Looks like there’s going to be lots of bad travel karma this weekend and into next week, as many flights into and out of the Iberian peninsula are canceled due to another hiccup from the unpronounceable Icelandic volcano. BBC News – Volcanic ash cloud hits transatlantic flights Hundreds of transatlantic flights have been cancelled or delayed by a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano drifting south over Western Europe. Sixteen Spanish airports – including the international hub, Barcelona – are closed, with many flights being re-routed around the affected area.
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Russian Report: The 1980 ‘October Surprise’ Was Indeed A Deal Made By The Republicans. | Crooks and Liars.
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BBC News – BNP loses all 12 seats in Barking and Dagenham council. The British National Party (BNP) has lost all 12 of its seats on east London’s Barking and Dagenham Council. That’s satisfying, especially as it proves the local electorate are not Barking mad. I wonder how many votes the Raving Loony Party candidate got? That’s a stunning hat and impressive rosette, which might have convinced a few to vote for him in protest of banality. [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]
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Ginny I can has iPhone? Via: Flickr Title: Friday Sushi and Sapporo beer By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 7 May ’10, 6.14pm CDT PST
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Ginny I can has iPhone? Via: Flickr Title: Jubilate Deo! Dedicated And Done By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 5 May ’10, 7.52pm CDT PST
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Yay! Whole Foods is going to be pretty conveniently located for us, missed them since we moved from Palatine. Schaumburg Whole Foods: New Whole Foods brings foodie culture to suburban shopping mecca – chicagotribune.com.
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… you correctly notified the authorities that someone had purchased a one-way ticket to Dubai, in cash at the last moment. Did Times Square Bomb Suspect Almost Get Away? | TPMMuckraker CBS News adds that it was only thanks to a tip from Emirates Airlines that Shahzad, 30, was nabbed. Emirates notified the Department of Homeland Security that it had received a last-minute request for an all-cash purpose of a one-way ticket to Dubai — all of which are red flags. Before the arrest was made, law enforcement authorities had already notified authorities that the plane was not to take…
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… and as a business travel arranger, I’m curious to know how this is going to effect me in the months to come, too. Some of my business travelers may benefit, but many of my guys are based in Houston (CO’s southern hub) and other Midwestern cities – NOT Chicago or Denver (UA’s main hubs). They don’t fly United much except for some of the ones that like the early morning ‘daylighter’ flights to Britain from Washington or Chicago. How the Continental-United merger will affect business travelers – USATODAY.com Now that United Airlines and Continental Airlines have tied the knot,…
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So this is the guy? He really does look like a Wall Street trader. And though multiple arrests were made, CNN still used the phrase “lone wolf” in their story. Arrests made in Pakistan in Times Square probe. [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]
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Stephen Fry lays it out. Ultimately, vote how you like, but VOTE! How I will vote… « Stephen Fry. More important than my own political views or my own voting intentions are my hopes that nothing I say will stop you from choosing Conservative if you consider it the right way to cast your vote. It may be you will be voting Tory through dyed-in-the-wool instinct and loyalty or it may be that you are someone who once voted Labour or Lib Dem but who has decided that Cameron and the Conservatives will be best for Britain. It’s none of…