Friday, July 14, 2006

Be smart about visiting hurricane-prone spots 



Rhonda Mandel lived through Hurricane Katrina's fury in a Marriott Hotel ballroom, a makeshift shelter with a frightening view of the looters and floodwaters that poured through the streets of New Orleans after the storm.
Source: www.philly.com

Frontier Receives Tentative DOT Authority to Serve Los Cabos from Los Angeles and Asks DOT for Authority to Serve Two  
Frontier Airlines has received tentative approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation for authorization to expand its Mexico service by offering daily non-stop service to Cabo San Lucas from Los Angeles .
Source: biz.yahoo.com

The author of ''A Simple Plan'' is back with a new thriller that Stephen King has called the book of the summer. Read  
Editor's Note: In his June 2 column for Entertainment Weekly, horror master Stephen King gave high praise to the latest thriller from A Simple Plan author Scott Smith.
Source: www.ew.com

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Carnival Cruise Lines to offer cellphone service 



There are advantages to taking a vacation on a cruise ship. One of the biggest ones has been the lack of available coverage for cellphones and BlackBerry devices once the boat is at sea. Lack of coverage means no phone calls from work interrupting your vacation; at least, that used to be the case.
Source: www.geek.com

Doldrums, dog days, whatever 
Alas, reality calls workers ... at least until the next holiday.
Source: www.newsobserver.com