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...grams by relieving themselves prior to boarding. Someone even proposed limiting the number of toothpicks in the aircraft galley to one per passenger. These ideas were discarded, but more practical ones were quickly implemented. Korean Air removed two unused TV antennas previously mounted on the rear of all its planes. The reduction in drag saves almost 30 kilograms of jet fuel per hour. Pilots now shut off one engine while they taxi, saving yet more fuel. And luggage is now loaded farther aft, shifting each plane's center of gravity and helping to keep the nose lifted with less power...
...Russian plane sabotage; why the swift-boat story won't go away; Rumsfeld and the prison scandals; homophobic reggae gets a little...
...farfetched, folks will play along. Lost's plots, like those of Alias, make you suspect that Abrams has no clue where all this is going, but the fun is making your own guess. (Here's mine: at some point in the season, a character will say, "This plane crash was no accident!") As long as the twists keep coming, these castaways should be in for a nice long wait. --By James Poniewozik...
...been getting on this plane, you know, for 42 years. Why can't I get on the plane?" TED KENNEDY, Senator from Massachusetts, recounting his pleas to airline agents who had blocked him from boarding flights because his name resembled an alias of a suspected terrorist...
Interest in Thai massage has grown dramatically since 1992, when Apfel-baum, already a licensed massage therapist, first boarded a plane to study the art at its source. Then for several years, she spent two to three months annually in Thailand, traveling around the country to learn a variety of methods. Other American massage therapists have made similar pilgrimages. Thai massage has taken off across the U.S. over the past four years, says Mary Beth Braun, president-elect of the American Massage Therapy Association. "In our surveys, we've seen our members increasingly list it as one of their techniques...