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Tags: united states
Why We Know Less Than Ever About the World
Posted Monday July 14, 2008, 10:52 am, Over one day old at Stephen's Web ~ by Stephen Downes ~ OLDaily RSS 2.0
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Who are the world's most obnoxious tourists? Hint: it's not the Americans
Posted Friday July 11, 2008, 1:55 am, Over one day old at Gadling
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Commenters attack snarky TSA blogger
Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 5:14 am, Over one day old at Gadling
"I show up a the airport and say I forgot my ID, because I have memory loss. Adding a forced ID check as a criterion for granting access to a sterile area is not permitted as it falls outside the search and inspection FOR weapons, explosives, and incendiaries.
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Snarky TSA blogger answers all your stupid questions about the new ID requirement
Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 5:55 am, Over one day old at Gadling
If an employee in any other job responded in such a flippant way to a customer complaint, you can be sure he'd be "corrected" by his boss real quick. ] Q: If requiring ID is truly instrumental in keeping the flying public safe, why did it take the TSA until June of 2008 to institute that policy?
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The Fattest State 2008 award goes to...
Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 5:55 am, Over one day old at Gadling
Mississippi has claimed the title of fattest state for the third consecutive year.
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Update: Dept. of Homeland Security weighs forcing passengers to wear stun gun bracelets on airplanes
Posted Tuesday July 8, 2008, 2:34 am, Over one day old at Gadling
At the time, Lamperd was lobbying the Transportation Security Administration to make it mandatory for all airline passengers to wear one, with the thinking that it was the best way to thwart a terrorist.
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Another unruly family kicked off plane
Posted Tuesday July 8, 2008, 2:34 am, Over one day old at Gadling
Just a couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a family with an autistic child being booted off an American eagle flight for "out-of control" behavior. A woman, her 5-month-old sister and four kids were kicked off a flight after they were misbehaving on a Southwest Airlines flight to Phoenix.
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Wine bars, brew pubs, gin joints: Gadling wants your nominations for best places to kill time at the airport
Posted Sunday July 6, 2008, 12:48 pm, Over one day old at Gadling
Filed under: Food and Drink, United States, Airlines Perhaps one of the most interesting inverse relationships in travel today is that between airlines and airports. And let's not forget that anchor of time well spent at the airport these days: The upscale bar.
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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 75th anniversary in 2009
Posted Sunday July 6, 2008, 12:48 pm, Over one day old at Gadling
The drive there was filled with winding roads and vistas. Next year marks the 75th anniversary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. If you have been to the Great Smoky National Park and want to add to the legacy, there's a feature, " Smokies Family Album " where you can share your photos.
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Who eats which kind of ice-cream? What flavor are you?
Posted Saturday July 5, 2008, 12:55 pm, Over one day old at Gadling
The flavor you order tells something about who you are. When people are standing before him, undecided, he'll ask them what they ate last to help them pick a flavor. I usually pick Rum raisin, but the woman working with him said that the Tiramisu is her favorite flavor that has alcohol.
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