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 GJ> Shudder!  I have been similarly embarrassed by little old ladies in
 GJ> the PNG Highlands, striding past me up mountain paths carrying huge
 GJ> loads of sweet potato and leading a pig on a string.

Yeah, but those little old ladies were in their 30s.

 ML> Interestingly, I've been on the 340 but never on the 330,
 ML> essentially the same plane but with two big engines rather
 GJ> What airline runs A330s?

I was going to be flip and say, what airline doesn't? but then
decided, as I'm at the EWR airport with nothing to do, and there's
nobody at the bar yet, to do your research for you. Here's the list.

Aer Lingus, Aeroflot, Afriqiyah, Air Algerie, Air Asia,
Air Berlin, Air Caledonie, Air Canada, Air Caraibes, 
Air China, Air Europa, Air France, Air India, Air 
Mauritius, Air Transat, Alitalia, Arik, Asiana, Atlasjet, 
Avianca, Batavia, bmi, Cathay, China Airlines, China 
Eastern, China Southern, Cyprus, Delta, Dragonair, 
Edelweiss, Egyptair, Emirates, Etihad, EVA, Garuda, Gulf, 
Finnair, Hainan, Hawaiian, Hong Kong Air, Iberworld, Jet,
Jetstar, Kingfisher, KLM, Korean, Lufthansa, Malaysia,
Meridiana, Mid East Jet, Middle Eastern, Monarch, Oman, 
Philippine, Qantas, Qatar, Royal Jordanian, Saudi Arabian, 
Sichuan, Singapore, SN Brussels, Sri Lankan, Swiss, TAM, 
TAP, Thai, Thomas Cook, Turkish, US Air, Vietnam, Virgin 
Blue, Vladivostok Air, XL Airways, Yemenia.

I perhaps should have saved myself the trouble and
said, what airline doesn't?

 ML> Looking forward to the new release of the 737NG+, which is
 ML> said to have horizontally oriented windows. With any luck
 ML> my flight on Wednesday will be on such a craft.
 GJ> What does the "NG" stand for?  (Not a good model name...)

Nadzo Guido. Actually: "new generation plus."

 ML> Recently my compass was confused by an electrified
 ML> tram wire, tall steel buildings, and construction
 ML> equipment, all at once. I didn't know which way
 ML> was up, after a while, much less north and south.
 GJ> That is when you needed a sighting of the sun.

That is when tall steel buildings are a hindrance.
 
 ML> The finest alternative is the 24-hour free movie theater, where,
 ML> if you have an effective set of earplugs, you can sleep to your
 ML> heart's content in a seat with a reasonable recline and relatively
 ML> few neighbors, most of whom are doing the same thing.
 GJ> Isn't that much the same as your business class seat in the plane?

Pretty much, minus the free booze.

 GJ> little extreme.  I think you can still be fined for failing to flush a
 GJ> public toilet after use.
 ML> Hardly extreme.
 GJ> I think the fine is or was $50, which I think is a bit extreme,
 GJ> although the idea is to be commended.

In order to provide deterrence value, the fine should be
more than negligible.

                   *  Exported from  MasterCook Mac  *

                         Chocolate Walnut Cookies

Recipe By     : Therese Cruz 34265 <MCRUZ at worldbank.org>
Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cookies

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   4      large         eggs
   1 1/2  cups          sugar
  16      ounces        semisweet chocolate -- melted & cooled
     1/2  stick         unsalted butter -- softened
   1      tablespoon    vanilla
   1      tablespoon    strong brewed espresso
     1/2  cup           cake flour
     1/4  teaspoon      salt
   1      teaspoon      double-acting baking powder
   2 1/2  cups          semisweet chocolate chips
   1      cup           walnuts

      In the bowl of an electric mixer beat the eggs and the sugar for
      4 to 6 min, or until the mixture is thick and pale, add
      melted chocolate, the butter, the vanilla, the espresso, the
      flour, the salt and the baking powder, and beat the mixture on
      the lowest setting until it is combined well.  Add the chocolate
      chips and the walnuts and beat the dough until it is combined
      well.  In a sheet of parchment paper, form the dough into a log,
      4 inches in diameter, wrap it in wax paper, and chill it for 3
      hours, or until it is firm.

      Cut the log into 1-inch-thick rounds, arrange the rounds 2 inches
      apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper, and bake them
      in batches in the middle of a preheated 350F oven for 15 min,
      or until the tops are shiny and cracked slightly.  (The cookies
      will be very soft.)  Transfer the baking sheets to racks and let
      the cookies cool completely before removing them from the sheets.
      (The cookies will firm up as they cool.)  Makes about 12 cookies.

      The Model Bakery, St. Helene, Napa Valley
      From Gourmet Magazine

posted to NCE 12 Apr 98
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