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Everybody has heard the story of the boy that cried wolf.In Search and Rescue, we have a very similar situation involving ELTs (Emergency Locator Transmitters).The ELT is a excellent device designed to provide a timely response to a critical, potentially life-threatening, situation.But most ELT activations are false alarms, whereas many actual emergencies lead to no activation of the ELT.As backward as this may seem, it's true...

The Internet has provided a revolution in the way people shop for airfares.What was the province only of connected travel agents is now the province of every Internet connected traveler.Recent studies have shown that online airfare shoppers visit more than three sites on average to shop for airfares.What many of those online shoppers fail to realize is that only comparing costs on various websites isn't necessarily the best way to find reduced rates...