http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/019378.php
December 30, 2007
“”Jihad: war against non-Muslims to convert them to Islam’”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Pop quiz! Who said that?”
(Hint: Click on the link above to find out the answer.)
Note: The following post is a quote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1946083/posts
Travelers Advisory: U.S. limits lithium batteries on flights
Custom Market Watch ^ | 12-30-07
Posted on 12/30/2007 4:14:11 PM PST by Cagey
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) - Flying well-equipped for business and pleasure gets a bit more complicated on Jan. 1, as the U.S. Transportation Department bars travelers from packing loose lithium batteries in checked luggage.
The move is designed to help minimize the risk that such batteries could overheat and catch fire on board, the agency’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration said in a statement on Friday.
The new rules say travelers can bring a laptop computer, digital camera, cellphone and other equipment on board or in checked luggage if their lithium batteries are installed in the items.
And flyers can bring spare batteries in carry-on luggage if they’re stored in plastic bags or if they’re in the original retail packaging. But travelers can bring only as many as two such spare batteries, and each must be packed separately.
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