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...Though the occasional nut job is taking JetBlue for a joyride, the airline's promotion will probably pay off. The company isn't disclosing the financial performance of the pass, except to say that demand has exceeded expectations, to the point that JetBlue shortened the deadline that flyers could purchase the pass by from Aug. 21 to Aug. 19. Industry analysts expect healthy results. "It should generate a fair amount of revenue," says airline consultant Robert Mann, "and lots of goodwill for JetBlue." (See 50 essential travel tips...
...friend have already booked 19 flights for the first 12 days of the promotion. They plan on taking as many trips as possible through Oct. 8 and have created a website, twelvehoursinacity.com, to document their half-day stops around North America. DiNardo says he'll quit his job if his employers don't grant him time off for the journey; so far, he and his boss are discussing a plan in which he would do some work remotely. DiNardo says he is in talks about sponsorship opportunities with several companies. For example, he has pitched the idea that...
...choices," Lapp said of the measures. "But these are challenges that are not unique to UC, not unique to higher education, whether in the private or public sector." Despite her lack of Harvard ties, Lapp said that she hopes to bring her experience managing UC's finances to the job. She declined to discuss her goals for the position, stating that it is "a little premature" and that she expects to take time to "really assess things" upon her arrival. Before her stint in academic management, Lapp served as the chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority...
Have you considered adding alumni earnings to the rankings formula, along the lines of the PayScale rankings? Yes. We have earnings in two of our rankings. In our MBA rankings, we have earnings data. In our law rankings, we have [job] placement data. There were issues about that, that [PayScale] was giving credit for somebody's salary for their undergraduate vs. their graduate degree. That's a problem with using it. But obviously people care. It's important how much money people make and the value of degrees. Students are graduating with debts, and they have to pay them back...
...ashore by his arm, shirt or bathing suit. "If need be, the dogs are strong enough to pull in three people holding on to each other, or a raft with three people on it," boasts Piccinelli. Asked if these dogs could put two-legged lifeguards out of a job, Piccinelli assures Speedo-clad guardians everywhere that "they are not meant to replace human lifeguards, but to complement them." (See pictures of pampered dogs in China...