Most Expensive U.S. Rentals 2007 (Forbes)
For those looking to wait out the housing slump in style, the top-flight rental market awaits....more...Pilots concerned over Indonesia airlines (AP via Yahoo! News)
Four years ago, young pilots lined up to join a new contender in Indonesia's booming aviation industry. But at least 20 left Adam Air within months, citing concerns that poor maintenance, corruption and rule-bending could lead to a crash ? charges the airline denied....more... The Spin Cycle of Outsourcing / A consultant tells the other side of the story (San Francisco Chronicle)
When Ross Perot spoke of the "giant sucking sound" during the 1992 elections, he spoke of U.S. jobs leaving the country because of cheap labor abroad. Outsourcing has since become a watchword of corporate America's continuous and heartless quest for cost... ...more... Typical Utah skier: Guy with bucks (AP via Yahoo! News)
The typical skier who travels to Utah is a 40-year-old man with a college degree who spends $269 a day, stays five days, most likely comes from California, New York or Florida and plans to return again....more... Allegiant Air drops Columbia (The State)
Columbia and Tampa can?t seem to find a connection. When Allegiant Air on Tuesday pulled its nonstop air service between the two cities, it was the third time an airline failed to make the route work....more... Wall Street Breakfast (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)
What you need to know before the open today....more... Dispute of which town is highest no laughing matter (The Salt Lake Tribune)
ALMA, Colo. - At 10,578 feet above sea level, cuticles crack like salt flats. Newcomers gasp for air climbing a flight of stairs. The sun bakes skin even when it's cloudy. This is high-altitude living even by Colorado standards, and folks in this Park County hamlet are proud of it. A T-shirt popular with tourists says, ''Get High in Alma: North America's Highest Town....more... PM and wife get first-class flights on the cheap (Daily Mail)
The Blairs enjoyed first class upgrades on their way to Robin Gibb's Miami home. The revelation has flamed the fire of controversy surrounding the Blairs' holiday at the home of the former Bee Gee ...more... The COTS Enigma (SpaceDaily)
by Jeffrey F. Bell Honolulu HI (SPX) Jan 16, 2007 NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program has been widely hailed by the alt.space community as a breakthrough in US launch policy, but the numbers just don't add up....more... |