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...JetBlue and other airlines learned that lesson with seat-back phones. That service was discontinued because of lack of interest from passengers unwilling to pay several dollars for one in-flight phone call. The ground-to-air spectrum used for those in-flight calls came up for bid in July 2006, and JetBlue's subsidiary, LiveTV, purchased a slice from the Federal Communications Commissions to use for its Wi-Fi service. LiveTV will also offer the new service on its spectrum to other U.S. carriers...
...those of legal age, sit back, relax, and put on your patriotic best. You’ve survived the bulk of the campaign week: you deserve it. TAKE A SHOT… 1. If Robin Williams’s campaign reminds you of Stephen Colbert’s short bid for the presidency. 2. Every time Williams makes a poor attempt at a joke about being single. 3. Every time Robin Williams wears a George Washington-esque wig. 4. If you feel awkward for Williams after Linney breaks the news on Thanksgiving that he never should have won. Worst Thanksgiving...
...desire to hold office herself, but Valerie Biden Owens--once a social-studies teacher and now an executive at a strategic-consulting firm--has run every one of big brother Joe's campaigns. For his 2008 presidential bid, she has traded the title of campaign manager for that of national chair, a position that allows Biden Owens, 62, to serve as a surrogate on the trail as well as "the last filter" when it comes to crafting campaign messages. She signs off on all ads and grapples with the task of making her brother heard in a crowded Democratic field...
...boost its already-strong non-conference record with a Saturday night game at Vermont. The Catamounts rank seventh in the Hockey East conference, one spot ahead of the Boston University squad that Harvard beat earlier in the season. If the Crimson is in need of an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in March, a win over Vermont could provide the non-conference result it was lacking when it missed the tournament last season.—DANIEL J. RUBIN-WILLSRiding a high after its win over Michigan on Saturday, the Crimson men’s basketball team went...
...accident of history" with "no intrinsic value," and branded the country's French speakers too stupid to learn Dutch. In September, a cheeky schoolteacher put Belgium up for sale on eBay, describing it as "a kingdom in three parts." The offering was pulled by eBay after drawing a bid of $15 million...