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...Checked bags. A $25 surcharge for bags that weigh more than 50 lbs. is commonplace. American now also puts a surcharge of $2 on baggage checked in at curbside...
...were not constantly displayed on ESPN they would be hard to distinguish from anyone else; this is especially true for many of the pitchers, who tend to be on the flabby side. One player in particular, thirteen-year veteran and Indians closer Bob Wickman (6’1 240 lbs.), could easily pass for a regular local patron at the Hong Kong, perched on a bar stool next to Touchdown...
...next morning, a pixieish 37-year-old named Darcie Purcell (whose business card reads "Brand Manager--Mario Batali") led Batali into a conference room to see finished versions of new items in his cookware line for the first time. A $100 risotto pan weighing an astonishing 12 lbs. came out first. "Wow," Batali said proudly. "You're not gonna be lifting this up with one hand." But there was bad news: the kitchenware chain Sur La Table wouldn't be buying the pan--"too niche," apparently...
...Carpool, bike, walk or take public transportation as often as you can. Leaving your car at home just two days a week saves 1,590 lbs. of CO2 emissions per year...
...that gets 20 miles per gallon emits about 50 tons of CO2 over its lifetime; one with double that mileage emits about half as much. Buying a new car that gets just 3 m.p.g. more than your old one can reduce CO2 emissions by 3,000 lbs. a year. The best solution: Purchase a hybrid instead. (A hybrid vehicle that averages 45 m.p.g. contributes at least 5 tons less CO2 to the atmosphere than a vehicle that gets under 20 m.p.g...