What We’ve Been Waiting For: Stand Up Airline Seats
You better sit down for this news. A standup seat has been introduced at the Aircraft Interiors Expo Americas 2010 underway in Long Beach, California. Yes, they've done it.
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British Families Pawning Heirlooms to Pay for Vacation
According to a recent report from the loan company Borro.com, families in Great Britain have been pawning their personal possessions in order to raise enough money to pay for a summer vacation. According...
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Europe Takes to the Streets for Madcon
How do you get a 100,000 kids to learn your moves and dance in your music video at no charge? You're Madcon, and you perform throughout Europe where hip hop brings countries...
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Bringing Baby May Be Bargain of the Past – How Much should Safety Cost?
In safety recommendation a-10-121-123.pdf issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) this week to...
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Poverty, Slum Tours, Where Do We Go from Here?
In the same day I see the latest report on poverty statistics in the United States and read a compelling Op-Ed piece about "slum tourism," the type of tour that takes visitors to a country's most impoverished...
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Singapore Is A Kid’s Shangri-La
It's easy to find family fun around Sentosa Island, a man-made recreational area off the coast of Singapore that provides a countryside escape from the big city. Note: For 2010, the Shangri-La...
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Use Great Escapes New England To Plan Weekend Getaways
The Great Escapes series of pocket guides deliver a wealth of information about regional short break and holiday escapes in a handy and easy-to-use package. It's not often we encounter...
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FTF Takes Online Privacy to Capitol Hill
The Megabus ride home ($7) is as good a place as any to contemplate what we did or did not accomplish in Washington DC the past few days.As FTF's founder and editor, I traveled...
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