These charming ladies are on hand to help you with your travel needs, anything from directions and security regulations to liquid restrictions and boarding card details -- the kind of things that can often baffle infrequent fliers.

BBC: Airport avatars offer travel advice

Greek social security funds hold nearly two-thirds of their liquid assets in government bonds.

FORBES: Governments Are The Primary Creators Of Systemic Risk

Bomb experts say that security checks are probably more likely to find the device that detonates a liquid bomb than the liquid explosive itself.

NPR: It's Hard to Spot a Liquid Threat to Airline Safety

Schneier said he'd be happier if the TSA ran airport security that looked more like it did before September 11, 2001, before liquid bans, body scanners and shoe removal.

CNN: How much do we really hate the TSA?