Newark Airport Shutdown Over an Expat Kiss
Expat travelers are keenly aware of how Newark Airport in the USA shutdown on Jan 3rd after a security breach. We learned that airport was such down for hours do to a kiss. Is there something about this kiss we could all relate to? “But watch closely. Is there something a tiny bit familiar in that embrace? Does it even have a famed predecessor? Indeed, it does. Haisong Jiang’s furtive hug takes us back to another airfield, another embrace of lovers, one also caught on camera — perhaps the most famous airport-tarmac smoocheroo in cinematic history. Haisong Jiang is Humphrey Bogart. His girlfriend is Ingrid Bergman. It is wartime. The threat level at the airports is high. And Newark, perhaps most improbably of all, is Casablanca.”
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Google Confronts China
After an investigation regarding cyber attacks Google, now warns they may leave China. The attack targeted not only Google, but as many as 34 other companies/entities. “Like many other well-known organizations, we face cyber attacks of varying degrees on a regular basis. In mid-December, we detected a highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China that resulted in the theft of intellectual property from Google. However, it soon became clear that what at first appeared to be solely a security incident–albeit a significant one–was something quite different.”
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Mumbai Nearly One Year Later
It’s been nearly a year since the attacks on Mumbai and the city has not wavered. When the terrorist attacks happened many expats sent their families home on an early Christmas holiday, while others where re-expatriated due to security concerns. Now companies are stronger than ever and the expats are back. Business travelers are also making an effort to stay in the hotels that were attacked. “But confidence has since slowly returned, Mr Dailly says. “Non-Indian businesses operating in Mumbai have not forgotten that there is a terrorism threat in India, but they recognise that it is entirely manageable, much as it is operating in Istanbul, Madrid or London, cities which have also been recent targets of terrorism,” he says…Others, such as Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, have also made a point of staying in the hotel, and even business people who were wounded in the attacks say they would return to Mumbai. Harnish”
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Medicare To Reach US Citizen Beyond Her Borders
Medicare looks like it may be extended to US Citizens living abroad in Mexico. With Medicare flagged for cuts many in the US government see Mexico as a savings. For now US expats only have the option of paying out of pocket or for private insurance, while others opt to return to home to have procedures covered under Medicare. “A doctor’s office visit or house call (still a common practice in Mexico) costs only $25 to $40, according to a 2007 study by the University of Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs. The same study presented information on comparative costs for common procedures: a hip replacement costs between $43,000 and $63,000 in the U.S., compared to $12,000 in Mexico, according to Texas-based hospital chain Christus Muguerza, which also operates in Mexico; a coronary bypass in Mexico costs an average of $21,000 compared to $149,000 in the U.S. Citing statistics from the U.S. census and State Department, Crist estimates approximately 200,000 of the 1 million U.S. citizens living south of the border are Medicare-eligible.”
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