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I travel a lot for work. It has been that way for the past dozen years and will not change any time soon. Although I have probably been to just about every major city in the US, I had not been to Boston in decades until I went on a family vacation this past week. Flying into Boston was fine, but flying out of Boston's Logan's airport was a shock. For the first time I encountered the body scanners that are being adopted soon nationwide. In essence, you are pushed toward a black screen, told to put your hands above...
Published on Saturday 31st of July 2010 03:28:24 PM
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Vacationing outside the U.S. is about to get more expensive -- and it has nothing to do with the cost of an airline ticket. Beginning Tuesday, the price of acquiring a new passport book for adults will jump from $100 to $135, while the fee for renewing one will increase from $75 to $110.
Published on Saturday 31st of July 2010 03:28:24 PM
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Dozens of affiliates of the American Civil Liberties Union have issued travel alerts for people heading to Arizona this Fourth of July holiday weekend -- the group's latest effort to condemn the state's new immigration law.
Published on Saturday 31st of July 2010 03:28:24 PM
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Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) wanted to fly 10 lawmakers down to the Gulf of Mexico to see the damage caused by BP’s gigantic oil spill first hand. House Democrats said no. Scalise’s trip was rejected for a variety of bureaucratic and logistical reasons, but it has also opened a new vein of partisan squabbling over who should be allowed to arrange a trip to view the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. .....But Democrats have heard from the Department of Homeland Security, which has asked that Congress organize trips through committees of jurisdiction, to avoid having to cater to...
Published on Saturday 31st of July 2010 03:28:24 PM
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Hundreds of New Yorkers, like others nationwide, have been making a few extra dollars by using sites such as AirBnB, Crashpadder, Roomorama, and Craigslist to sublet pullout sofas, living rooms, and whole apartments. But that may end soon. This week, New York state senators vote on a bill that would make it illegal for any homeowner or renter to sublet for less than a month. The new law would be a blanket ban on short-term rentals no matter how ethical the renter is. (It's always been illegal to violate co-op leases and condominium bylaws.) This proposed law is bad news...
Published on Saturday 31st of July 2010 03:28:24 PM
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Wow. It's been over a year since I've last posted anything related to ER nursing. It's been a busy time for me, loaded with change. To spare the gory details, I will cut to the chase. I have changed jobs. After eight years with the same organization, I found that a combination of leadership changes (for the worse) and "hitting the ceiling" as far as my position and pay are concerned have led me to cast my gaze towards the horizon regarding my profession. At the same time, I had been courted rather aggressively by a number of travel nurse...
Published on Saturday 31st of July 2010 03:28:24 PM
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I'm going to be at Fort Defiance, AZ for three months starting next Friday. Anyone nearby?
Published on Saturday 31st of July 2010 03:28:24 PM
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I just returned from a trip to see a friend in Baltimore, heading north and returning south by way of an Amtrak train. Basically a day’s worth of travel both ways, it was an experience I don’t think I’ll forget. My first impression as we moved from Greensboro east to Rocky Mount was that the world of the train line can be likened to the “innards” of America. It oftentimes passes the unglamorous portions of our society and along its route you’ll see other sometimes defunct and decrepit organs, but those which are nevertheless still vital to the overall existence...
Published on Saturday 31st of July 2010 03:28:24 PM
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The center is meant to help the families of missing persons by providing support to families of the missing and by reducing the challenges they face, challenges that Beth Holloway says she dealt with when her own daughter disappeared. She also hopes it will prevent more missing persons cases by providing travel safety tips and advice for college and high school students.
Published on Saturday 31st of July 2010 03:28:24 PM
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Skyrocketing airfares, new rules governing flight delays and clogged roads for drivers threaten to make this a summer of discontent for anyone with a yen for travel. With the economy recovering and the employment outlook more secure, people are again plotting summer adventures. They could be in for a rough ride. Demand for air travel appears likely to far outstrip the available supply of airline seats, making this a bad summer for bargain hunters and travelers with short fuses. Travel experts predict most flights will be sold out as families take their vacation getaways during June and July. "Consumers can...
Published on Saturday 31st of July 2010 03:28:24 PM
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