09/05/2008 -
Editorial: Transatlantic
A glance at the slot holdings at London Heathrow possessed by the global airline alliances shows why European and US regulators may be reluctant to give unqualified approval to the application for antitrust immunity filed last month by five members of oneworld (see News Briefs, p. 9). At the heart of the agreement are efforts to combine the transatlantic operations of American Airlines, British ...
Source:
Air Transport World
http://www.atwonline.com/magazine/article.html?articleID=2445
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09/03/2008 -
Northwest Airlines Presents the Mountains of Miles Promotion
Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) announces one of its most generous travel promotions of the year: Mountains of Miles. WorldPerks(R) members have the opportunity to earn Bonus Miles by completing a variety of everyday activities.
Source:
Centre Daily Times
http://www.centredaily.com/business/story/815837.html
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09/06/2008 -
Travs Rally In 8th To Win Game One
Dickey-Stephens Park, North Little Rock, Arkansas - The Arkansas Travelers rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to earn a 4-1 victory over Northwest Arkansas in the opener of the Texas League North Division Playoff.
Source:
KTHV Little Rock
http://www.todaysthv.com/sports/story.aspx?storyid=72040&catid=56
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09/04/2008 -
The most-delayed airline is...
A study from research group FlightStats found that JetBlue Airways was one of the most-delayed airlines in August, while Northwest Airlines had one of the best track records for being on time.
Source:
CNN Money
http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/09/04/news/economy/airline_delays/index.htm?s
ection=money_latest
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09/06/2008 -
Rick or treat?
Before the crying, lump of peroxide that begged "LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!" and the Day-Glo, gay Valhalla of Planet Unicorn, "Rick rolling" was the internet viral that kept on giving. Before you could say "Bye bye LOLCATS" people were altered to faked news stories (from "Nasa To Burn Sponsor Logos Into The Surface Of Mars" to "See Paris Making Out With Busta Rhymes!") whose links would be the promo ...
Source:
Guardian Unlimited
http://www.guardianfeeds.co.uk/c/288/f/7511/s/1d2b192/l/0L0Sguardian0O0Cmusic0C2
0A0A80Csep0C0A60Crick0Bastley0Dgusrc0Frss0Gfeed0Ftechnologyfull/story01.htm
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09/04/2008 -
Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.04.08)
"Management's plan to replace all but nine of our B-717s with EMB 170s and replace Midwest pilots with Republic pilots will have a devastating impact -- raising the number of Midwest pilots who are out of work to approximately 300 of the some 400 pilots who were employed before TPG/NWA purchased the airline earlier this year. Furthermore, management restated its continued intent to wring ...
Source:
The Aero-News Network
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=50e7f676-6759-4144-aa45-f730f9
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09/06/2008 -
Some fine ?rasslin? found in the ?Creek?
While many people go to sports bars to watch their favorite teams, one doesn?t expect to see actual athletes in the bar; just food, beer and TV. No sweat (literally).
Source:
The Post and Courier
http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/sep/05/some_fine_rasslin_found_creek/
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09/05/2008 -
Traders May Shy Away as Labor Market Conditions Worsen - RTTNews Daily Market Analysis
(RTTNews) - The major U.S. index futures are pointing to a lower on Friday, with the futures dipping sharply after the release of the Labor Department's non-farm payroll employment report that showed a spike in the jobless rate to a level that matched the rate of September 2003. The frailty of the labor market is likely to work in the minds of traders, who are worried over the sad state of ...
Source:
Nasdaq
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20080905%5cACQRTT20080905
0910RTTRADERUSEQUITY_0434.htm&&mypage=newsheadlines&title=Traders%20
May%20Shy%20Away%20as%20Labor%20Market%20Conditions%20Worsen%20-%20RTTNews%20Dai
ly%20Market%20Analysis
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09/03/2008 -
Pinnacle ranks No. 1 for on-time performance
Pinnacle Airlines Corp. was ranked No. 1 out of 19 surveyed airlines for having the highest rate of on-time arrivals in July, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Transportation. (PNCL) (NWA)
Source:
Memphis Business Journal
http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/stories/2008/09/01/daily16.html?ana=from_rss
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09/03/2008 -
New Sid Vicious Video Inside, Wrestling Diva Quits, More
You can see video of Sid Vicious wrestling in a match for the NWA earlier in the year at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW9zkRfvlVA.
Source:
Wrestling News
http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/stories/New_Sid_Vicious_Video_Inside_Wrestling_Div
a_Q.shtml
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09/05/2008 -
Stocks In Focus For Friday
Stocks In Focus For Friday
Source:
Fox News
http://feeds.foxbusiness.com/~r/foxbusiness/latest/~3/383785632/
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09/05/2008 -
WWE Now Allows Close-Fisted Punches
Without much fanfare, if any, closed fist punches became legal in WWE about a month or so ago. Refs now only warn wrestlers and execute a 5 count when a wrestler is punching in the corner or in a mount position on the ground.
Source:
Wrestling News
http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/stories/WWE_Now_Allows_Close-Fisted_Punches.shtml
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09/05/2008 -
Stocks to Watch: Stocks in focus for Friday
Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday's session are National Semiconductor, Boeing and Lehman Brothers.
Source:
Market Watch
http://www.marketwatch.com/enf/rss.asp?guid=%7B467A4ADB-C7C2-4A86-B66A-E76C74153
B74%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
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09/03/2008 -
Dozens grow impatient to get across the Hope River
DOZENS of Jamaicans marooned on the eastern end of the island since Tropical Storm Gustav destroyed the Harbour View bridge last Friday, lost their cool yesterday morning when it became clear that a Bailey bridge, built in just a day by Jamaica Defence Force soldiers and National Works Agency (NWA) engineers, was not ready to be used, despite a promise by the transport and works minister, Mike ...
Source:
The Jamaica Observer
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20080903T030000-0500_139776_OBS_ANXIOUS
_WAIT.asp
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09/05/2008 -
Regional Report / Smead will sell European operations to insiders
Smead Manufacturing, a Hastings-based maker of office filing products, is selling its European operations to a group led by some of its current European executives.
Source:
Pioneer Press
http://www.twincities.com/business/ci_10383956?source=rss
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