• Air travel has become increasingly annoying and enervating: delayed flights, more restrictive rules on the size of carry-ons (anything bigger than a wallet may force a gate check), delayed or lost luggage, long check-in lines, etc.

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  • George Clooney's entire collection of suits may be less expensive than Lil Jon's chain, but the latter certainly comes with its perks--it's safe to say that a 5-pound "Crunk Ain't Dead" pendant is a bit too conspicuous to be lost at a coat check.

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  • The banks had destroyed him, he wrote, and he had lost his honor over the check affair.

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  • First, the Department of Labor will work closely with State unemployment offices and the responsible parties to cross-check payments for lost wages as a result of the spill.

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  • Just as photos on camera phones needed Instagram's filters for their distribution to grow, and GPS chips went from preventing you from getting lost to Foursquare's social check-ins, so the physiological signals that are currently generating charts, graphs and analysis will eventually be moulded into more social experiences, he argues.

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  • If they go elsewhere to check balances, the airline has lost a sales opportunity.

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  • Once that check was cashed, the team lost all leverage.

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  • This time, his exaggerated tremors eased, and he has lost 60 pounds while still keeping his schizophrenia in check.

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  • Three years later, she has lost her job and (because big American employers routinely check applicants' litigation histories) any chance of getting another like it.

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  • Reality check: There are worse things than a lost device .

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  • He cited the difference between what the airlines think will placate customers--prompt ticket refunds, quoting lowest available fares and retrieving lost luggage--and what's really annoying travelers: flight delays, long check-in lines and the 20-minute wait at the baggage carousel.

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  • Check your savings to determine just how many months you could fund basic expenses if you lost your job (we recommend at least six).

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