Word: franciscos
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...with passengers, JetBlue created a Customer Bill of Rights that pays off when flights have long delays. It is now touting the most legroom in coach, a priceless perk for those of us in the 6-foot plus category. And the carrier continues to expand, most recently to San Francisco...
...case has outraged civil-liberties advocates, but Francisco Negrón, general counsel of the National School Boards Association, says students and parents should expand their understanding of a school's boundaries. He notes that schools in Prince Georges County, Md., and elsewhere now hold some classes online and that many public schools are as much virtual communities as real ones. "When kids go on MySpace and make threats against teachers or other students," he says, "that becomes a safety issue for schools...
Ryan Wells, SAN FRANCISCO...
...free East Timor from Jakarta's grip resonated with the nation's 1 million citizens. Gusmão fought for East Timor's freedom as a guerrilla commander in the mountainous jungle, while Ramos-Horta pleaded his homeland's cause in the halls of the United Nations. Even Francisco Guterres, Ramos-Horta's opponent in this week's presidential run-off, had been a veteran resistance fighter against Indonesia, under whose rule up to 200,000 East Timorese perished. "The old generation in East Timor is still very strong," admits Ramos-Horta. "Maybe in five or 10 years...
...obvious first step. You should also avoid relying too heavily on quick fixes. "People with severe migraine headaches can enter a cycle of taking medications on a daily or near daily basis," says Dr. Sonja Potrebic of the Pain Management Center at the University of California in San Francisco. "Initially it helps, but over time the headaches get worse." Painkillers that contain caffeine are the most common cause of such rebound headaches. Taking baby aspirin to prevent a heart attack does not seem to be a problem...