a family christmas can bring a great deal of stress -- from the marathon cooking and endless washing-up to disappointment over gifts and heated family rows . no wonder it sees more relationships break down than at any other time of year , with twice as many couples beginning divorce proceedings in the first week of january . psychologist rachel maclynn -- a relationship expert and founder of vida matchmaking consultancy -- gives her advice for a harmonious christmas . . . un-happy holidays : an all too familiar scene for many families at christmas dinner . do . . . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- pity the poor u.s. airport ; its self-esteem has taken a beating in recent months . in february , as reported by the new york daily news , vice president joe biden said new york 's frequently lambasted laguardia airport `` feels like it 's in some third world country . '' `` why did we lead the world economically for so long ? '' biden lamented . `` we had the most modern infrastructure in the world . '' in march , the uk-based skytrax consultancy released its annual list of the world 's top 100 airports . the highest ranking any u.s. airport managed to muster was no. 27 , achieved by the relatively small cincinnati/northern kentucky international airport . result : taking care to ensure that the tantrums are kept at bay and proper preparation will make christmas the happiest time of the year . do n't . . . now , the economist has joined the dogpile . after combing through data on more than a million flights in 2013 , the venerable british magazine concludes in its current issue that u.s. airports are `` awful , '' beset by `` soggy pizza , surly security staff and endless queues . '' by . ellie zolfagharifard . published : . 08:24 est , 24 october 2013 . the economist article poses the million - -lrb- or , rather , multimillion - -rrb- dollar question : `` why are foreign airports better than america 's ? '' perhaps indicative of the global traveling public 's dismissal of the standards at u.s. airports , the online article does n't bother to provide an answer . | . updated : . best eats at 20 busiest u.s. airports . hope for u.s. airports ? well ... maybe . `` there 's no question that u.s. airports suffer from an image problem globally , and the main culprit is our nation 's lack of dedicated infrastructure investment , particularly in its aviation infrastructure , '' airports council international north america president and ceo kevin m. burke said . `` many of our airports are operating well beyond the capacity for which they were originally intended several decades ago , and this is the reason why air travelers -- international and domestic -- experience crowded terminals and outdated facilities . 08:25 est , 24 october 2013 . microgravity is a tricky business . a tiny push at a skewed angle can send an astronaut floating off in the wrong direction . even a single strand of hair can be enough to propel a body away from a surface , as nasa astronaut karen nyberg recently demonstrated . in a video created to explain the effects of weightlessness , nyberg used one strand of her own hair to send herself tumbling away from a wall of the international space station -lrb- iss -rrb- . scroll down for videos ... even a single strand of hair can be enough to propel a body away from a surface , as nasa astronaut karen nyberg recently demonstrated . nyberg said that the experiment came about following a conversation fellow astronaut cady coleman had with sandra bullock , star of the film space thriller ` gravity . ' `` the other source of harm to our global reputation has been the unacceptably long waiting times to process through customs at u.s. international airports . '' burke is optimistic about correcting the problems , pointing to a recent u.s. customs and border protection announcement that it will add 2,000 officers , many assigned to airports . `` aci-na has been working with congress for additional staffing , and with international traffic on the rise , this increase could not have come at a more critical time for u.s. airports , '' burke said . hong kong airport glory days , breathtaking photos . ` one of the things she told her about was how little effort it took to move around in microgravity , ' said nyberg , who has been at the iss since may . ` she even told her that you could take a human hair and use it stretched out to push against a wall or a handrail -- and it really takes that little effort . ' meager public funding bedevils performance , improvement . at the root of many problems experienced by travelers at u.s. airports is an atypical system of governance and finance . unlike many of their overseas counterparts , u.s. airports are predominantly owned and operated by city , county or state governments . `` this means that how they are funded is far more restricted than the rest of the world , '' burke said . `` for our large hub airports , their primary source of funding for capital improvement projects is the passenger facility charge . '' the charge is a nominal user fee paid by passengers upon purchase of airline tickets in the united states , `` virtually all of which , '' according to burke , is returned to the airport for investment in infrastructure projects . 10 of the world 's top airport lounges . the problem is , the fee no longer amounts to as much as it once did . veteran astronaut catherine ` cady ' coleman floated some ideas about how bullock could portray an astronaut for blockbuster gravity . ` since i have the resources , i thought i would give it a try , ' added nyberg in a video posted by nasa . after plucking one hair , she pressed it against an iss handrail and fell backwards in slow motion . bullock sought tips for portraying microgravity from coleman , who 's logged more than 4,330 hours in space aboard the space shuttle columbia and the international space station . coleman would n't be qualified to talk about the terror of floating off into space , as luckily she 's never experienced it . but she was able to field bullock 's questions about how it feels to be an astronaut . in a video created to explain the effects of weightlessness , karen nyberg used one strand of her own hair to send herself tumbling away from a wall of the international space station -lrb- pictured -rrb- . she told collectspace : ` she wanted to know about what it is like to physically live up there and physically move around . ``` what would you do with your hands ? with your feet ? what would be a natural position to work ? how often do you see your crewmates ? where do you meet each other ? '' it was those kinds of things . ' coleman has seen the trailer to gravity and describes the scene where dr stone is sent spinning into the void as sensationalism , but admitted to collectspace that the film is valuable as it portrays ` real people , including women , doing a difficult job ' . `` the pfc 's ceiling of $ 4.50 has n't been raised since 2000 , and this has meant that its purchasing power has eroded by roughly half due to inflation over the past 14 years , '' says burke . lack of passenger facility charge punch has hindered significant improvements and updates at many major u.s. airports . despite all this , burke , and perhaps at least some of the millions of visitors who continue to pour into u.s. airports each year , remains bullish about the future of u.s. airports . but can u.s. airports realistically improve vis-a-vis their international counterparts in , say , the next five to 10 years ? `` yes , but it 's going to take an unwavering commitment to upgrading our infrastructure , '' burke said . `` it 's crucial that congress and the american public recognize that infrastructure investment in airports is reinvestment in the communities they connect to rest of the world . `` and in an increasingly global marketplace , the u.s. will require world-leading airports to stay competitive . '' or , by now , simply to catch up to a field that has already , by many estimates , flown far ahead of them . and the world 's best airport is ...
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a family christmas can bring a great deal of stress -- from the marathon cooking and endless washing-up to disappointment over gifts and heated family rows . no wonder it sees more relationships break down than at any other time of year , with twice as many couples beginning divorce proceedings in the first week of january . psychologist rachel maclynn -- a relationship expert and founder of vida matchmaking consultancy -- gives her advice for a harmonious christmas . . . un-happy holidays : an all too familiar scene for many families at christmas dinner . do . . . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- pity the poor u.s. airport ; its self-esteem has taken a beating in recent months . in february , as reported by the new york daily news , vice president joe biden said new york 's frequently lambasted laguardia airport `` feels like it 's in some third world country . '' `` why did we lead the world economically for so long ? '' biden lamented . `` we had the most modern infrastructure in the world . '' in march , the uk-based skytrax consultancy released its annual list of the world 's top 100 airports . the highest ranking any u.s. airport managed to muster was no. 27 , achieved by the relatively small cincinnati/northern kentucky international airport . result : taking care to ensure that the tantrums are kept at bay and proper preparation will make christmas the happiest time of the year . do n't . . . now , the economist has joined the dogpile . after combing through data on more than a million flights in 2013 , the venerable british magazine concludes in its current issue that u.s. airports are `` awful , '' beset by `` soggy pizza , surly security staff and endless queues . '' by . ellie zolfagharifard . published : . 08:24 est , 24 october 2013 . the economist article poses the million - -lrb- or , rather , multimillion - -rrb- dollar question : `` why are foreign airports better than america 's ? '' perhaps indicative of the global traveling public 's dismissal of the standards at u.s. airports , the online article does n't bother to provide an answer . | . updated : . best eats at 20 busiest u.s. airports . hope for u.s. airports ? well ... maybe . `` there 's no question that u.s. airports suffer from an image problem globally , and the main culprit is our nation 's lack of dedicated infrastructure investment , particularly in its aviation infrastructure , '' airports council international north america president and ceo kevin m. burke said . `` many of our airports are operating well beyond the capacity for which they were originally intended several decades ago , and this is the reason why air travelers -- international and domestic -- experience crowded terminals and outdated facilities . 08:25 est , 24 october 2013 . microgravity is a tricky business . a tiny push at a skewed angle can send an astronaut floating off in the wrong direction . even a single strand of hair can be enough to propel a body away from a surface , as nasa astronaut karen nyberg recently demonstrated . in a video created to explain the effects of weightlessness , nyberg used one strand of her own hair to send herself tumbling away from a wall of the international space station -lrb- iss -rrb- . scroll down for videos ... even a single strand of hair can be enough to propel a body away from a surface , as nasa astronaut karen nyberg recently demonstrated . nyberg said that the experiment came about following a conversation fellow astronaut cady coleman had with sandra bullock , star of the film space thriller ` gravity . ' `` the other source of harm to our global reputation has been the unacceptably long waiting times to process through customs at u.s. international airports . '' burke is optimistic about correcting the problems , pointing to a recent u.s. customs and border protection announcement that it will add 2,000 officers , many assigned to airports . `` aci-na has been working with congress for additional staffing , and with international traffic on the rise , this increase could not have come at a more critical time for u.s. airports , '' burke said . hong kong airport glory days , breathtaking photos . ` one of the things she told her about was how little effort it took to move around in microgravity , ' said nyberg , who has been at the iss since may . ` she even told her that you could take a human hair and use it stretched out to push against a wall or a handrail -- and it really takes that little effort . ' meager public funding bedevils performance , improvement . at the root of many problems experienced by travelers at u.s. airports is an atypical system of governance and finance . unlike many of their overseas counterparts , u.s. airports are predominantly owned and operated by city , county or state governments . `` this means that how they are funded is far more restricted than the rest of the world , '' burke said . `` for our large hub airports , their primary source of funding for capital improvement projects is the passenger facility charge . '' the charge is a nominal user fee paid by passengers upon purchase of airline tickets in the united states , `` virtually all of which , '' according to burke , is returned to the airport for investment in infrastructure projects . 10 of the world 's top airport lounges . the problem is , the fee no longer amounts to as much as it once did . veteran astronaut catherine ` cady ' coleman floated some ideas about how bullock could portray an astronaut for blockbuster gravity . ` since i have the resources , i thought i would give it a try , ' added
a family christmas can bring a great deal of stress -- from the marathon cooking and endless washing-up to disappointment over gifts and heated family rows . no wonder it sees more relationships break down than at any other time of year , with twice as many couples beginning divorce proceedings in the first week of january . psychologist rachel maclynn -- a relationship expert and founder of vida matchmaking consultancy -- gives her advice for a harmonious christmas . . . un-happy holidays : an all too familiar scene for many families at christmas dinner . do . . . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- pity the poor u.s. airport ; its self-esteem has taken a beating in recent months . in february , as reported by the new york daily news , vice president joe biden said new york 's frequently lambasted laguardia airport `` feels like it 's in some third world country . '' `` why did we lead the world economically for so long ? '' biden lamented . `` we had the most modern infrastructure in the world . '' in march , the uk-based skytrax consultancy released its annual list of the world 's top 100 airports . the highest ranking any u.s. airport managed to muster was no. 27 , achieved by the relatively small cincinnati/northern kentucky international airport . result : taking care to ensure that the tantrums are kept at bay and proper preparation will make christmas the happiest time of the year . do n't . . . now , the economist has joined the dogpile . after combing through data on more than a million flights in 2013 , the venerable british magazine concludes in its current issue that u.s. airports are `` awful , '' beset by `` soggy pizza , surly security staff and endless queues . '' by . ellie zolfagharifard . published : . 08:24 est , 24 october 2013 . the economist article poses the million - -lrb- or , rather , multimillion - -rrb- dollar question : `` why are foreign airports better than america 's ? '' perhaps indicative of the global traveling public 's dismissal of the standards at u.s. airports , the online article does n't bother to provide an answer . | . updated : . best eats at 20 busiest u.s. airports . hope for u.s. airports ? well ... maybe . `` there 's no question that u.s. airports suffer from an image problem globally , and the main culprit is our nation 's lack of dedicated infrastructure investment , particularly in its aviation infrastructure , '' airports council international north america president and ceo kevin m. burke said . `` many of our airports are operating well beyond the capacity for which they were originally intended several decades ago , and this is the reason why air travelers -- international and domestic -- experience crowded terminals and outdated facilities . 08:25 est , 24 october 2013 . microgravity is a tricky business . a tiny push at a skewed angle can send an astronaut floating off in the wrong direction . even a single strand of hair can be enough to propel a body away from a surface , as nasa astronaut karen nyberg recently demonstrated . in a video created to explain the effects of weightlessness , nyberg used one strand of her own hair to send herself tumbling away from a wall of the international space station -lrb- iss -rrb- . scroll down for videos ... even a single strand of hair can be enough to propel a body away from a surface , as nasa astronaut karen nyberg recently demonstrated . nyberg said that the experiment came about following a conversation fellow astronaut cady coleman had with sandra bullock , star of the film space thriller ` gravity . ' `` the other source of harm to our global reputation has been the unacceptably long waiting times to process through customs at u.s. international airports . '' burke is optimistic about correcting the problems , pointing to a recent u.s. customs and border protection announcement that it will add 2,000 officers , many assigned to airports . `` aci-na has been working with congress for additional staffing , and with international traffic on the rise , this increase could not have come at a more critical time for u.s. airports , '' burke said . hong kong airport glory days , breathtaking photos . ` one of the things she told her about was how little effort it took to move around in microgravity , ' said nyberg , who has been at the iss since may . ` she even told her that you could take a human hair and use it stretched out to push against a wall or a handrail -- and it really takes that little effort . ' meager public funding bedevils performance , improvement . at the root of many problems experienced by travelers at u.s. airports is an atypical system of governance and finance . unlike many of their overseas counterparts , u.s. airports are predominantly owned and operated by city , county or state governments . `` this means that how they are funded is far more restricted than the rest of the world , '' burke said . `` for international space station -lrb- pictured -rrb- . she told collectspace : ` she wanted to know about what it is like to physically live up there and physically move around . ``` what would you do with your hands ? with your feet ? what would be a natural position to work ? how often do you see your crewmates ? where do you meet each other ? '' it was those kinds of things . ' coleman has seen the trailer to gravity and describes the scene where dr stone is sent spinning into the void as sensationalism , but admitted to collectspace that the film is valuable as it portrays ` real people , including women , doing a difficult job ' . `` the pfc
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a family christmas can bring a great deal of stress -- from the marathon cooking and endless washing-up to disappointment over gifts and heated family rows . no wonder it sees more relationships break down than at any other time of year , with twice as many couples beginning divorce proceedings in the first week of january . psychologist rachel maclynn -- a relationship expert and founder of vida matchmaking consultancy -- gives her advice for a harmonious christmas . . . un-happy holidays : an all too familiar scene for many families at christmas dinner . do . . . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- pity the poor u.s. airport ; its self-esteem has taken a beating in recent months . in february , as reported by the new york daily news , vice president joe biden said new york 's frequently lambasted laguardia airport `` feels like it 's in some third world country . '' `` why did we lead the world economically for so long ? '' biden lamented . `` we had the most modern infrastructure in the world . '' in march , the uk-based skytrax consultancy released its annual list of the world 's top 100 airports . the highest ranking any u.s. airport managed to muster was no. 27 , achieved by the relatively small cincinnati/northern kentucky international airport . result : taking care to ensure that the tantrums are kept at bay and proper preparation will make christmas the happiest time of the year . do n't . . . now , the economist has joined the dogpile . after combing through data on more than a million flights in 2013 , the venerable british magazine concludes in its current issue that u.s. airports are `` awful , '' beset by `` soggy pizza , surly security staff and endless queues . '' by . ellie zolfagharifard . published : . 08:24 est , 24 october 2013 . the economist article poses the million - -lrb- or , rather , multimillion - -rrb- dollar question : `` why are foreign airports better than america 's ? '' perhaps indicative of the global traveling public 's dismissal of the standards at u.s. airports , the online article does n't bother to provide an answer . | . updated : . best eats at 20 busiest u.s. airports . hope for u.s. airports ? well ... maybe . `` there 's no question that u.s. airports suffer from an image problem globally , and the main culprit is our nation 's lack of dedicated infrastructure investment , particularly in its aviation infrastructure , '' airports council international north america president and ceo kevin m. burke said . `` many of our airports are operating well beyond the capacity for which they were originally intended several decades ago , and this is the reason why air travelers -- international and domestic -- experience crowded terminals and outdated facilities . 08:25 est , 24 october 2013 . microgravity is a tricky business . a tiny push at a skewed angle can send an astronaut floating off in the wrong direction . even a single strand of hair can be enough to propel a body away from a surface , as nasa astronaut karen nyberg recently demonstrated . in a video created to explain the effects of weightlessness , nyberg used one strand of her own hair to send herself tumbling away from a wall of the international space station -lrb- iss -rrb- . scroll down for videos ... even a single strand of hair can be enough to propel a body away from a surface , as nasa astronaut karen nyberg recently demonstrated . nyberg said that the experiment came about following a conversation fellow astronaut cady coleman had with sandra bullock , star of the film space thriller ` gravity . ' `` the other source of harm to our global reputation has been the unacceptably long waiting times to process through customs at u.s. international airports . '' burke is optimistic about correcting the problems , pointing to a recent u.s. customs and border protection announcement that it will add 2,000 officers , many assigned to airports . `` aci-na has been working with congress for additional staffing , and with international traffic on the rise , this increase could not have come at a more critical time for u.s. airports , '' burke said . hong kong airport glory days , breathtaking photos . ` one of the things she told her about was how little effort it took to move
 The article discusses how family Christmas celebrations can bring stress and disappointment, especially when there are high expectations. It highlights the importance of setting realistic goals and prioritizing what truly matters in the holiday season. Additionally, it touches on the topic of air travel and how it can be affected by various factors such as weather conditions, airport security, and flight delays.