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Well put. One big issue with US carriers is that it is a tough industry that has had a lot of layoffs and pay cuts. I can understand if employees aren't massively motivated.

I don't think they need to be drop dead gorgeous. In fact if you look closely the percentage of actually drop dead gorgeous flight attendants on Asian carriers is about the same as on any other carrier (if you factor in aging).

Many Asian airlines don't have to adhere to age discrimination laws, so they can bring in new, young talent on a regular basis. A rotating staff also allows them to keep payroll costs low while unionized flight attendants earn tenure and can't be fired when they no longer rock the skirt.

Nitpick follows. This is a palette.

This car and similar tiny ones is brilliant if you live in crowded European cities with narrow streets. In a country like the US, not so much.

There. Fixed it for you. From personal experience I (and probably every other parent in the world) can tell you that convincing your kid to go to sleep takes a lot more than that.

Win 8 and Chrome. Have also had issues with Win 7, Chrome and Firefox.

It's not just you. My computer never likes Vimeo. Vimeo's engine has never impressed me as being reliable.

Agreed! From the sound I got the distinct impression that he lost control when easing up on the gas.

They'll have to remove what is left of the damaged one first at the very least.

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Orville Wright flew in a Lockheed Constellation. Charles Lindbergh was alive to see the Moon landings. Ain't that some kind of awesome.

The big shift occurred during the Industrial Revolution. The burgeoning factories needed skilled labour, and thus mass education was born. All of a sudden a much higher proportion of the population had basic schooling. This meant that lots of people not only had the imagination, but also the formal training needed to…

As an only child, I can tell you that we are not all like that. My parents actually demanded a certain level of behaviour from me. ;)

I live 200 meters away from a popular tourist spot for mainland Chinese bus tours. I can assure that these guidelines are necessary.

The interesting effect in places like the Italian community in New Jersey is that the dialect of Italian spoken there seems to be an amalgam of dialects and accents from several places in Italy from whence immigrants originated. The resulting Italian dialect, while having strong roots in Southern Italy, does not…

The "a panini" thing drives me up the wall too! Same with "a biscotti". :)

With exception of some special rules for "c", Italian pronunciation is pretty much just reading off the page, in other words the opposite of English. ;)

Regarding force feedback, nothing stops a stick being designed with it. However the point of the sidestick in, say, an Airbus, is that it is a rate controller, not a surface deflection controller. Example: If the pilot inputs five degrees of right stick movement,that is converted into a certain right roll rate regardle…