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Jamaica: Beyond the Beach
I was updating material on Jamaica resorts this week, which reminded me of our own trip there a few years back, and how fascinating it was to learn a... Weather Delays - Chicago and New York
Inclement weather in the Chicago area (sleet, snow, freezing rain) is causing delays at ORD and MDW. New York airports, including LaGuardia (LGA) and Newark (EWR) are also experiencing delays... More on Ditching Planes and the A320's Water-Friendly Design
Most flight crews get at least one day of training in a pool in swimsuits for that rarest of airline disasters, a ditching. If you think that sounds fun, you're wrong. Among other things, you have to demonstrate that you're a strong swimmer and that you're capable of climbing into and out of one of those inflatable evacuation chutes, which become life rafts in the water.
Madonna Inn - Yahoo Room - Photos of the Madonna Inn - Rooms at the Madonna Inn
Yahoo Room: Favorite rooms in the Madonna Inn, a unique California hotel. Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Last week I headed to Tribeca to see Pray the Devil Back to Hell, a documentary that chronicles the truly remarkable story of the Liberian women (both Christian and Muslim) who came together to end a bloody, decades-old civil war.
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