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Photos of Disney's Contemporary Resort, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida
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of rooms, lobby, pool, lounge and restaurant areas of Disney's Contemporary Resort in Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida. Old Faithful Geyser: Photos of Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida
Old Faithful Geyser: Pictures of rooms, lobby, lounge and restaurant areas of Disney's Wilderness Lodge Resort, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida 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... Who Wants a Pleistocene-Era Backyard?
While casting about for feel-good stories, we remembered the lost and starving Magellanic penguins that were airlifted to safety by the Brazilian army last fall. The young penguins, whose home is in the southern Atlantic, had wandered too far north, washing up on the warm beaches of Brazil by the hundreds, and the situation looked grim when "animal-welfare activists loaded the birds onto a Brazilian air force cargo plane and flew them 1,550 miles to the country's southern coast, where a crowd of onlookers celebrated as the penguins marched back into the sea." Definite feel-good material.
Take Your Carrier to Court Day
As President Bush winds up his last week in office, here's something to ponder, especially if you happen to be sitting on a plane held on the tarmac. One of his administration's last acts in the transportation field was to approve a policy that could open the way for consumers to sue airlines in state courts for any action that might violate their "contract of carriage," that pact that, unbeknownst to most travelers, goes into effect each time an airline sells you a ticket.
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