Air Force One costs a staggering $181,000/hr to run - The Times of India

That is a cool ₨ 8 crores/hr. And you all do know that both planes fly together everytime the US Prez leaves on a visit.

His cars and choppers leave earlier on equally big USAF freighters like the C-5A, or the C-17. Those aren't any cheaper to fly either.

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Why Did Obama Use So Many Pens to Sign the Health Care Bill?

I'd seen George Bush use several such pens to sign bills soon after he became President 9 years ago. And had wondered why. Now you know.

Funny or Die's Presidential Reunion from Will Ferrell

Cargo jet part falls into mall parking lotA few days back we saw a news scroller report about a "piece" of a plane falling off and on to a parking lot in the US, missing everyone and hence causing no law suits. What part was not mentioned since obviously reporters on the ground weren't aviators, but they did measure it and the scroller said it was ( Read more... )

Shoplifters? Studies Say Keep an Eye on Workers


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Miles for Nothing: How the Government Helped Frequent Fliers Make a MintWell maybe not at the cost of the mint but at the cost of the airline or whoever else was in charge of the free miles offer. This is the thing, you buy $1 coins from the US Mint, it is delivered free of shipping to you [usually there is a shipping charge] and you use the credit ( Read more... )

'Grace': PETA's Thanksgiving ad

Peta's banned thanksgiving ad.

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Pilots who missed airport were busy with laptops


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Uptil 1998 the US used to make their 25¢ coin the famous quarter in one design only. Then by an act of Congress since 1999 they started issuing 5 quarters every year with a unique design on each, in this case commemorating each of the US states in ascending order of their joining the US. This was called the 50 State Quarters® programme [complete ( Read more... )