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...York to Hong Kong. Estimated time aloft: 15 hours, 40 minutes - one of the world's longest scheduled services. "What are you going to do with people for 16 hours in these conditions?" asks Bor. "There must be a threshold beyond which reasonable, compliant behavior will be challenged." Better fasten your seat belts...
...recycling ramps up, computer manufacturers are discovering new ways to make the process more efficient. Metal screws are being replaced with snap-open panels for quicker dismantling. Lead solder used to fasten parts to circuit boards is giving way to safer tin, silver and copper alloys. Spray-on flame retardants, which can be toxic when recycled, are being replaced with metal paneling. And those annoying plastic shipping peanuts are being replaced with packing material made of water-soluble starch...
...flight. Dehydration can affect certain factors in the blood, making it thicker and more likely to clot. Travelers should be alert for leg pain, swelling and feelings of heaviness. When in doubt, it never hurts to get up and stretch. But only after the captain has turned off the FASTEN SEAT BELTS SIGN...
...between two bogs, the buildings had sod walls and peaked sod roofs laid over a (now decayed) wooden frame; they were evidently meant to be used year-round. The team also unearthed a Celtic-style bronze pin with a ring-shaped head similar to ones the Norse used to fasten their cloaks, a soapstone spindle whorl, a bit of bone needle, a small whetstone for sharpening scissors and needles, lumps of worked iron and iron boat nails. (All these items helped win over detractors, since the artifacts were clearly not native to America...
...fasten everything to the wall so it can't be lifted," he said, referring to the honorific items in the Kiely Conservatory, "all this will be gone within a year...