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Excerpt: After yet another terrorist attack on a plane on Christmas Day, again we have to question all these procedures in place at airports that delay us for hours, are they worth it? Mr Abdulmutallabm, the Nigerian terrorist flying to Detroit has shown how easy it still is to carry explosives onto a plane, even after a pat down.  So it now poses the question, is airport security actually working? Is it enough to take my razor and nail clippers at security, when I can just as easily purchase them from the shop Boots which is air-side? Any sharp objects are not allowed either…

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Excerpt: Al Sharpton Blasts Tiger Woods for Lack of Mistress Diversity Rev. Al has held a press conference in disgust that Tiger Woods did not choose any African-American women when having his alleged affairs.  Sharpton went on to say it would have a negative affect on the black community.

[/caption] Al was quoted in saying “Why is it a man who call’s himself black, can’t bring himself to cheat on his wife with a black woman?  What does it say to young black girls, shame on you Tiger Woods. He concluded with “I’m not asking you to cheat on your wives,…

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Excerpt: I work in travel, and yes, times are hard.  A few of my friends in the industry are worried whether they will make it through until Summer 2010. ….and now we hear that BA cabin crew are going to strike for 12 days over Christmas!!! Consumer confidence is at an all time low anyway.  ”Are flights protected should my airline go bust?”  and “Is my money safe if my travel agent ceases trading?” are just a few of the questions we get asked, week in week out. The Christmas holidays are a busy time for the travel industry and this is the last…

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Excerpt: 2009 X-Factor winner Joe McElderry will sing the Climb and is now available for download in MP3 format. Click here to download the MP3 Single The Climb, sung by Joe McElderry Nearly 20 million people tuned in to watch the show, with over 10 million people voting.  The British public finally chose Joe to sing The Climb, rather than runner up Olly. The original version of the song was sung by Miley Syrus and was released in March 2009 for the film Hannah Montana: The Movie. Simon Cowell will again hope it goes straight in as Christmas Number one.  Who can stop x-factor getting…

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Excerpt: It’s that time of year, when hopefully your office has taken on the Christmas spirit, and not just with alcohol, and you are all part of the office ‘Secret Santa’. With the limit set to between £5 and £10, you’ve picked your Secret Santa out the hat, and whether you like them or not, you have to buy them a present. It’s always hard buying for someone you work with, luckily for us we are in a small office and hopefully know what each other likes or dislikes. But what to get….? For a full selection of gifts Click Here Inappropriate Gifts -…

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Excerpt: 2009 has been a better year than expected for most of us in the travel industry.  A handful of major travel companies such as Holiday Options and Freedom Direct have gone bust, but who knows what is to come in the next few months as teletext closes its analogue service. Many large call centres rely solely on teletext for their inbound calls, and may find it difficult to adapt, as other revenue streams such as Travel Zoo, may look to take advantage of travel agents and their fight for customer calls. Turkey has already started selling well for Summer 2010, whilst Egypt…