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Super Size Fee. Overweight baggage isn't the only thing incurring extra fees these days. United Airlines has a new policy for obese passengers - people who can't buckle the seatbelt with one extender, or can't pull down the armrest - asking them to buy a second coach ticket or upgrade to the wider business class seats on crowded flights. Oversized passengers will be accommodated at no charge if there are empty seats on the plane, but on full flights, they'll be bumped and seated on a later flight or given a refund. The airline says the new policy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 9 Deals to Get You Face-to-Face with Nature | 4/20/2009 | See Source »

...they observe, and even have “the same damn swagger when we rock up on the mic.” Bow Wow, however, seems a little unfocused on this lovefest as fantasies of blue-tinted women run through his head. And where is your seatbelt, young man? You can almost see a few tears well up in Dupri’s eyes as he praises Bow Wow, who’s “more like a son that just a little brother” to him. “You never know what...

Author: By Jeffrey W. Feldman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: Bow Wow ft. Jermaine Dupri | 2/5/2009 | See Source »

Bartels says her research suggests that the market could be stuck in neutral or worse for the next year. "We think the market could lose another 12% from its lows, which would be a drop of about 20% from here," says Bartels. "Don't unbuckle your seatbelt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stock Market Bears Are Still in Control | 11/3/2008 | See Source »

...social security number, and then take you out to lunch and ask you how many dentists there are in Manhattan, there's going to be a high correlation between those two numbers. What happens is that the number psychologically makes you feel confident. It's kind of like a seatbelt on a plane. It doesn't do anything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nassim Nicholas Taleb | 10/24/2008 | See Source »

Inside the plane, as I secured my seatbelt low and tight, I pondered my good fortune. Should I be taking pleasure in surfing the wave of all these travelers' disappointment? How many missed connections, botched dinner plans and inconvenienced loved ones was it taking to get me home on time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Happy Air Travel Tale (For Real) | 8/22/2008 | See Source »

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