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A Love Story
He grasped me firmly but gently just above my elbow and guided me into a room, his room. Then he quietly shut the door and we were alone.He approached me soundlessly, from behind, and spoke in a low, reassuring voice close to my ear. "Just relax." Without warning, he reached down and I felt his strong, calloused hands start at my ankles, gently probing, and moving upward along my calves slowly but steadily. My breath caught in my throat. I knew I should be afraid, but somehow I didn't care. His touch was so experienced, so sure. When his hands moved up onto my thighs, I gave a slight shudder, and partly closed my eyes. My pulse was pounding. I felt his knowing fingers caress my abdomen, my ribcage. And then, as he cupped my firm, full breasts in his hands, I inhaled sharply. Probing, searching, knowing what he wanted, he brought his hands to my shoulders, slid them down my tingling spine and into my panties. Although I knew nothing about this man, I felt oddly trusting and expectant. This is a man, I thought. A man used to taking charge. A man not used to taking `no' for an answer. A man who would tell me what he wanted. A man who would look into my soul and say ... "Okay, ma'am, all done."My eyes snapped open and he was standing in front of me, smiling, holding out my purse."You can board your flight now."http://mybirdie.ca/files/a97da13bf437668a0151b78c370340bd-13180.phpUnbelievable case of concealment
Canadian authorities are investigating an "unbelievable" incident in which a passenger boarded an Air Canada flight disguised as an elderly man. The incident occurred on October 29 on an Air Canada flight from Hong Kong to Vancouver. An intelligence alert describes the incident as an "unbelievable case of concealment." "The passenger was observed at the beginning of the flight to be an elderly Caucasian male who appeared to have young looking hands. During the flight the subject attended the washroom and emerged an Asian looking male that appeared to be in his early 20s," the alert says. After landing, the man made a claim for refugee protection. The subject in question had a "disguise kit" which consisted of a silicone type head and neck mask of an elderly Caucasian male, a brown leather cap, glasses and a thin brown cardigan. The border officers "noted he very much resembled an elderly Caucasian man, complete with mimicking the movements of an elderly person."
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/11/04/canada.disguised.passenger/
∏A = gUG + min(k-g, (1-g)(1-r))
Economist Makoto Watanabe has calculated that the optimum time to buy an airline ticket is eight weeks in advance of flying. His findings also suggests that airline tickets are cheaper in the afternoons than the mornings. The results stem from work published in the Economic Journal in which Watanabe and his colleague, Marc Möller, offer equations such as ∏A = gUG + min(k - g, (1 - g)(1 - r)) as part of the complex formula that determines advance ticket purchases.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/22/airline-ticket-eight-week-rule/print
Much better pricing plan for airline tickets
In 1978, a commercial flight between New York and Paris cost about $900 and took seven hours. If the principles of Moore's law had been applied to the airline industry the way they have to the semiconductor industry since 1978, that flight would now cost about a penny and take less than one second.
http://download.intel.com/museum/Moores_Law/Images_Assets/ML_Clipart/ML_Clipart_Flight_H.pdf
Carry a gun on your next flight
I have a starter pistol for all my camera cases. At check-in, I tell the airline ticket agent that I have a weapon to declare. I am given a little card to sign, the card is put in the case, the case is given to a TSA official who takes my key and locks the case, and gives my key back to me. That is the procedure. The case is extra-tracked; TSA does not want to lose a weapon case. This reduces the chance of the case being lost to virtually zero. It is a great way to travel with camera gear. I have been doing this since December 2001 and have had no problems whatsoever.
I wonder how this would fly on international routes?
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/09/expensive_camer.html
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