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Be a warrior to protect your child's image online
marieg@herald-mail.comProud Moms and Dads often are eager to share class portraits or photos from a soccer game or dance recital. But consider these incidents recently reported in the news: An American family found that a holiday photo they had posted ended up being used...Tags: Crimes, Golf, Facebook, Photography, Sports
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F-35 fighter jet program reaches milestone with vertical takeoff
The F-35 fighter jet, a nearly $400-billion weapons program under development for more than a decade, hit a major milestone when it completed its first-ever vertical takeoff. On Monday, aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. released a video in...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Forces, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Military Aircraft, Science and Technology
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As stocks hit new highs, is the market overheating?
NEW YORK -- Wall Street will be watching Ben Bernanke's testimony before Congress on Wednesday, hoping the Federal Reserve chairman will offer clues as to when the central bank may begin turning off its spigot of easy money. Investors will also be...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Credit Ratings, Stock Market
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Many fliers willing to pony up for better seats, poll finds
Most of us will put up with a cramped middle seat on a short flight. But on trips more than three hours long, we are ready to crack open our wallets and pay for a window or aisle seat. That is one of the findings of a recent Harris Interactive poll of...Tags: Richard Branson, Entertainment, Harris Interactive Incorporated, Transportation Security Administration, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Virgin America lets you buy other passengers drinks, make pals
Virgin America is making it easier to befriend other passengers at 35,000 feet. The Burlingame, Calif.-based airline’s touch-screen entertainment units on every seat now have a feature that lets passengers buy drinks, meals and snacks for fellow...
Tags: Richard Branson, Entertainment, New Products
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Sprint offers up to $150 in credits to keep U.S. Cellular customers
Tribune reporterChicago-area U.S. Cellular customers that sign up with Sprint and purchase new smartphones will receive at least $150 in credits, an offer that Sprint officials hope will ease the pain of switching carriers as U.S. Cellular exits the local market....Tags: Computer Hardware, Apple iPhone
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: No need to leave Fido behind Vacationers traveling to Orlando don’t have to leave Fifi or Fido behind with Rosen Hotels & Resorts’ VIP ¿ Very Important Pet ¿ package...Tags: Theater, Association of Tennis Professionals, Petroleum Industry, Air Transportation Industry, Apple iPod
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Summer travel? Think beyond airfare
As travelers start thinking about winging off to summer vacations, many could learn a few things from expert fliers to ensure they get the best value for their money when booking flights. Price and flight schedules are clearly the primary factors for...Tags: Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., United Air Lines, Air Transportation Delays, Entertainment, JetBlue Airways
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Anchorage Airport Now Offers Non-Stop Service to Iceland
Channel 2 NewsA new airline will appear at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, offering non-stop flights this summer between Reykjavik, Iceland and Anchorage. Icelandair will provide flights twice weekly. According to the company, flights one-way take...Tags: JetBlue Airways, Iceland
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Break from U.S. carriers lifts passenger spirits
Flying foreign airlines can be so much more pleasant than our domestic options. On a recent KLM flight to Amsterdam, the Dutch airline behaved as if it was in the customer-service industry, not merely transporting a bunch of people from one point to...
Tags: Richard Branson, Air Transportation Industry, France, Air France-KLM
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Airbus eyes new jet's maiden flight with Paris show a month away
With the Paris Air Show just one month away, European plane-maker Airbus got one step closer to the first flight of its new A350 XWB passenger jet, rolling out one of the aircraft from its paint shop in Toulouse, France. Company executives want the...
Tags: Boeing Co., Physiology
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Navy drone, in a first, is catapulted from carrier deck into flight
For the first time in naval aviation history, a drone was catapulted off the deck of an aircraft carrier and soared into flight. The U.S. Navy conducted the test Tuesday from aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush off the Virginia coast with its X-47B...
Tags: U.S. Navy, Medical Research, Military Equipment, Air Transportation, Aircraft Carriers
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