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** Tip Of The Day – Save It

** Today in History – Tragedy on the Mississippi

** Trivia

** Quote of the Day

** Woman in Business – The U.S. Airline Industry and Airfares by Reisa Tsunaki

** Grins – Washington D.C.

** "Cooking for the Empty Nest" – Macaroni tuna salad

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Save It!

Iif you purchase something online, they may send a confirmation e-mail. What I do is when I get the confirmation online, I save it as aweb page.  Simply go to "File" and arrow down to "Save As". I have a special folder just for that. I then give it a meaningful name such as what I bought or the name of the company and save it there.

Also if you do get a confirmation email, create a folder for important stuff and save it there. Those e-mails will always contain an order ID number and it's very helpful for us if you have that. This is especially true if you purchase your airline tickets in advance and have to refer back to them later.

Tragedy on the Mississippi

On this day in 1865, days after the end of the Civil War, the worst maritime disaster in American history occurred when the steamboat Sultana, carrying 2,100 passengers, exploded and sank in the Mississippi River, killing all but 400 of those aboard. The Mississippi, with its dikes and levees damaged by four years of war, stood at flood stage, and most of those who died were drowned in the surging river. All but 100 of those killed were Union veterans, and most were Yankee survivors of Andersonville and other brutal Confederate prisoner of war camps.

Many mourned the loss of these men, who survived the deplorable conditions at the Confederate camps only to die during their long-awaited trip home. The Sultana, overloaded with passengers, exploded just north of Memphis, Tennessee, in the early morning hours. The cause of the blast was determined to be a boiler malfunction.

The U.S. Airline Industry and Airfares
by Reisa Tsunaki

The U.S. airline industry is a common topic in the news since it impacts many Americans. The airlines have dealt with red ink, labor problems, and a larger customer base simultaneously. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 20 percent of all flights in 2004 were delayed ($1.4 million), up from 16 percent in 2003, as reported by Airwise News(news.airwise.com).

These problems are occasionally extremely vexing to airline passengers, but people keep flying, as air travel increases annually at around seven percent according to Stanford University, and fares are still to be found at reasonable prices from at least a few of the airlines. Air travel hasn't been this way forever. Airfares got cheaper when the Federal government relaxed its severe regulation of the airline industry in the mid-1980s, a process which began with Congress~s Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. Airline profit growth was stunted in 1989 by the first Gulf war and the economic slowdown but, in the 1990s growth skyrocketed again.

You might be familiar with some of the discount travel Web sites that sell cheap airfares from the majority of the main airlines. You may not be aware that Orbitz is owned by five major airlines and is affiliated with 30 more, according to the Cato Institute. Orbitz is a cost-effective method for airlines to publish fares with not much advertising.

Consumers are the winners because Orbitz and services like it are easy-to-use, reduce the time it takes to buy a ticket, and often have the lowest cost tickets. Some have derided Orbitz for flouting antitrust laws, but in reality the service is within the law. Orbitz shows how deregulation galvanizes competition to the advantage of those who purchase air travel, i.e. the consumers.

The airline industry is rife with competition. The new airlines, like Southwest and Jet Blue, are now challenging older unionized carriers like United and American. In the CAB days the older airlines were protected from competition by the government. This guaranteed large bonuses for executives, high pay for employees, and high prices for customers.

Profits were protected so the airlines could operate with restrictive union contracts, severe government regulation, and large employee pensions. But when deregulation came along, this situation wasn't sustainable.

Now, fares are cheap on airlines without these ~legacy costs~, such as the startup companies, and their older competitors must try to profit from large passenger volume, not from cheap fares. Consumers can decide for themselves and pick the companies that best meet their needs.

What remains to be seen is how this dynamic between old and new carriers will play out. At the moment there is too much unfilled capacity in the market, i.e. too many empty seats. The old carriers will continue to lose money and some will fail. United Airlines is likely to fail because of problems with its unions. If United fails it could help the rest of the industry. The main issue is, consumers want to fly and want to fly cheaply. The airlines that can cater to that demand will do well. The ones who don't or can't have cheaper airfares will continue to be in trouble.

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Reisa Tsunaki is the president of U Save Airfare - the number 1 resource for information on cheap airfares. To see more articles on airfares, visit this site: http://www.usaveairfare.com

  A Little Humor to Start the Week 

Washington D.C.
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A teacher asked one of her pupils, "What's the nation's capital?"

The reply was, "Washington D.C."

On being asked what the 'D.C.' stood for, the pupil added, "Dot com!"

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The receptionist found some cash in the office, apparently mislaid by a co-worker. She sent the following email: "If anybody can say where they lost $70, please let me know and it will be returned to you."

Within minutes one employee replied, "Kentucky Derby, 2001."

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Old Sam Johnson goes to his doctor complaining of aches and pains all over his body. After a thorough examination, the doctor gives him a clean bill of health.

"Sam, you're in excellent shape for an 85 year old man. But I'm not a magician - I can't make you any younger," says the doctor.

"Who asked you to make me younger?" says Sam. "Just make sure I get older!"

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The child comes home from his first day at school.

His Mother asks, "Well, what did you learn today?"

The kid replies, "Not enough. They want me to come back tomorrow."

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Riddle

This is a 5th grade math problem. If you can open the spreadsheet in the attachment, you will see it's a very small list of people who have gotten the correct number. This is not a trick question. This is a real math problem so don't say that a bus has no legs. There is no bus driver either so don't worry about counting those legs! That's all the help you get.

There are 7 girls in a bus.
Each girl has 7 backpacks.
In each backpack, there are 7 big cats.
For every big cat there are 7 little cats.

Question: How many legs are there in the bus?

Do you know the answer? If not, look for the solution later in this newsletter.

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People who live beyond their means
should act their wage.

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"Cooking for the Empty Nest"
Recipe of the Week

2 cups macaroni noodles cooked
1 small onion chopped finely
1 can of tuna (Or two if you prefer more meat)
make sure you drain the water
1 cup of fat free mayo

Add all these ingredients in a bowl and presto, it's ready to eat!

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If you have a favorite recipe that you would like to share, please send it to mailto:bob@adv-marketing.com?Subject=RecipesBe sure to read back recipes of the week at:
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Yours in cooking - Sue

I'm not going to give you the answer, but will give you a hint - the answer is 5 digits long.

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