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Archive for August 4th, 2008

Stops on the internet highway

Posted: Monday, August 4th, 2008 @ 7:58 pm in Health, Politics/Military, Science, Teaching/Ed | No Comments »

A blog post on fitness in a pill, the hope for the couch potato nation. (At Cronaca) A blog post that discusses, in a strongly factual and fair manner, what windfall profit taxes means. (At Betsy’s Page) Paleontologists find new dinosaur, and call it a dragon. (At Stop the ACLU)

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Timing Flying

Posted: Monday, August 4th, 2008 @ 9:14 am in My Life | No Comments »

My bump from the plane last night got me to the hotel and in my room by ten. That’s three hours after my flight was supposed to leave. It’s even later than I would have gotten home if my flight had been on time. And, of course, the flight this morning was at 5:45. I [...]

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How to Be Treated Right on an Airline

Posted: Monday, August 4th, 2008 @ 9:14 am in My Life | No Comments »

Sometimes you should take the offer of money. I flew Continental and Sunday night they were offering a comp ticket, hotel, and food vouchers, if you would give up your confirmed flight. I didn’t sign in early enough so I didn’t have a confirmed seat. I asked if I would have a guaranteed flight in [...]

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