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To: TobagoJack who wrote (161863)	8/29/2020 10:00:59 AM
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My experience of kindergarten, school and university was that they were and are nearly useless for learning useful things. In fact, for a month or two I was our class maths teacher as they were short staffed and our form teacher Miss Dent could not do maths. So I would read the text book in the afternoon/evening for an hour or so, then next day teach the class while Miss Dent sat at her desk. With mobile Cyberspace, children don't need information on paper or blackboard. Want to be an engineer? Click here and follow the chain of knowledge. Pass the tests enroute. Cost = $1 per day. No bankrupting student loan necessary. Schools are mainly cages to keep children out of neighbours' apple trees, carrot crops, abandoned dairy factory, construction sites, harbours and all other more interesting places. Even libraries (where I found more interesting books than at primary school). I wish covid had been rampant during my school days. Mqurice

To: TobagoJack who wrote (161863)	12/23/2021 10:56:28 PM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217574

Airlines cancel holiday flights due to omicron impacts on crews MINA KAJI, SAM SWEENEY AND AMANDA MAILE December 23, 2021, 8:20 PM The transportation industry has been bracing for pre-pandemic-level crowds this holiday season, but now two major U.S. airlines have been forced to proactively cancel some Christmas Eve flights due to the fast-spreading omicron variant of COVID-19. As of Thursday evening, United Airlines has proactively cancelled 112 flights for Christmas Eve. MORE: Winter holiday travel rush likely to approach pre-pandemic levels "The nationwide spike in omicron cases this week has had a direct impact on our flight crews and the people who run our operation," United said in a statement. "As a result, we've unfortunately had to cancel some flights and are notifying impacted customers in advance of them coming to the airport." "We're sorry for the disruption and are working hard to rebook as many people as possible and get them on their way for the holidays," the airline added. PHOTO: A United Airlines airplane is pushed back from its gate at Newark Liberty International Airport as the sun rises in Newark, N.J., Dec. 13, 2021. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) PHOTO: A United Airlines airplane is pushed back from its gate at Newark Liberty International Airport as the sun rises in Newark, N.J., Dec. 13, 2021. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) And it's not just United that's feeling the impact of the variant on crews. Delta Air Lines also proactively canceled around 90 flights for Christmas Eve. The airline says the "flight cancellations are due to a combination of issues, including but not limited to, potential inclement weather in some areas and the impact of the omicron variant." MORE: Airline CEOs face lawmakers on cancellations, delays despite $54B bailout "Delta teams have exhausted all options and resources — including rerouting and substitutions of aircraft and crews to cover scheduled flying — before canceling around 90 flights for Friday," Delta said in a statement to ABC News. "We apologize to our customers for the delay in their holiday travel plans. Delta people are working hard to get them to where they need to be as quickly and as safely as possible on the next available flight." Airlines for America (A4A), the group that lobbies on behalf of all major U.S. airlines, is calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to shorten the quarantine time for fully vaccinated individuals, saying the omicron surge may create "significant" disruptions. PHOTO: People wait in line to check in at the United Airlines ticket counter at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Dec. 20, 2021. (Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters) PHOTO: People wait in line to check in at the United Airlines ticket counter at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Dec. 20, 2021. (Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters) "The omicron surge may exacerbate personnel shortages and create significant disruptions to our workforce and operations," Nick Calio, A4A's CEO, said in a letter on Thursday to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky. Calio proposed the isolation period to be shortened to five days from symptom onset for breakthrough infections. MORE: COVID-19 live updates: Cruise ship must remain at sea after 55 people test positive "In turn, those individuals would be able to end isolation with an appropriate testing protocol," Calio wrote. The letter comes after Delta Air Lines and JetBlue Airways, both A4A members, also asked for isolation periods for fully vaccinated individuals to be shortened. Airlines cancel holiday flights due to omicron impacts on crews originally appeared on abcnews.go.com More From ABC News: Airlines cancel holiday flights due to omicron impacts on crews Former Boston College student charged in boyfriend's suicide pleads guilty President Biden to ABC's David Muir on at-home COVID testing: 'Nothing's been good enough'