Amr Gamal Shedid, a 25-year-old Baltimore man, tried to board a flight to Minnesota last week carrying a bag full of knives, but was caught by TSA agents surprised to find 13 different blades.
According to the Associated Press, Shedid told investigators that he collects knives. Full article here…
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AUSTRALIANS appetite for overseas holidays is a much greater threat to tourism than the carbon tax, an industry leader says.
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NEWTON, Mass. – The results of its health and fitness on vacation survey of more than 1,000 U.S. travelers have been announced today. Fifty-two percent of respondents always or often exercise on vacation, and 65 percent maintain that healthy eating is important to them on leisure trips. While the majority of travelers are exercising on leisure trips, this may help compensate for hefty vacation menus, as 34 percent frequently gain weight on leisure trips. Eighty-one percent confess they are more likely to overindulge on food on vacation than while at home, while 55 percent are more likely to overindulge on alcohol.
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We all love Provence but I highly recommend The French Basque Country if you have never been. The French Basque country is back with a vengeance , and St-Jean-de-Luz, near the Spanish border, is the star of its revival. It is a really nice little town with a fine beach and it now has that essential anchor for any bourgeois seaside resort; a top-notch grand hotel. This Edwardian-vintage 52-room hotel gets it just right, from the reproduction Belle Epoque bathroom fixtures, it is really a treat to stay there if you can. Service at this hotel is great and welcoming and-best of all, the health club with a heated indoor pool has a view of the beach and if you go, get a room sea-facing.
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Air pollution in New York City accounts for barely 1 percent of America’s total greenhouse gas emissions. The transport infrastructure, large green spaces and recent green policy initiatives such as energy-efficient traffic lights have lead to an astonishing reduction in carbon emissions for such a large urban area. However, like any major world city, high traffic levels, industry and electricity consumption will inevitably create air pollution, which has several effects on the local climate.
Excessive levels of air pollution risk creating “ground level” ozone.
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