Posted on 07 November 2011. Tags: economy, holiday, stressed, vacation
A recent survey conducted by StudyLogic has found that American workers are taking less time off and not using all of their accrued vacation days even though they are feeling increasing stressed out at their jobs. It was also determined that nearly one third of all workers that do take vacations or time off still [...]
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Posted on 07 November 2011. Tags: airline pilots, airlines, faa, regulations
The Federal Aviation Association today submitted a proposal that would alter current regulations regarding the amount of time commercial pilots can fly before taking a mandatory rest and possibly making those rest periods longer. If accepted the new regulations could force commercial airlines to bring on board additional pilots as well as change current flight [...]
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Posted on 07 November 2011. Tags: air fares, airlines, holiday travel, overbooked
Christmas travelers planning to fly home or other destinations this holiday season should consider booking their flights now due to an expected increase in demand for flights during the holiday season. Industry experts say that air fares are twenty to thirty percent higher than they were this time last year and many people who didn’t [...]
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Posted on 17 September 2010. Tags: charge, domestic battery, domestic violence, felony, Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Mayweather Jr, undefeated champion in the welterweight division, has been charged with multiple felony charges following his arrest last Friday on a domestic violence accusation. Mayweather was accused last week of beating his former girlfriend in front of their three children as well as stealing her cell phone. He was released on a $3,000 [...]
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Posted on 16 September 2010. Tags: cab driver, czech, et netera, prague
Travelers making a visit to the popular tourist destination Prague in the Czech Republic have a wide variety of stops they can make in this culturally rich capital. They also run the risk of being transported there by unscrupulous taxi drivers. Thousands of visitors each year travel to Prague to visit one of the most [...]
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Posted on 14 September 2010. Tags: ireland, lavoratory, motorway, NRA
In a sign of the difficult economic times facing automobile travelers in Ireland motorists are being informed that there will be no rest stops on the new motorway network that is being built. The National Roads Authority (NRA) has announced that due to a shortage of transportation funds the agency will not be able to [...]
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Posted on 12 September 2010. Tags: airline, China, falsify, licenses, pilots, resumes
China’s aviation industry has been shaken up due to a probe that has found approximately two hundred airline pilots who have purposefully falsified their resumes regarding the amount of actual flying time they have accrued. Officials from the Civil Aviation Administration from the People’s Republic of China have said that these pilots have been allowed [...]
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Posted on 08 September 2010. Tags: filling station, fresh, milchtankstelle, milk
Looking for fresh milk on your next trip to Cologne, Germany? Look no farther than the milchtankstelle 30 kilometers outside of Cologne in the suburb of Neunkirchen-Seelscheid. A dairy farmer there has a unique way of getting paid more for his dairy product, expanding his customer base, and providing a fresher and more healthy alternative [...]
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Posted on 07 September 2010. Tags: cities, Detroit, least stressful, most stressful, Salt Lake City
According to a new study just released, Salt Lake City is the least stressful city in America thanks in part to easy job commutes, a relatively low crime rate and a generally higher than average economic climate and higher health ratings. Joining Salt Lake City as one of the least stressful cities in the United [...]
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Posted on 06 September 2010. Tags: exhibition, Pope Benedict, Raphael, tapestries
A rare exhibition of four valuable tapestries created by Renaissance master designer Raphael will be open to the public for the first time and will overlap with Pope Benedict’s scheduled visit to England. The fragile and extremely rare artwork was originally designed and then created for the Sistine Chapel in Rome. They depict scenes from [...]
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