-notice 5 hr trip to Miami last month and missed lunch.Cleared immigration in Cabo and in the gate area,there's 1 restaurant and a Sbarro.1 slice on cheese pizza,lukecold,was 105 pesos,roughly $9.And the line was 20 deep.Some slices were 130 pesos.Airport prices are a license to steal.The price was more shocking because it's generally cheap to eat here,not Thai cheap,but still cheap.

I do remember a time when duty free actually had great prices,but that was quite some time ago.Late 80s-early 90s,Dubai Duty Free had the best Rolex prices around.And they also gave away an expensive car fairly often-you got a free entry with any duty free purchase IIRC.

Ash cloud to shut German airports, snarls British air travel By the CNN Wire Staff May 24, 2011 5:34 p.m. EDT London (CNN) -- A cloud of ash from Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano spread toward central Europe late Tuesday, spurring German authorities to announce two airports will close and prompting British airlines to cancel hundreds of flights. Hamburg International Airport will shut down at 6 a.m. Wednesday (midnight Tuesday ET), while Bremen's airport will close at 5 a.m., Germany's Aviation Safety Agency announced. Berlin's airport could be affected by the falling ash by noon Wednesda

Thank you.Your attempt at sarcasm is lame.

LOL! I guess the author of that article was being generous.

Korean Air Celebrates Delivery of First GP7200-powered A380 Aircraft-apparently this is the NON-EXPLODING engine TOULOUSE, France, May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Korean Air celebrated the delivery of its first GP7200-powered Airbus A380 aircraft at a ceremony in Toulouse, France. Korean Air has ordered a total of 10 A380s and will begin operating the aircraft in June. Korean Air will be the first Airbus A380 customer to dedicate the entire upper deck of the aircraft to Prestige (business) Class passengers with 94 lie-flat Prestige Class seats. It is also the first airline in the i

Ryan Giggs.

Another reason I retired at 54.

Airbus' New BFF: Boeing On the surface, the contest between Boeing (NYSE: BA ) and Airbus appears to be an epic struggle. A clash between titans for control of the $4.7 trillion airliner market. But could Boeing actually be the best thing that ever happened to Airbus? I know the idea's heresy. But a recent report out of Bloomberg suggests that Boeing's attempt to steal share from Airbus with its groundbreaking "composite-skinned" 787 Dreamliner may have hamstrung Boeing, even as it gave Airbus a weapon with which to grow sales. Bloomberg describes how London-based Umeco gained exp

Imagine Cardiff losing again this year-hard to take.

Good luck. Have they got the field (pitch to Brits) fixed (sorted to Brits)yet?Last I read,they expect to continue to replace after every few matches. Being the national stadium,it would be wonderful to have the best grass in the country since it hosts so many important matches.

Can you (MM) see who votes + & -? I ask because of the possibility over time of "stuffing the ballot box" in a person's favor or not.I guess this coattails Midlife's post regarding someone's rep (over time).

Does it ever end with Rose Royce? (not the Disco singer from the 70s) "We believe the cause is similar to events that other airlines are experiencing and is subject to an increased monitoring program from the manufacturer Rolls Royce." The incident comes as Qantas faces strike action by some of its employees, including pilots, at the same time as it grapples with high fuel prices and a non-performing international business. Qantas pilots said Friday the airline was pressuring them to take on less fuel to help save costs, amid an industry belief that long-held fuel allocation ratios

Boeing: WTO Affirms Landmark Decision That European Subsidies To Airbus Are Illegal -- Illegal European launch aid and non-launch aid subsidies must end -- Appellate ruling concludes the WTO's review, compliance must occur within 6 months -- Ruling sets governing standards for the global aerospace industry, ensures a fair and level playing field for all companies and workers. http://www.cnbc.com/id/43078698 Published: Wednesday, 18 May 2011 | 11:45 AM ET CHICAGO, May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The World Trade Organization's Appellate Body today confirmed that Airbus receiv

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I remember you did very well in that little tournament we had in choosing the WC winner.Congrats.

When I was living in Jomtien,I had UBS which carried all the matches at a decent hour.Here,the early matches come on at 5:45 am,too early for me.Others are aired live at 8 am which is a stretch too.And as closely as I follow soccer,I find it much easier when I can watch 3-4 matches each week.It seems it's much easier if I can watch matches to help in choosing players,even though I know them. The head to head is difficult.On consecutive weekends,I beat both teams closest to me and then lost to the the bottom feeders-go figure. I'm returning to the States next month and have already ordered F

With the season ending this weekend,any active posters here participating? I recognize MidlifeCrisis United,Mick from (The Wrath of)Khon Kaen xpats,Hammer of Cherry United fame. I'll finish mid-table again,my 2nd try at this-all it takes is one bad month and you're toast.But 3rd in head to head,which is actually a crapshoot.And we all know so much depends on choosing your captain each week.I saw a player with a relatively high score that had only made 16 trades all season and we've completed 39 weeks. .I have overdone trades again this season with 60 or so. Thoughts.

No need to include "Interests" underneath. I like it better after a short adjustment period.I say keep it. I like it,I love it,I want some more of it.Wait,that a C&W tune. Who posts on PA anyway?

"View New Posts" button missing.I like the new warn status bar also-very fetching.Interests are now shown under poster info-needless.Do NOT like the new face.