Tigers eyeing help for stretch runTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:16PMAfter an up and down first half, the Detroit Tigers (50-45) find themselves just one game out of the division lead in the American League Central standings.
Frequent flier programs not for everyoneTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:14AMSCOTT MAYEROWITZ NEW YORK -- They lure millions of travelers each year with the promise of free vacations, first-class upgrades and a chance to cut the security line.
2 robbery suspects killed in NC murder-suicideMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:28AMWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Two suspects in a Winston-Salem robbery are dead after police say one of them killed his partner then turned the gun on himself while being chased by officers.
Spirit stands by ‘ultra low fares’Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:47PMMIAMI – Standing before a luggage scale at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Rita Coskey was not happy with Spirit Airlines. As she struggled to lighten her overweight suitcase – and avoid total baggage fees of $63 – the 25-year-old New Yorker renewed her vow to avoid the low-fare, fee-intensive airline for future travel. “I remember saying the same thing, I’ll never fly them ...
PS on Quiggin. I see he gotSunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:02PMIn reply to The Carbon Tax We Had To Have : PS on Quiggin. I see he got the Distinguished Fellow Award at the Australian Conference of Economists this week. Previous winners 2010 Professor Peter Groenewegen 2009 Professor Ross Garnaut 2008 Professor Alan Woodland 2007 Professor Yew Kwang Ng 2006 Professor Maureen Brunt 2005 Professor Peter Lloyd 2004 Professor Helen Hughes 2003 Professor Peter ...
Flying the Spirit WaySunday, July 10, 2011 @ 9:03PMSpirit Airlines, now a public company, expects to keep growing and making money by trading high fees for low fares and keeping costs to a minimum.
Space shuttle's legacy: Soaring in orbit and costsSaturday, July 9, 2011 @ 5:04PMCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The space shuttle was sold to America as cheap, safe and reliable. It was none of those. It cost $196 billion over 40 years, ended the lives of 14 astronauts and managed to make less than half the flights promised. Yet despite all that, there were some big achievements that weren't promised: major scientific advances, stunning photos of the cosmos, a high-flying vehicle of ...
Space program fell short on claimsSaturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:18AMCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The space shuttle was sold to America as cheap, safe and reliable. It was none of those. It cost $196 billion over 40 years, ended the lives of 14 astronauts and managed to make less than half the flights promised. Yet de ...
What's next for NASASaturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:18AMThirty years of flight by NASA's space shuttles will end once Atlantis returns home from this last mission. The space agency will be looking to deeper space exploration, but the future is still somewhat unclear. NASA is looking to private companies ...