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Paying $50 to choose my seat on this Qantas A380 was money well spent
2025-04-07 13:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
Airline reviewsBy Julietta JamesonApril 1, 2025 4.00am, registeror subscribeto save articles for later.Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.The airline: QantasRoute Sydney to Johannesburg, flight QF63Frequency Six times a week.Aircraft Airbus A380-800Class Economy; seat 70HFlight time 14 hours, 30 minutes (delayed 45 minutes). It can be under 14 if the winds allow; the return trip is about 12 hours.Checking inQantas introduced the A380 to its Sydney-Johannesburg route in September 2024, the first A380 service across the Indian Ocean by any airline. My booking was done through a travel agent. Under permutations of Qantas seat selection policy, it costs $50 to secure my preferred spot ahead of check-in time. This surprises me but I pay up. Online, the seat map indicates the flight is not full, with possible free rows down the back and Ive chosen a seat in one of these and hope for the best.BaggageOne carry-on bag up to seven kilo... [ more ]
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Egypt announces first discovery of a royal tomb since King Tutankhamun's was found over a century ago
2025-04-07 11:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
World By Ahmed Shawkat Producer Ahmed Shawkat is a CBS News producer based in Cairo. He has worked for CBS News since 2016, prior to which he worked with several European networks including TVE, ZDF, SVT and Yle. Read Full Bio Ahmed Shawkat Updated on: February 19, 2025 / 8:21 PM EST / CBS News Egypt discovers royal Egyptian tomb Egyptian officials announced Tuesday the discovery of the tomb of King Thutmose II, the last of the lost tombs of the kings of ancient Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty, which reigned for over two centuries between about 1550 BC and 1292 BC. It's the first royal Egyptian tomb to be discovered since King Tutankhamun's final resting place was found in 1922.A joint Egyptian-British archaeological mission discovered Thutmose II's tomb in the mount of Thebes area, west of Luxor and the renowned Valley of the Kings. The team and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, which made the announcement, said evidence was discovered that clearly indicates it was King Thu... [ more ]
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Simulacra and Simulation Summary and Study Guide | SuperSummary
2025-04-07 11:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
OverviewSimulacra and Simulation (1981) by French philosopher and social critic Jean Baudrillard is a foundational text of postmodernism. It argues that in the postmodern age, people live in a hyperreality in which their experiences are no longer rooted in reality; instead, there are only simulations (or copies) and simulacra (copies with no connection to an original). Baudrillard uses film, theme parks, architecture, and science to show the pervasiveness of these hyperrealities. He presents a nihilistic view of the world, saying that all truth, value, and meaning have been absorbed into the simulation. He says that this simulation is already present and that people have a responsibility to pursue continued analysis to challenge hyperreality. Following the publication of Simulacra and Simulation, Baudrillard became an intellectual celebrity across the world. Alongside work by other French postmodernist thinkers such as Michel Foucault (Madness and Civilization, The History of Sexuality... [ more ]
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