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While the two camps were congenial, the competitive air was still alive as Martel's supporters held up signs reading, "Hanging Chads, Election Stolen" and "We Demand a Recount, Some Cabot Voters Barred From Booths," after the Sundquist-Sarafa victory was announced...

Author: By Chelsea L. Shover and Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Sunkist, Falafel Ring In Sundquist-Sarafa Victory | 12/8/2007 | See Source »

...went on a quick two-hour jaunt from New York City to Washington and back earlier this week to test out the new service and was impressed by the speed. My IMs and BlackBerry messages went through seamlessly to my colleagues even while I was zipping in the air. But we did run into dead spots. For about 15 minutes we were flying along the edge of a cell tower that did not have a strong enough signal to connect, so my e-mails sat in cyberspace limbo. Once the signal became strong enough, the mail went through. For trouble...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BlackBerrys on a Plane | 12/7/2007 | See Source »

...airlines charge passengers for services that were once complimentary - food, extra legroom in coach, even checking bags (thanks Spirit Airlines) - JetBlue is about to give us, for free, a brand new perk: e-mail, BlackBerry service and instant messaging from the air. Starting next Tuesday, Dec. 11, the "BetaBlue" Airbus A320 will be trying out the system on its runs between cities like New York and San Francisco for the next six months. It will then be rolled out system-wide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BlackBerrys on a Plane | 12/7/2007 | See Source »

...irritating to go into a hot spot and have to pay." JetBlue and other airlines learned that lesson with seat-back phones. That service was discontinued because of lack of interest from passengers unwilling to pay several dollars for one in-flight phone call. The ground-to-air spectrum used for those in-flight calls came up for bid in July 2006, and JetBlue's subsidiary, LiveTV, purchased a slice from the Federal Communications Commissions to use for its Wi-Fi service. LiveTV will also offer the new service on its spectrum to other U.S. carriers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BlackBerrys on a Plane | 12/7/2007 | See Source »

...hours, along with his brothers, children, and nephews, to swap his cowboy boots for a pair of ice skates. He could never afford to take them to a commercial rink at $5 a head, he says. But the Christmas season has brought a colossal 34,400 square-foot open-air skating rink to the heart of Mexico City, in the central square known as the Zocalo. It's the largest rink in the world, its boosters claim, and more importantly, it's free...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Local Politics on Ice | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

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