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    “Yesterday Belgian workers started to assemble the thermo-dynamic hall for the 3rd German Festival of Ice Sculptures at L???¯?‚???‚?½beck’s Media Docks, an area where old harbour buildings have been renovated. The hall will accommodate ice sculptures on 1,200 square metres, which corresponds to a size of 30×40 metres.” Link: iceworld.de

  • Shares windfall for Ryanair pilots

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    “Hundreds of Ryanair pilots are set to cash in windfalls worth an average of ???€š?‚?£34,000 when the budget airline’s latest share-option scheme matures at the end of this month.” Link: independent.co.uk

  • D.C. dining on a dime

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    “We searched Washington, D.C., for the ultimate value meal: great tasting, excellent service, unique atmosphere, and — hardest of all — close to the sites and attractions you want to see.”Link: cnn.com

  • Thomas Cook slammed for red-light tours

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    “Thomas Cook is offering family tours of Amsterdam’s red-light district. The package, from the UK’s longest-running holiday operator, costs ???€š?‚?£12, but a half-price rate is offered for children.”Link: thisistravel.co.uk

  • Ryanair to Invest $1B in New Planes

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    “Ryanair Holdings PLC will triple the number of planes it uses to fly in and out of Hahn Airport, the company’s chief executive said Friday.”Link: news.moneycentral.msn.com

  • The right mic for the job

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    ???¢?¢?€š?¬?…?€?Most presenters don’t give their microphone much thought; they just expect it to work, and rarely question how it does its job, or whether it’s the right microphone for the presentation at hand.???¢?¢?€š?¬?‚?? Link: presentations.com

  • Row over Bushmen ‘genocide’

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    “A London-based organisation which accuses the Botswana government of ethnic cleansing against the Kalahari Bushmen has come under fierce criticism for allegedly distorting the true picture.”Link: bbc.co.uk

  • No-frills flyer offers daily flights to Orlando

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    “Web-based airline Flyglobespan will fly from Glasgow to Sanford airport in Orlando seven days a week from next summer as part of a major expansion programme.”Link: thisistravel.co.uk

  • Talking of branding

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    Ryanair now have air sickness bags and you don’t need to ask for them! The catch, they look like a film mailer, which is exactly what they are, as they are “dual purpose” So don’t get them confused if you stick some film in one.

  • Is Ryanair set to launch an online casino?

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    I’m not sure about this report as they have reportedly dropped the entertainment system “Ryanair is set to launch an online casino that will operate in tandem with a new in-flight entertainment service, reports Online-Casinos.com.”Link: m-travel.com

  • Ryanair targets profit with ads in the sky

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    “THE company behind Ryanair’s decision to offer the outside of its planes as an advertising medium believes it could add ???¯?‚???‚?½10 million to the airline’s top line in the first year of the scheme.”Link: sundayherald.com

  • Firefox beta 2 and images

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    A post i made in reply to a forum post on dpreview.com Does anyone else have difficulty seeing images embedded in posts (Image Control tool) while browsing dpreview.com with Firefox (I’m using v1.5 beta 2)? Since switching to Firefox from IE, I’ve lost this ability. I see only the links to control the image, but…

  • Disability lobby group denies Ryanair disabled flyers limit

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    “The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) has denied claims that it agreed with airline Ryanair to limit the number of disabled passengers to four per flight. Air travel is presently exempt from the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act and the DRC said there should the same legal protection for disabled people whatever mode of transport…

  • Step back in time at Scotland’s tip

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    “A famous signpost at the Scottish village of John O’Groats marks it as the farthest tip of mainland Britain — 874 miles from Lands End in Cornwall, the country’s most southerly settlement.” Link: cnn.com

  • Royal Chinese treasure discovered

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    “Archaeologists studying the tomb of China’s first emperor say he may have been buried with his state treasure.” Link: bbc.co.uk