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All systems go: Our monthly column about managing travel with a disability - Los Angeles Times

9/29/2018, 3:26:51 PM
✔ Here's how to overcome that sound barrier Communication breakdowns can unravel even the most chill traveler, but consider that one of six baby boomers has hearing loss and that generation Xers and millennials are not far behind ✔ In fact, finding the right apps may save you time, money and aggravation when accessibility is non-negotiable


8 easy ways to make flying coach feel like first class

9/29/2018, 2:09:01 PM
Flying economy class can be uncomfortable. Here are some hacks to make it feel fabulous (or close enough). ✔ I've taken hundreds of flights in economy (both domestic and international) and I know it gets uncomfortable ✔ Instead, she says, bring water infused with lemon, which is a natural diuretic, or mint, which has muscle-relaxing properties and aids in digestion


Would You Do These Things For Your Friends?

9/29/2018, 2:53:14 PM
You'd do anything for love, but would you do that? ✔ Your friend, who can be pretty careless with money, needs to borrow $100 to tide them over until next month ✔ Your friend is convinced their partner is cheating on them and asks you to join them in secretly following their partner to try and catch them in the act


Google Maps Street View catches couple in VERY intimate position on beach

9/29/2018, 3:14:39 PM
GOOGLE Maps Street View may have the practical function of showing users what locations look like at street level but it’s also an unlikely source of comedy as it catches people unawares, such as this unfortunate couple. ✔ A beach is ripe for embarrassing moments on Google due to the higher presence of partial nudity ✔ This is far from the first time a couple have been snapped in an intimate position ✔ They followed the camera down the road, still waving and happy to be seen


Lion statue standing guard at Venice's San Marco vandalized

9/29/2018, 3:57:37 PM
ROME (AP) — One of the two stone lions that stand guard next to Venice's famed St. Mark's Basilica has been splashed with red paint. Residents raised the alarm Satur ✔ Italy's ANSA news agency quoted local police as saying video cameras captured vandals painting the statue at 3:58 a.m. and officers were searching for suspects ✔ Mark's Basilica and the elegant, colonnaded piazza that spreads out beyond it are among Italy's leading tourist attractions


Maye Musk: ‘We used to live in a rent-controlled apartment in Toronto with Elon on the couch’

9/29/2018, 1:44:50 PM
The model, 70, and mother of Elon Musk, talks about female confidence, ageing and how she taught her children to be considerate to others ✔ It took three weeks to clean, then I saved to buy $5 sheets ✔ So I did what my father advised – learned Afrikaans along with my physics ✔ To travel the world as a model! I love watching Passionflix and reading romance novels for their strong women and happy endings ✔ I never understand why, when someone’s had a hangover, they’d ever go and do it again


Walmart’s new line of wines is just the juice that bargain-hunting Americans need

9/29/2018, 1:12:11 PM
It’s no joke: The line includes worthwhile bottles at affordable prices. ✔ Two examples of Walmart’s new Winemakers Selection line ✔ We bought chips, dip, granola bars, bottled water (someone even bought salads to stick in the mini-fridge) and, of course, beer and wine ✔ Millennials are inspiring their baby boomer parents to experiment too, she said


Kerry King reveals what the Universe has in store for you this week

9/29/2018, 12:35:35 PM
EVERY Sunday, our resident Tarotscope reader Kerry King will be revealing what surprises, challenges and excitement awaits you in the week ahead. Kerry has been practising tarot readings for the la… ✔ 13 Using her strong intuition and deep knowledge and understanding of the horoscope, she is able to provide accurate and encouraging predictions for the coming days ✔ There are lots of new energies just dying to be a part of your life – let them in ✔ You can book a personal, written reading, which comes as a beautifully illustrated brochure, at www.kerrykingtarot.etsy.com


Dancing Through a Family’s Dark Times

9/29/2018, 12:19:59 PM
To cope with addiction and other illnesses in her family, a caregiver turns to ballet, jazz and tap dancing. ✔ The great art of ballet is to make it look effortless, even though it’s one of toughest sports on the planet, she says ✔ It’s also helpful to ask other people, like a friend or even your primary-care physician, to check up on you ✔ The more you care for yourself, the better care you can give to others, he says


Love obviously: why we’re rekindling our passion for romcoms

9/29/2018, 3:52:09 PM
The much maligned genre is back, in both print and film. We report on the new, edgier romcoms, while the Observer film critic reveals his biggest crush ✔ Many of us swooned as Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams finally locked lips in The Notebook and laughed until we cried at the orgasm scene in When Harry Met Sally ✔ Justin Myers, whose debut novel The Last Romeo was published this summer, agrees ✔ It is also one of the most beautifully baffling movies of the 21st century


Hurricane Florence Has Left Farmworkers Stranded Without Work, Food, Or Aid

9/29/2018, 2:06:50 PM
“Nobody is worried about us.” ✔ The North Carolina Growers Association, which provides workers to the state’s farms, is the country’s top employer of H-2A visa holders with about 10,000 certified positions during the same time period ✔ He’s heard some local groups have donated food to worker camps in his area, but he hasn't seen it yet


She Paid A Lawyer Thousands Of Dollars To Apply For A Green Card. She Got A Deportation Order Instead.

9/29/2018, 3:36:46 PM
Edith Duran fell victim to one of the most common and effective frauds that play off the hopes and fears of vulnerable undocumented immigrants: The “10-year law.” ✔ At 17, she got a tourist visa and traveled from her hometown, Zacapa, Guatemala, to New York City ✔ After arriving in the US in 2002, she decided to start a new life ✔ The Hechts prepared the asylum applications without regard to the truth or falsity of the information, the lawsuit said


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