Each year, dozens of children in the US die because of a regrettable, preventable error - being left in a vehicle by a distracted parent or caretaker.
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The Child Minder® system is an affordable, portable and practical monitoring device which can prevent these accidents. Installation takes less than three minutes, meaning the device can be quickly and easily moved from one car seat to another.
Don't take the chance that your busy, hectic schedule might lead to a deadly mistake. A small investment of time and money can put your mind at ease and keep your child safe.
(http://www.babyalert.info/home.php)
30.7.07
Skybus - "... everything comes with a fee"
The nation's newest carrier is trying to emulate the no-frills model of
Skybus Extras
On Skybus, “other than using the restroom, everything comes with a fee,” said Brandy King, a spokeswoman for Southwest.
The airline sells soft drinks, juice and water for $2, alcoholic beverages for $5 and, if you really want to splurge, a small bottle of champagne for $10. Candy bars and potato chips go for $2. If you are looking for a little more to eat, a sandwich will run you $10. The airline bills you for checked baggage. The first two bags are $5 each. Each additional bag is $50. The airline does offer pillows — for a whopping $8 — but you get to keep the pillow! Though seating is first-come, first-served, passengers can also pay an extra $10 each way for priority seating which will allow them to board right after passengers with disabilities.
Skybus Wages
In order to keep wages in line with their projected low fares, flight attendants are only paid $9 per flight hour, and will not be paid a per diem. While this is considerably lower than competing airlines' wages, flight attendants also receive 10% of all sales made during the flight, splitting all commissions evenly among all flight attendants on-board. Starting pilot wages are also below average, starting at $65,000 annually. The average commercial airline pilot wage is approximately $135,000.
Skybus Investors
Skybus Airlines' startup finances is currently provided by a number of large investors. These include: Fidelity Investments (12.6% ownership), Morgan Stanley (6.4%), Nationwide Mutual Capital (5%), and Tiger Management (4.1%). Smaller investors include: Huntington Capital Investment Co., Wolfe Enterprises (owner of The Columbus Dispatch), and Battelle Services Co. Inc.
(travel.nytimes.com, www.dispatch.com, www.nb12.com)
Jerusalem wary of US arms sale to Saudis
Despite the significant increase in US military aid to Israel, defense officials warned Sunday that the sale of satellite-guided missiles to Saudi Arabia had the potential to constitute a strategic threat to the state of Israel.
According to the proposed arms deal, Saudi Arabia will receive thousands of Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) - a low-cost guidance kit that converts existing unguided free-fall bombs into accurately guided "smart" weapons. The package also proposes a 25 percent increase in US military aid to Israel, from an annual $2.4 billion to $3b. a year.
(www.jpost.com)
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