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ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) -- "This story touched him...like it touched all of us," said Carla Rodriguez, the florist who was spoke for a secret Santa. She and her business partner delivered 150 toys out to a makeshift memorial in honor of Caylee Marie Anthony would say about the man who picked out each and every gift.
"He's just so cute. He just went through the toddler section," said Rodriguez.
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Africa in the Cold War: A Preliminary Bibliography
To hear several key African leaders on the question of the Cold War and on relations with "East" and "West":
Kwame Nkrumah, Neo-Colonialism, esp. the final chap. (15 pp) he Mechanisms of Neo Colonialism"
Julius Nyerere, Freedom and Socialism: a selection from writings and speeches 1965-67 esp. his 1965 speech to the international press club entitled "Relations with the West" and 1967 speech "Policy on Foreign Affairs"
To read the once-secret policy document from the US Government:
NSSM 39 (Nat'l Security Memo) was the key US document governing US policy toward southern Africa in the late 70's and into the early 80's. This time period covered the height of anti-colonial and anti-apartheid struggle. . The document focused on the problem of white—ruled southern Africa which then consisted not only of South Africa, Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, but also of 'Portuguese" Angola and 'Portuguese' Mozambique. (Remember that during the Cold War the US, the USSR and even China focused on winning over allies in the ''Third World' while also trying to protect existing interests.)
The document spelled out several alternative policies. 'Option C' was the chosen policy, whose summary statement was: "The whites are here to stay and the only way that constructive change can come about is through them."
There are two excellent videos on Lumumba. One is available for borrowing from BU African Studies Center. Both are called "Lumumba". The 2002 video is the better and can be found through amazon.com and perhaps some video stores.
Scholarly Reading:
King Solomon's Mines: western interests and the burdened history of southern Africa, William Minter The Library Journal wrote:
This book examines the modern history of southern Africa with one eye on the geopolitical and economic concerns of the West. Only the first two chapters survey the period up to 1940, leaving 80 percent for recent events. Two illustrative chapters are "The Limits of Cold War Liberalism: colonial southern Africa in the Sixties" and "Letting Time Run Out: the shape of engagement in the Reagan era." Well researched and soberly reflective, typical of Minter's scholarly background, this concludes by exhorting the West to abandon its shortsighted alliance with South Africa.
African Politics and Society, ed., Irving Markovitz, has two excellent overview chapters on "Africa and the World: non-alignment reconsidered" and "Pan-Africanism".
Immanuel Wallerstein in his classic, Africa: the politics of unity has a fine, clear concluding chapter "African Unity in the World Context".
The account of the former CIA undercover head of operations for Angola:
See http://www.serendipity.li/cia/stock1.html on" The Secret Wars of the CIA": Printed excerpts from a talk on the CIA in the Cold War by John Stockwell given on Paciifica Radio (broadcast date?) John Stockwell is a 13-year veteran of the CIA and a former U.S. Marine Corps major. He was hired by the CIA in 1964, spent six years working for the CIA in Africa, and was later transferred to Vietnam. In 1973 he received the CIA's Medal of Merit, the Agency's second-highest award. In 1975, Stockwell was promoted to the CIA's Chief of Station and National Security Council coordinator, managing covert activities during the first years of Angola's bloody civil war. After two years he resigned, determined to reveal the truth about the agency's role in the Third World. Since that time, he has worked tirelessly to expose the criminal activities of the CIA. He is the author of In Search of Enemies, an exposé of the CIA's covert action in Angola. Stockwell authored an extraordinary memoir of his work in Angola during the Cold War: In Search of Enemies.
Barbara Kingsolver The Poisonwood Bible for a story (novel) of the Congo (Kinshasa). The latter chapters deal explicitly with independence and Western fears and actions to maintain western control of resources in this resource-rich country. (The CIA had Prime Minister Lumumba assassinated.)
Indirectly related to the early years of the Cold War is the African poetic movement "Negritude". This movement from roughly World War Two through the 1960's focused on celebrating the beauty of Africa's peoples and their history, and the pain of enslavement and colonization. Its most famous writers include Leopold Sedar Senghor (founding president of Senegal) and Birago Diop.
A number of African novelists have written on themes clearly encompassing western involvement in Africa, though not the Cold War per se. Two very different writers are Ferdinand Oyono (in his short novel) Houseboy and Ngugi WA Thiong'o, who wrote Devil on the Cross.
Barbara B. Brown, Ph.D. Director,
Africa in Our Schools and Community Program
African Studies Center, Boston University
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Manly back-rower Glenn Stewart is still waiting on an offer from the Sea Eagles as he edges closer to finishing his career at another club.
Sea Eagles officials and Stewart's manager Mike Newton are due to meet this week in a bid to resolve the former Test forward's future with the club, but Fairfax Media has been told Manly may not be in a position to table a competitive bid.
Manly chief executive David Perry has approached the NRL seeking flexibility in the salary cap to enable the Sea Eagles to make a realistic offer to Stewart.
However, it is understood the two parties are yet to discuss a figure as Manly want Stewart to say how much he would require to extend his 12-year stint with the club and Newton wants the Sea Eagles to put forward their best offer.
With Daly Cherry-Evans – a member of Australia's World Cup-winning team at Old Trafford last November – off contract next year, re-signing the star halfback before rival clubs can approach him at the end of this season is believed to be Manly's No.1 priority.
It is understood that Stewart is yet to speak to rival clubs but if he does decide to put himself on the transfer market, Canterbury, St George Illawarra and Canberra are all expected to be interested in the 30-year-old.
While Manly's five-eighth Kieran Foran was quite vocal in recent weeks and expressed his support for Stewart to receive a new deal because of the loyalty he'd shown the club over the years, he said the Test forward's contract situation had not contributed to the team's mixed start to the season.
"It happens at every club," he said. "We're just letting the off-field stuff take care of itself and we're just concentrating on our footy.
"I don't think it is a distraction; everyone is professional enough to get on with their job and we know we've just got to get the wins up at this time of the year.
"You'd like to see it put to bed but these things take time, all contract negotiations always seem to drag out a little bit. It would be nice if something got sorted but, like I said, at the end of the day we're professionals, we know what we need to do we're not really looking into it too much."
Foran would not add to speculation that should Stewart be forced to leave the Sea Eagles his brother, star fullback Brett, would most likely follow him.
"I can't really answer that, I'm not too sure," he said. "They're very tight brothers, as thick as they come, but Brett is signed on to 2016 so I don't think so."
Forward Justin Horo said he had not concerned himself with Stewart's negotiations out of "respect".
"I was off contract myself last year and I would not want other players involved in it," he said. "So I give them the respect of getting involved in those issues as well."


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Beer Man: Keweenaw's Widow Maker, Olde Ore hold the hops
Beer Man is a weekly profile of beers from across the country and around the world.
This week: Widow Maker Black Ale
Kweenaw Brewing Co., South Range, Mich., http://www.keweenawbrewing.com/.
Keweenaw is another brewery that has gone the can route instead of bottles and proves once again, like Oskar Blues, that this is not a detriment to the quality of the beer.
I've seen references to Widow Maker that call it a German schwarzbier style, but that is a lager beer and the 5.2% ABV Widow Maker label clearly describes it as an ale. However, it does taste more like a schwarzbier than a porter or stout in that its roasted and coffee notes are subdued.
My pour ended with a weak head that quickly disappeared; however, the carbonation in the dark brown body was fine. While not a heavy beer, it had strong malt and molasses flavors and a silky body that made for a smooth drink. The hop flavor was minimal, allowing for a stronger malt presence.
Olde Ore Dock Scottish Ale was another Keweenaw offering, also with minimal hops. Some people may consider beer with minimal hops as starter beers for those new to craft brewing, but Scottish ales are not traditionally hoppy beers. Except for India pale ales, strong hop presences are pretty much the domain of American brewers with their American pale ale and IPA styles.
Unlike many American-made Scottish-style ales that just taste like another amber ale, Olde Ore actually has that unique Scottish malt flavor accented by special yeast used in such imported beers as Belhaven and McEwan's.
The copper-colored Olde Ore had a healthier head than Widow Maker, long-lasting and fluffy. While its malt flavors were not as intense as those found in its Scottish counterparts, they are enough to give the drinker an idea of what the style is about.
Olde Ore also had a smooth body, medium carbonation and its 7% ABV might come as a surprise because the ale's body and taste doesn't give a hint of its strength.
Keweenaw Brewing started out in 2004 with a brewpub in downtown Houghton, Mich. (which is still operating), before establishing its main production facility in nearby South Range. Its beers are distributed in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. The brewery's website was hit by a virus attack last week , but should be up and running soon.
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I was wondering if you have a Mary Ann JORDISON born circa 1816 in your research. I believe she was born in County Durham as they lived at Felling Shore, Gateshead at the time of 1841 census and is has a Y for born inn that area... She married Isaac PLACE 1834 then they migrated to South Australia with husband and 4 children all born in Gateshead County Durham (Isaac, William, Mary Ann & Thomas) before 1860.
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Sometimes- sometimes is the key word- it's kind of cool to be Catholic. Sure, there are a lot of "issues" that come with it. But at least we get resin toys to play with. "Known for healing skin diseases and inflammations, he is often depicted with a pig because pork fat was used as a treatment with similar results. Being identified with pigs led the swine herders to take him as their patron. For this reason, he has become the Patron Saint of Bacon. O wonderous St. Anthony, please bless me with an abundance of quality bacon and grant me the patience and timing to properly fry each glorious strip. Amen." YesButNotYes
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Who is Aja Metoyer? Aja Metoyer is the mother of Dwyane Wade's third child, a baby boy named Xavier Zechariah Wade born Nov. 10, 2013, in Los Angeles. Aja Metoyer and Dwyane Wade likely conceived the child in February 2013, and while the Miami Heat superstar insists he was on a break from Gabrielle Union, who he began dating in 2009 and proposed to in December, weeks after Xavier's birth, evidence suggests they were still together at the time of the affair.
Who is Aja Metoyer, other than a gossip magnet and NBA baller's baby momma? Interestingly enough, Aja Metoyer is no rookie when it comes to having children with celebrities. She has at least one kid with actor Damon Wayans Jr., star of the ABC comedy series "Happy Endings." Wayans is the son of actor Damon Wayans and the nephew of Wayans brothers Keenan Ivory, Shawn and Marlon, all of whom appeared on the '90s sketch comedy series "In Living Color." While TMZ claims Aja Metoyer has two children with Wayans, a recent report suggests they only have one kid, Heavy.com reports.
Who is Aja Metoyer? As per Heavy.com, her full name is Aja Manique Metoyer, and while that name appears on Xavier's birth certificate, Dwyane Wade's curiously doesn't. Nevertheless, Aja Metoyer may have in Dwyane Wade a man willing to take responsibility for his actions and play a role in his child's life. Reports suggest Wade visited the boy on Christmas when the Heat were in Los Angeles playing the Lakers. "I had a time, a part in our break, in our pain and our hurt, a blessing came out of it in my life, having a son that was born healthy," Wade said in a press conference in December, addressing the situation with Aja Metoyer, the L.A. Times reports. Wade also has two children—Zaire and Zion—from his previous marriage to Siohvaughn Funches.
Who is Aja Metoyer? According to Sandra Rose she's a "professional groupie," and whether that's true, the International Business Times reports that she's someone Dwyane Wade has known for "many years." Who is Aja Metoyer? Not a homewrecker, evidently, as Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union have supposedly worked through the incident, and they plan to move on.
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These are fabulous halfmoon (mezzaluna) shaped panserotti (burst tummies) normally made as a ravioli using pasta as the outside shell. I have replaced the pasta with a thin slice of young beef girello filled with a tasty spinach filling exciting guests every time I serve them.
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6 to 8 single slices of yearling girello
40gm Prosciutto Diced Small
30gm Bacon Diced Small
30gm Breadcrumbs
150gm Cooked Spinach Finely Chopped
25gm Diced Red Onion
20gm Diced Sundried Tomatoes
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Lake or Sea Salt
Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
To make the filling, lightly fry the red onion and bacon in extra virgin olive oil until soft and well cooked. Now add the fine chopped cooked spinach and mix and fry until most of the excess moisture has evaporated.
Take off the heat and add prosciutto and sundried tomatoes, mix and rest for two minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste then add the breadcrumbs and thoroughly mix and cool.
Lightly bash the slices of girello with a meat mallet, they should be in round slices. Put a small ball of filling into the slice and fold the girello slice in half over the top of the filling. Now tap the meat edges with the meat mallet so that the meat is joined together an a half moon shape around the filling. If you put too much filling in and they do not join, remove some. If they look like they will not stay attached use toothpicks to hold them together.
Dip the halfmoon shapes in seasoned flour then fry the panserotti in extra virgin olive oil on both sides until a little browned then add 50ml white wine and steam them with the lid on until they are hot.
Serve panserotti next to mash potato and drizzle the pan juices over both. These meat panserotti can be cooked in a Napolitana sauce and served on top of pasta.
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On Sunday, the nation's second-largest wireless carrier introduced new versions of its AT&T Family Plan that allow customers to add new lines for just $15. Under the AT&T Family Plan, customers pay $100 monthly for unlimited voice calls and text messages, plus 10GB of wireless data. The price cuts mean that a family of four will see their monthly bill fall from $200 to $160, the Associated Press notes.
The new AT&T Family Plan will save subscribers at least $10 per smartphone included under the plan. AT&T is also hoping to prompt AT&T Family Plan customers to upgraded to plans with higher data usage caps, which could ultimately generate more revenue for the carrier.
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Aug 5, 12, 2:16 am
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typhoon, air china cancel flight, rebooked and then pulled us from gate,
I want to share our long and interesting experiences with air china (CA) canceling our US air reward flights segment (tpe-pvg).
Last year we managed to book 2 biz class (I class) reward trip with US airways miles, departing this july 2012. It was mostly to experience the business class on SQ C A380 fra-jfk.
Our return trip was
Tpe-pvg CA C (air china)
Pvg-fra LH C
FRA- JFK SQ C A380 (stop)
JFK-YYZ-YEG AC C (destination)
In the middle of the trip, typhoon saola was coming to taipei and was predicted to be a cat 2-3 hurricane. The eye of the storm was predicted to be near Taipei on Thursday morning 6am august 2 2012.
Our flight with air china to shanghai CA tpe-pvg was leaving on Wednesday night ag 1 at 5:30 pm. It was only around 2 pm on Wednesday that air china had canceled our flight from TPE-PVG. It was one of the only flights that was canceled, most of the other flights that day was still operational.
1. We called air china reservations desk in china: (first call)
first agent: what is your PNR?
me: XXXXXX
Male Agent: cannot find it. What is your name, flights number and ticket number?
me: 037xxxxxxxxx
Agent: it is not air china ticket number. It start with 999.
me: it is the international ticket number. Please try it in your system
Agent: i cannot find it, we need that air china ticket number with 999xxx
Us: ? ok. thank you.
2. 2nd call to air china reservations:
A different Female Agent: what is your PNR?
me: xxxxxx
Agent: cannot find it. What is the eticket?
me: 037xxxxxx
me: ? air china canceled my confirmed flight at 5pm. Can you put us on a different flight to catch our connections in shanghai?
Agent: ok i found your tickets. You are going to shanghai connecting to Frankfurt and then connect to New York. Please wait, I need to speak to a supervisor as your ticket is SPECIAL.
Agent: (after being on hold): Sir, you have to call the Taipei office as we cannot help you here. This is the china office. Taipei phone number is xxxxxx.
3. We called the Taipei air china phone number provided by the agent: wrong number. Nothing. Nobody.
4. 3rd call to air china:
Me: our eticket number is 037xxxx
Agent: it is not air china number. It start with 999
Me: we called earlier and the other ca agent saw it. Please try again with the same international eticket number 037xxxx
Agent: you called and spoke to me earlier didn't you? I cannot help you as it is not an air china ticket number
(somehow we ended up with the same first male agent on the first call !! )
Me : can i speak to a supervisor?
Agent: sir my supervisor does not speak English, only mandarin.
Me: ok put him on.
Agent: do you speak mandarin sir?
Me: i can arrange that. Please put a supervisor on.
Agent: (speaking mandarin, possibly swearing, then said): sir i don't believe you can speak mandarin.
Me: i can get someone to speak mandarin to your supervisor. Please put him on.
Agent: no sir, i think you are lying as you do not speak mandarin and i have told you my supervisor can only speak mandarin, then he hang up!
(wow! an English call center and no English supervisor??)
We called usaiways and us airways confirmed that air china have the duty to reroute passengers in the event of irregularities (cancelation) to their destination either on their plane or on another carrier at the first available flight, as we are "protected" to our destination on the same fare class and similar routing.
I then went on united site to see reward availability. There were tpe-nrt C class AND 2 first class nrt-fra LH a380, and then fra-den LH F, den-yeg UA Y available, leaving just a few days after. We then put the seats on hold and bought some mileageplus miles. We couldn't get it ticketed right away as we had to wait for the miles purchase to go through (48h). (PLAN B)
5. 4th and 5th call to air china, while having 2 concierges from the lounge from the Hyatt Taipei hotel to speak mandarin directly to the agents.
CA air china Agents cannot help.
(concierge hotel staff then called the airport, spoke directly to air china staff and learned all passengers on that 5:30pm canceled flight was being rebooked and leaving right away with another carrier on the 5:15pm Taiwan china air (CI).)
We then rushed to the airport in the rain. Went to air china desk and was asked: "business class or economy?" (trick #1: can't the agent see it in their system? ). We replied: "business class. The tickets were on business class."
We were then given CI (china air, a different carrier) business boarding pass, checked our bags, went through customs, security then headed for the gate.
At boarding time at the gate, we were boarding first but CI agent stopped us when the boarding pass says data error. CI agent then told us: "there is a problem with your tickets fares payment. You cannot board and have to wait here. Your bags will be removed". No further explanations were provided.
We were then escorted back through security, got our bags scanned for possible duty free, then got escorted through customs and back to the air china counter outside at departures level.
Air china (CA) supervisor: you cannot board on that plane as your ticket was a special ticket. It is a reward ticket from usairways. You have to call usair to ask them to reroute you.
Me: we already called us air. Us air confirmed that It is the duty of the carrier that canceled the flights to reroute passengers to their destination, not us airways. We are star gold, and according to the staralliance rules, air china, the carrier that canceled my flights have the duty to reroute me to the first available flights in the same fare class and similar routing, either on their own aircraft, another star alliance air, or on another carrier. You should not have pulled us from the gate at last minute, as we needed to make the LH and SQ connections. Canceling the CI tickets and pulling from the gate is going to cost me and air china much more.
CA: this is an airport counter, not a ticketing department, we do not have the power and cannot help you. Here is the phone number for air china reservation (trick #2)
Me: we have already called that number many times, even having our hotel concierges staff speaking mandarin and having CA agent hang up on us. The air china agents did not want to help, that is why we are here at the airport.
CA: you know your tickets are special right? It is a reward tickets on points
Me: It is a confirmed and ticketed ticket. It does not matter if i paid 2 dollars, 2k or 20K, or with points, my tickets are paid, ticketed and confirmed, and i am already in the middle of my trip.
CA: you have to call air china Taipei reservation office. This is an airport counter. We cannot issue or change tickets. This is the Taipei number (trick #3)
Me: we have already called that Taipei number. Nothing. That is why we are at the airport. We both know that you have the power to contact your ticketing department directly and change my tickets. Star alliance rules are clear: the carrier that canceled my tickets have to reroute me on the next available flight, to my destination and in the same fare class.
CA: i have never heard of that rule. Have you called usairways to ask them to reroute?
Me: yes. Do you want to call them directly to verify?
CA: yes. (then phone usairways)
Me: so?? What did usairways said?
CA: you need to call usairways to reroute. (trick #4)
Me: really? Can you stay here while I call usairways on speaker?
CA: ok. (called us air, the us air agent confirmed on speaker that it is air china (CA) that have to put the passengers on the next flight, and if no flights are available, CA have to buy a full fare tickets on another carrier. As a passenger, i am "protected" to my destination on the same fare class and routing)
CA: i have never heard of that rule. (then proceed to call usairways again, asking to speak to a supervisor. The usairways supervisor then confirmed what was said before.)
Me: (I pulled the employees manual from the star alliance website, pointing on my ipad to page 137 irregularities): this is from the staralliance site. Please read. It clearly said here that air china has to reroute me to my destination on the same fare class OR higher, with similar routing, and as star alliance gold we have priority to the first available flight, either on staralliance or on another carrier.
CA: i have not heard of it before. Let me check with my superiors.
CA: OK we can put you on tomorrow flight, air china tpe-pvg. And here are the phone numbers for SQ and LH reservations offices. You have to call them directly for the rest of the routing. (trick #5)
Me: what? You know very well what sq and lh are going to say, air china cancel my flight, pulled me from the reroute CI (china airline) flight today, so air china reservation ticketing have to directly ask SQ and LH for a seat, not me the passenger.
and pvg is not my destination.
CA: we have other passengers in the same situation, and lots of star alliance gold. They all have to call them directly tomorrow. You do not see anyone here now (trick #6) (there is no other passengers at the counter, is is because air china have put them on earlier china airlines flights duh!)
ME: no. We all know that you have the power to contact your ticketing department and change it directly.
CA: all of our china ticketing department are closed now (7PM). We cannot help you here. You have to call the CA ticketing reservation tomorrow. (trick # 7)
Me: Ok, your china office may be closed, but you can call your other worldwide offices in usa or europe. They are still open. Here are their numbers : (pointing to the star alliance manual and air china website)
CA: (talk extensively on the phone, then came back and said): we can only reroute you tomorrow on CA flight to PVG then with LH to FRA. You have to call SQ directly. (trick #8)
Me: what? FRA is not my destination. Air china has to reroute me to my destination (talking about the star alliance rules again)
CA: (talk again on the phone and said ): tpe-pvg-fra tomorrow is final as we can only see FRA in your air china pnr (showing me the exact same PNR that i have previously said to CA agents before on the phone) (trick #9)
ME: no, this is my routing (pointing to my ipad usairways ticket). And if you use the 14 digits 037 etickets numbers in your system, you can see ALL my routings.
CA: we can only bring you to FRA and it is final. There is nothing more we can do. (trick # 10)
ME: ok. So you are telling me that air china will not follow the international agreements iata and star alliance rules and will leave me stranded in FRA?
CA: yes. We can only route you to FRA.
Me: Ok. No problem. I need to be in JFK and YEG on time and will pay for a separate first class tickets if necessary (PLAN B with LH F a380 and LH F 747 new F). But i need air china to give me something in writing what happened, and that air china will not bring me to my destination and will only drop me at FRA. I will talk to star alliance and air china later.
CA: please wait.
CA: we contacted our VIP office in Beijing and we can put you on a different carrier with sky team, china airline CI flight tomorrow, allowing you to arrive the same time as before on your usair tickets, on the similar business class cabin.
(wow, suddenly there is an "VIP office" that is still open in china, contrarily to what was said before that all china office ticketing are closed and that the airport counters have no powers)
After 2-3 hours of arguing at the airport counter, We ended up taking the CI china airlines flights, as the united mileage plus bookings were not confirmed yet. China airline is totally different from china air. The lounge at TPE is very nice, with a noodle bar. The FA on the flights were attentive but not intrusive, they do not seemed to have an attitude and were proactive in the service.
Only downside was the seat, it was a business recliner and not a lie flat seat from TPE-JFK for 17 hours flight...
About PLAN B, for around$2500 and to experience LH F on A380 again, and FRA FCT, and 2nd LH F flight to DEN would be really nice and may be worth it. The united points actually were deposited on Friday and we could have ticketed the LH F on time... oh well...
We ended up missing out on the SQ business class on the A380, and we had to pay twice for taxi, and another hotel night . Plus lost time and lost slept. Is there anything else that we should have asked from air china?
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Aug 5, 12, 2:31 am
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I'm never, ever booking CA. Most definitely not on an award but not likely revenue either. Too many ridiculous stories have come up like this and the language barrier combined with my hearing impairment would be more than I'm willing to deal with.
Aug 5, 12, 7:55 am
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That is just an amazing experience. This is so clearly a matter of irregular operations that needs to be reported directly to Star Alliance. Try to be as succinct as possible and make sure that the management team there finds out what happened so they can do their jobs knowing that this is how one of their members is treating their customers. Be persistent but also clear that you're compelled to explain the customer expectations were clearly not being met. Good luck
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I have a colleague who was also caught in this same typhoon (except in HKG)... eerily similar story. Booked on CA having used US miles...CA flight was cancelled, call centers were closed, had to shuffle back and forth to the airport, language issues, etc. Sounded like a nightmare, as does yours. As others have said, I would be very reluctant to book an award trip with segments on CA after hearing all of this.
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This is so clearly a matter of irregular operations that needs to be reported directly to Star Alliance.
This isn't a Star Alliance issue. Rebooking as responsibility of the operating (not ticketing) carrier for day-of-travel disruptions is established by IATA convention across more than 200 airlines (including CA and US, I assure you).
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I'm never, ever booking CA. Most definitely not on an award but not likely revenue either. Too many ridiculous stories have come up like this and the language barrier combined with my hearing impairment would be more than I'm willing to deal with.
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As others have said, I would be very reluctant to book an award trip with segments on CA after hearing all of this.
But are we really being fair here? We've all read dozens of nightmare stories about US on this forum, too. Not every airline is SQ.
My only CA experience was fine. BKK-PEK in J. On the way, we were informed that there was too much fog/smog in PEK, so we had to land at a small airport in Taiyuan and wait it out. The flight crew was apologetic and friendly and kept us up to date. The FA even took a photo of me at the top of the stairs just outside the cabin door while we waited...
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Add me to the "never going to fly Air China" camp. Seems like no one at that airline really cares and all they do is pass the buck. If I ever travel to China it won't be on them.
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That is pretty absurd!
One question, were you giving them your US Airways PNR or the CA PNR? For tickets that include multiple airlines each airline will create its own PNR. It's always wise to obtain each airline's PNR for your reservation as it makes it easier to reference your reservation in situations like this. Though in this case it doesn't look like that would have made much of a difference anyways.
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Sadly, this doesn't shock me. The only times I've had to raise my voice in airports to deal with irregular ops have been in China - once at PEK with CA, and once at SHA with MU (Shanghai Hongqiao with China Eastern).
I would not necessarily avoid CA in the future (though I don't particularly suggest an international to international connection in PEK) and domestically in China you don't have other options in Star Alliance. You just have to be prepared to be both patient and very persistent in cases like this.
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That is pretty absurd!
One question, were you giving them your US Airways PNR or the CA PNR? For tickets that include multiple airlines each airline will create its own PNR. It's always wise to obtain each airline's PNR for your reservation as it makes it easier to reference your reservation in situations like this. Though in this case it doesn't look like that would have made much of a difference anyways.
I always have all the pnrs from all airlines. I gave ca pnr. At the airport, the pnr they showed me was the same pnr i had on file.
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That is just an amazing experience. This is so clearly a matter of irregular operations that needs to be reported directly to Star Alliance. Try to be as succinct as possible and make sure that the management team there finds out what happened so they can do their jobs knowing that this is how one of their members is treating their customers. Be persistent but also clear that you're compelled to explain the customer expectations were clearly not being met. Good luck
*A? That's a marketing alliance which has something like 3 employees in Frankfurt who shuffle lounge chits back and forth.
The chances of satisfaction here are zero. CA knows that OP considers himself a US customer and will never fly CA again. US can't do anything, it's basically a ticket seller in this instance and OP is stuck in the middle.
Maybe write a short (3 declarative sentences --- no more) note to US and hope they do something for you with CA.
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Here's a link to the Star Alliance Employee Manual the OP referenced:
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Agreed, will also avoid Air China after stories like these. There was another thread on here recently about someone being stranded in China with no visa after misconnect.
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Sadly, it is often difficult to do any business with a Chinese firm. Its not the broad Chinese culture or the language, its the culture of China itself. One finds it much easier to do business with the Chinese of Hong Kong, Singapore, San Francisco...
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But are we really being fair here? We've all read dozens of nightmare stories about US on this forum, too. Not every airline is SQ.
I'm not saying I'll never fly CA; in fact, I lived in China for a few months a couple years ago, and flew CA a number of times, and all was fine. What I will be reluctant to do in the future is book a *A award ticket with a segment on CA that has a time-sensitive connection to another *A flight.
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"Project Hero" is an anti-gun violence program
Clemson University researchers plan to gather at an Anderson school tomorrow to reveal a project that they say could help protect students against gun violence. "Project Hero" also is designed to inspire students to study computer science and robotics. The research team, which includes professor Juan Gilbert, will gather at the South Fant School of Early Education. Depending on how aggressively industry supports the idea, Gilbert says Project Hero could be in schools within three years.