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FEATURES36 » THE SAINT » All-Pro quarter-back Drew Brees has revived New Orleans’s moribund football franchise and lifted the city’s battered spirits. Here’s where he makes his Crescent City connections off the field. BY JOSEPH GUINTO

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101 Your Personal Health: Deep Vein Thrombosis 102 Airline Partners 103 Terminal Maps 106 Route Maps 110 Customs Form 111 I-94 Form

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From a standing start 18 years ago, we quickly grew into the top U.S. airline serv-ing Latin America, with more flights to more destinations than any other carrier. We proved the naysayers wrong, and the linchpin of our growth and success has been our hub at Miami International Air-port, the premier gateway connecting the United States and Latin America.

In 1989, American operated 18 flights a day and employed about 200 people in Miami. Today, we have more than 9,000 employees in South Florida, and our Latin America/Mexico route system has grown to include 38 destinations in 17 countries. Of course, Miami isn’t the only U.S. city you can connect through to and from Latin America. Our Latin network also provides nonstop access to Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, New York/JFK, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The service we offer you to Latin America is unmatched in the industry, and it would be impossible were it not for our employees based in those regions, nearly all of whom are nationals of the countries in which they work. They are our ambassadors, develop-ing the ties we need to the local communi-ties, governments, and business leaders. Our success in Latin America is a tribute to them, so I hope you will join me in congrat-ulating them on this auspicious occasion. I know they join me in thanking you for fly-ing with us and wishing you buen viaje, or “good voyage.”

¡Felicidades!

Gerard J. ArpeyChairman & CEOAmerican Airlines

In last month’s column, I told the story of American Overseas Airlines, an American Airlines subsidiary that served Europe in the years immediately after World War II. While AA was a pioneer in transatlantic flight, our international network actually extended south before it reached across the Atlantic. This month marks the 65th anniversary of American’s fir t service to Mexico.

In 1940, the Mexican government granted American Airlines the authority to extend its service to Mexico City, via Mon-terrey. In April 1942, the U.S. Civil Aero-nautics Board gave the okay. But before the fir t Mexico-bound DC-3 could take off, AA personnel had to build an entire aviation in-frastructure in Monterrey, including ticket offices, navigational equipment, emergency fields, roads, and utility lines. By September 1942, the AA era in Mexico was under way.

While we were among the fir t airlines to fly to Mexico, for decades American had no presence at all in the rest of Latin America. That changed in 1978 when we launched service to Guadalajara. We then added flights to Puerto Vallarta and Can-cún, and in 1987, we began serving Caracas, Venezuela, our fir t destination in South America. Still, our Latin American pres-ence remained small until 1989, when we acquired Eastern Airlines’ routes to Central and South America. Suddenly, we were a major player in the region.

Our southern expansion was met with a lot of skepticism, as the 1980s had been a decade of financial turmoil for many Latin American countries. Moreover, beyond the economic risk, launching service to 21 new cities in 15 Latin American countries, as we did in 1990, created unique cultural, politi-cal, and logistical challenges. For example, American’s aircraft would now be flying over some of the highest and most remote terrain anywhere. In order to serve La Paz,

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But alas, with the math assis-tance of my friend, it was deter-mined that this column will really only be about my 100th, maybe my 101st or 102nd, de-pending on how many of them I’ve pawned off on others over the years.

I was dumbfounded. After four years and five months, I’ve written only 100 columns? How can that be? I would tell you that we redid the math a num-ber of times, but that would just be embarrassing to admit.

Trying to put a positive spin on the news (because that’s just the kind of person I am), I thought that perhaps hitting 100ish might be some sort of editorial milestone for the mag-azine. I mean, I’ve been with this company a long time. I’ve known a lot of the editors. And I think I must be up there in job longevity.

Unlike the sports realm, the magazine world (at least my magazine world) doesn’t keep a lot of historical scores and stats — or really any scores and stats that don’t have dollar signs in front of them. This, I realized, was going to take some research. So instead of tackling the stories

and e-mails that were waiting to be read and answered, I went into our archives and began digging.

Here’s what I found: In the 40-plus years the magazine has been around, it has had about 20 editors. In the early days, it seems, most of those people av-eraged a couple of years in the position. Buoyed by this infor-mation, I thought I might be on to something.

But then I came to November 1977, when a man named Wal-ter Damtoft moved to the head of the class — and he stayed there for almost a decade. I felt doomed. I don’t have even half that! But all was not lost. Be-cause, you see, Mr. Damtoft never wrote an Editor’s Note — or any kind of note. We only know that he was the editor be-cause he’s listed as such in the magazine’s masthead. So while I don’t have his staying power (yet), I definitely exceed him in number of columns written. I continued digging.

Things started to get dicey again when I entered the ’90s — which, interestingly enough, was about the time I came to work here. Since 1989, there

have been five editors, including me and not including the great Jim Shahin, who was “editor at large” for exactly three issues but didn’t meet my strict crite-ria because he never wrote an editor’s column during that time.

Of those five editors, one last-ed four years and seven months (I’m just a few rounding errors away), and another was here for, alas again, five years and two months.

So it seems that while my numbers are good, they are not the best. However, goals are an important part of reaching our personal bests. And really, what’s nine more months if it means I get to be the longest column-writing editor in the history of American Way? Now I’m on a mission.

But if for some reason I don’t make it, I’ll be able to write about the heartbreaking mo-ment that ended it all. See? A win-win.

I was talking with a friend one evening about the baseball milestones that Alex Rodriguez and Barry Bonds managed to reach on the same day. That conversation then turned to records in general, and then, no surprise, to me. I was getting ready to write this column, and I started wondering just how many I had done and how that number compared to those of past editors of the magazine. Surely I must be in the hundreds.

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MUSIC TO OUR EARSCongratulations on the Music Issue. Nor-mally I glance through airline magazines but rarely read many of the articles. But I read the “Voices of a Generation” article and was very impressed. So I continued reading the remainder of the magazine and really couldn’t believe this was an airline maga-zine. The articles were superb. I graduated from high school in 1966, so the music ar-ticles resonated with me. Please extend my appreciation to the entire American Way team for a truly remarkable issue. Your team did great!

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DEAR PERRY: We’re an airline magazine? We like to think of ourselves as Rolling Stone’s third cousin twice removed.

FLY WITH A SMALL FRYAs I was packing my two-year-old’s enter-tainment for our American Airlines flight, I remembered Gerard Arpey’s recent sug-gestions about traveling with children [“Vantage Point,” March 1 and March 15]. It reminded me of our last flight, where all it took was a copy of American Way to keep Alyssa happy! (See photo below.) Thanks for a great magazine!

JILL SANTOLERI, ROGERS, ARKANSAS

DEAR JILL: We know the magazine is pretty diverse, but toddler reading material? Does American Way go on the bookshelf between One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish and Everyone Poops? (Both are favorites of ours, by the way.) In any case, we’re always glad to hear from our readers — especially the ones still in diapers.

Letter RipWe love letters. Maybe it’s because our grandmas always used to tape a quarter to our birthday cards when we were little, and we now have this Pavlovian thing going on. Regardless, we want to hear from you. Sing our praises, bust our chops, or just tell us what’s on your mind. Send it to [email protected].

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NOT MUSIC TO HERSI have to say, I always look forward to Sher-ri’s note each issue. I find humor with her outlook on life and our similarities in pro-crastination! It’s taken me a month to write this, hasn’t it? Before I complain about one of the issues, I want to tell you that I always look forward to checking the seat-back pocket to see a new issue peeking out at me! Because I travel to so many different places each year, I often look for the travel and food sections in case the articles are about places I’ve been, and I see whether I was hip enough to have eaten there, or, more often than not, I read what I missed out on.

With that said, I want to tell you I was disappointed in the June 1 issue — spe-cifically the article “Voices of a Generation.” This was a narrow view of the music indus-try. I think if the author had simply stated, “I listen only to rock music; therefore, I am only writing about that,” I probably wouldn’t have mentally walked away feel-ing offended. I think making such sweeping comments as Nirvana being an influential band is a huge disappointment; you should at least start out qualifying the article.

Have your staff continue doing a great job as they usually do and I’ll keep looking for new issues to keep me entertained! Oh, and please tell the other travelers to stop tearing out the Sudoku puzzles! There are articles on the backs of those, you know.

ELLEN L. FROST, GRAPEVINE, TEXAS

DEAR ELLEN: This is why the writer of the story, Kevin Raub, has gone into the Wit-ness Protection Program (and, we’re sad to say, is no longer named Kevin Raub). To read the reactions of his detractors as well as his fans and to rate the article yourself, visit www.americanwaymag.com and click on the June 1 issue.

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SLEEPAt La Samanna (from $950; 800-237-1236, www.orient-express .com), one of the is-land’s poshest resorts, there are several new additions, including an infinity-edge pool that overlooks beautiful Baie Longue beach and a new beach bar with an outdoor deck. Grab-bing a drink here is the perfect solution for anyone wanting to en-joy the setting without springing for the over-night stay. Kids will love Captain Oliver’s (from $150; 011-590-590-87-40-26, www .captainolivers.com), an affordable bungalow-style hotel on Oyster Pond, which borders both the French and Dutch sides of the island (stand on the hotel’s International Bridge and you’ll be in two countries at the same time). In addi-tion to the beach and marina, there’s a glass-walled pool, a mini-zoo, an open-air restaurant serving French/Creole cuisine (don’t miss the weekly lobster buffet), and several watering holes, including the rustic Iguana Bar over-looking St. Bart’s.

EATThe island’s gourmet hub is Grand Case on St. Martin, where you’ll

find classic spots like Le Pressoir (011-590-877-662). The Dutch side has been getting attention, too, for its innovative restaurants, including Temptation (011-599-545-2254, www.nouveaucarib bean.com), from island-born Dino Jag-tiani, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. His Carib-bean/international cuisine features dishes like grilled-peach salad, tamarind-glazed ma-himahi, and tempura mussel shooters with coconut curry.

SHOPThere are plenty of unique shops on the island, especially in Marigot, the capital of St. Martin. At Blooming Baskets by Lisa (011-599-545-2270, www .bloomingbaskets bylisa.com), owned by former Pennsylvanians Lisa and Michele War-den, you’ll be charmed by the whimsical, flower-bedecked straw handbags. Roland Richardson (011-590-590-873-224, www.rolandrichard son.com), one of the Caribbean’s leading artists, exhibits his vibrant watercolors of island scenes in his gallery in a historic Marigot home.

This dual-nation island is half French and half Dutch, so a visit here makes for quite an interesting vacation. On the French side, St. Martin, you’ll find gourmet restaurants and chic boutiques, while the Dutch side, St. Maarten, is known for its abundance of casinos, nightlife, and duty-free shopping. But they both lay claim to pampering spas, luxe hotels, and, of course, gorgeous beaches. (Plus, going back and forth between the two is a cinch.) — Jill Fergus

PAMPERIn spa news, the Westin St. Maarten, Dawn Beach Resort & Spa has opened the Hibiscus Spa (011-599-543-6700, www.starwoodhotels.com/westin). It’s the island’s largest, and it specializes in a variety of massages and treatments, such as the Hibiscus Rain Shower Ritual. At the sleek Dior Spa (011-599-546-6620, www.diorspa-stmaarten .com), guests can in-dulge in hydrotherapy treatments like seawa-ter and sea-salt baths as well as treat them-selves to fango mud masks and reflexology.

DRINKBe sure to sample guavaberry liqueur, the island’s national spirit, made from rum aged in oak barrels, cane sugar, and wild guavaberries. To learn about this local staple, visit the Guavaberry Emporium (011-599-542 2965, www .guavaberry.com), which is housed in a pretty gingerbread cottage in Philipsburg. You can also purchase a bottle of the spicy, fruity liqueur there and find other guavaberry products like barbecue sauces, perfumes, and even love potions.

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Buffalo: Ralph Wilson Stadium was made for tailgating. Set up the RV two days before kickoff, and revel in the madness that includes hot tubs in December and a guy called Pinto Ron who cooks from the hood of his car. Get cleaned up for the game in a comfort station designed specifi cally for overnight tailgaters.

Green Bay: Don’t let the subzero temperatures of the frozen tundra fool you. Lambeau Field is the hot spot among NFL stadiums for bratwurst, beer, and Cheeseheads. Oh yeah, green and yellow body paint is apparently a logical alternative for a parka and a scarf on a cold December Sunday in Wisconsin.

Kansas City: The intoxicating aroma of clas-sic Kansas City barbecue permeating through an endless fl eet of RVs hours before kickoff makes Ar-rowhead Stadium the holy land of tailgating.

Oakland: Tailgating at McAfee Coliseum is the equivalent of a Lollapaloo-za sideshow. Raiders fans, with their spiked shoulder pads and skull-and-cross-bones tattoos, are the most eccentric tailgaters in the NFL and make for great people-watching. Think of game day here as Mardi Gras for the West Coast.

Pittsburgh: Of course Heinz Field made the list — it’s named after a bottle of ketchup. Great hot dogs with all the toppings and fans with some of the highest football IQs in the NFL make tailgating in Pittsburgh a must for every football junkie.

Louisiana State University: Cajun food, jazz music, and great foot-ball from a traditional pow-erhouse are the perfect ingredients for some of the best tailgate parties in the Southeastern Conference.

Penn State: Before you watch living legend Joe Paterno pace the sidelines on Saturday, kick off your tailgate party on Thursday night in the aptly named Happy Valley. And don’t worry about running out of space — Penn State provides one of the largest tailgate areas in the nation.

University of Michigan: Tailgate on a golf course next to the largest and most storied stadium in the nation. Plus, the family-friendly atmosphere makes “the Big House” a great place to bring the kids.

University of Mississippi: The Grove at Ole Miss is the best place to tailgate in the nation, says the “Commis-sioner of Tailgating,” Joe Cahn. The world’s only professional tailgater (visit his website, www.tailgating.com), he explains it as “Scarlett O’Hara meets the parking lot” because of the Southern hospitality.

University of Washington: Here, you’ll fi nd the most un-conventional tailgating in college football. Instead of just packing the parking lots with RVs, U-Dub fans also anchor hundreds of boats in Lake Washington. And instead of downing brews and brats, fans sip on fi ne wine while grilling salmon.

Pigskin Party Whether pro or collegiate, football games are an all-day (and in some cases, several-day) party at these top 10 stadiums for tailgating. — Ryan Collins

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ILLUSTRATION BY JASON LEE

BRATS: The Commissioner’s Brats Boil brats in water the night before the big game. While hot, take the brats from the pot and soak in cold beer. As the brats cool down, they will absorb the beer, which adds fl avor. Cook the brats overnight and just reheat on the grill at the stadium the next day.

Want three simple ways to make your tailgate cooking a surefi re success? Beef, birds, and brats — cooked to per-fection. These recipes from Tailgating.com and HeinzRed Zone.com will guarantee a grilling victory.

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BEEF: Game-Day Barbecue Sauce1½ cups ketchup1 cup Coca-Cola Classic¼ pound butter (1 stick)½ cup dark brown sugar, packed¼ cup Worcestershire sauceSalt, pepper, seasoning salt, cayenne pepper, and garlic to taste

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan; simmer over low heat for 20 to 30 min-utes. Enjoy immediately, or store in a jar and refrigerate for next time.

BIRDS: Chicken Kickoff Kabobs 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts1 green pepper, cut into 1-inch chunks1 red pepper, cut into 1-inch chunks1 can (8 ounces) pineapple chunks, drained½ cup Jack Daniel’s Original No. 7 Barbecue Recipe grilling sauce¼ cup orange marmalade

Cut chicken breasts into 1-inch squares. Thread skewers alternately with chick-en, green and red pepper chunks, and pineapple chunks. Combine Jack Dan-iel’s Original No. 7 Barbecue Recipe grilling sauce and orange marmalade. Brush mixture over skewered kabobs . Grill over medium heat for 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked, turning and brushing with additional Jack Daniel’s grilling sauce.

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Trading lazy weekends by the pool for sweaters and slacks can be a bummer. But here’s some good news: Fall brings some of the coolest gear to stores. From the hippest shades to the best in tech, this stuff is guar-anteed to counter those back-to-school blues. — Tobey Grumet Segal

Philips/Swarovski Active Crystals SWS4000 Space Headphones, $100 Designed for superior sound performance — with perfectly sealing earbuds for noise isola-tion — these Philips headphones are adorned with Swarovski crystals. Now you don’t have to decide between a geeky toy and a fashion accessory. www.active-crystals.com

Blaupunkt Velocity2Go, $400 The strangely appealing Velocity2Go is your very own Transformer. The portable audio system with high-fi delity loudspeakers and amplifi ers is powered by built-in rechargeable batteries and can double as a subwoofer for your car. Shia LaBeouf not included. www.blaupunkt.com/us

Oliver Peoples Farrell Sunglasses, $400 With an up-dated and modifi ed aviator look, these supersharp shades include VFX lenses for maximum coverage and UV protection. That’s okay and all, but the slightly oversize frame and unisex design promise to give your face a whole new look. www.oliverpeoples.com

Treo 755p, $280 Slimmer, smarter, better equipped. Get your head out of the gutter — we’re talking about the new Treo 755p. This smartphone delivers wireless e-mail, built-in web browsing, and media functions like Google Maps for mobile — and you’ll get it all at quick, broad-bandlike speed. And, as a bonus, you can use the 755p as a high-speed modem for your laptop, should your wireless fail to work. www.palm.com

Audiovox 8000IP, $200 This isn’t your average portable DVD player. It has stereo speakers, a built-in three-way memory-card reader, and a three-hour rechargeable bat-tery. But the real beauty of this clever product is its iPod video playback. Let’s say that you’ve downloaded the last season of Lost from iTunes but don’t want to throw money at the DVD box set. Just stick your iPod video into the included dock and watch the story unfold on the Audiovox’s eight-inch screen. It’s an air traveler’s (and Steve Jobs’s) dream. www.audiovox.com

Tag Heuer Link Calibre 5 Day-Date Automatic Watch, $2,495 This addition to Tag Heuer’s Link series of watches is a Calibre 5 Automatic with an over-size day opening at 12 o’clock and a date window at six o’clock. Hand-crafted in Switzerland, it’s elegant and has the fi nishes of a timepiece twice its price (which is always a plus). And with a black dial, a brushed-steel folding-clasp bracelet, and a case that’s water-resistant for up to 200 meters, it promises to go just about anywhere you do. www.tagheuer.com

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T A K E A S H O T

VINES, VINTNERS, AND … VODKA? Purists may scowl, but we love these not-so-neutral, grape-based vodkas that go against the grain (as well as against the potato and the beet) to create a burn-free, quaffable beverage with distinct tasting notes and better body. Taken neat or swirled into a cocktail, vodka from the vineyard has virtues. — Becca Hensley

The Granddaddy: CîrocYou’ve heard of it — and it’s here to stay. Made with grapes from the Cognac and Gaillac regions of France, this rule-breaking vodka fi rst caught our attention when it fi rst appeared on the market in 2002. Distilled fi ve times, smooth and full, Cîroc whispers essences of citrus on the nose. $25. www.ciroc.com

The Artisan: DiVineThe newest kid on the block, DiVine hails from south-west Michigan — America’s unsung fruit belt. There, at the Round Barn Winery & Distill-ery, master vintner Matthew Moersch handcrafts each batch in a Euro-pean copper-pot still. The fi nal product exudes elegance, with a fruity nose and a delicate fi nish. $35 to $40. www.divinevodka.com

The Californian: RothBorn of wine-country expertise and infused with its warmth, crys-tal clear Roth is made from a proprietary blend of more than six types of red and white Central Valley California grapes and is distilled fi ve times over 10 days. Silky in texture, it has nuances of fresh fruit and slate that enliven almost any cock-tail. $38. www.rothvodka.com

The Frenchman: IdôlTerroir is every-thing. Filtered fi ve times and distilled seven, Idôl hails from Burgundy. Handpicked, wine-quality Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes combine with water from the Côte d’Or for a well-tuned spirit that soars with luxurious fl avor and substantial body. Try Idôl alone or mixed into your favorite cocktail. $30. www.idolvodka.com

The Sparkler: NuvoBubbly, beauti-ful Nuvo is the hot date of the emerging vodka world. Packaged like an exotic per-fume, this sheer pink vodka liqueur was designed especially for women. The funny thing is, men like it too. Sexy, with hints of peaches and raspberries, it’s best served over crushed ice in a Champagne fl ute. $30. www.nuvoforher.com

The Legacy: Charbay Though it’s not grape-based, Charbay vodka has its roots in the traditions of 13 generations of master wine and spirit makers. On a hill overlooking Napa Valley, Miles and Marko Kara-kasevic, father and son, produce small-release vod-kas, among other concoctions. Try Blood Orange or Ruby Red Grape-fruit. $28 to $38. www.charbay.com

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The Heart of Buenos AiresThis Argentine city’s comeback is being led by Palermo, a trendy, relaxed neighborhood where you can get anything from hand-stitched leather to a drink at dawn. By Joseph Guinto

de rigueur among younger Buenos Aires lo-cals, or Porteños, as they call themselves. But all-nighters are abnormal for me, especially when they’re accompanied by cocktails. But what’s even more surprising to me than my watching the sunrise from a bar is that I am watching it with plenty of company. Mala-sartes sits on Plazoleta Cortázar, a traffi c circle that’s ringed with swilleria-pizzeria-café-bars, most of which have large outdoor seating areas. It is seven a.m., yet hundreds of people are here, moistening their mouths with Quilmes, the national beer of Argenti-na, and other adult beverages. I can see that just across Plazoleta Cortázar, a still-packed dance club is thumpa- thumpa-thumping, even as the fi rst light of day laps up against its tinted windows.

It would be silly to suggest that this thumpa-thumping could be the heartbeat

Palermo’s typical street scene, picturesque and lined with trees

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of all Buenos Aires. But it’s also silly to be drinking whiskey at seven a.m. So let’s go ahead and suggest it.

Not long ago, Palermo Viejo had flat-lined. Like the rest of Buenos Aires, this tra-ditionally middle-class area was a victim of the spectacular 2002 economic crash that obliterated the country’s wealth and de-stroyed its currency. Businesses were shut-tered. Homes were abandoned. But today, Argentina is on the mend — the Economist projects that the country’s economy will grow nearly three times faster than that of the United States this year. And nowhere is the comeback more palpable than in Paler-mo Viejo. All over this neighborhood, which is 15 minutes west of downtown, construc-tion crews are at work. Century-old former warehouses, factories, and homes are being converted for use as boutique hotels, cafés, and shops. New residents are moving in by the dozens, and they’re christening new subneighborhoods as they arrive.

Yes, that’s right: subneighborhoods. See, Palermo is one of the largest neighborhoods in Buenos Aires, with some 250,000 resi-dents. It is home to the city’s botanical gar-dens and zoo, as well as to the new Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA), which is a museum of Latin American art dating from the early twenti-eth century to the present day. At its core is Palermo Viejo, the oldest section of Palermo proper. And now, there are also sub-sub-neighborhoods — some within Palermo Viejo, some nearby — going by the names

Palermo SoHo, Palermo Hollywood, and even Palermo Queens.

If the names seem out of place, they should. Palermo Viejo is an anomaly in Bue-nos Aires. It is stuffed with boutiques but has none of the crazy bustle of the city’s historic downtown shopping avenue, Calle Florida. It is home to several tango halls — known as milongas — but has nothing akin to the touristy tango shows in gritty San Telmo. Its streets are lined with trees, and many of its buildings are old and elegant, but Palermo Viejo is far more modest than tony Recoleta,

“Palermo Viejo has a very particular charm … cobbled streets, two-floor houses, and a cer-tain tranquility. There is a perma-nent cheerful spirit. Nobody seems to be in a hurry here. It’s impossible not to enjoy it.”

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Tienda Tres, which features three designers, and Prototype (left), in the Fuentes de Malabia shopping center, are among the many boutiques in Palermo.



the neighborhood that earned Buenos Aires its nickname, the Paris of the Pampas.

“The neighborhood feels completely dif-ferent from the rest of the city,” Nancy Kul-fas tells me. She’s a Buenos Aires native who runs Atípica, a Palermo Viejo shop that spe-cializes in local arts and crafts, everything from paperweights to paintings. Kulfas also writes a trilingual blog, Trendy Pal-ermo Viejo (trendypalermoviejo.blogspot .com), with entries about the neighborhood in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. “Pal-ermo Viejo has a very particular charm … cobbled streets, two-floor houses, and a cer-tain tranquility,” she says. “There is a perma-nent cheerful spirit. Nobody seems to be in a hurry here. It’s impossible not to enjoy it.”

AT THE RISK of squaring the double nega-tive: I’m not sure that it’s impossible not to enjoy Palermo Viejo. But it’s certainly not easy to dislike if you enjoy good food and drink and unique shopping — and especially if you have U.S. dollars or euros to exchange.

None of those were things that drew the fir t of the area’s settlers. People have lived in Palermo since the 1600s — long before the neighborhood had a name, much less all those subnames. The population surged in the 1800s as Spanish and Italian im-migrants were joined by thousands from Eastern Europe and the Middle East who came either to work in the neighborhood’s emerging businesses or to start their own.

Most of those who made their homes in Palermo, with the exception of the ones in the wealthy Palermo Chico barrio, were middle class. Palermo Viejo was a particu-larly humble enclave. Too humble, perhaps. By the 1980s, when Argentina’s continually troubling inflation rate was out of control, Palermo Viejo’s businesses began closing. And many continued to sit vacant even through the economic recovery that fol-lowed a decade later, preceding the ma-jor 2002 crash. Only now is the whole of Palermo Viejo coming back to life.

Locals like Kulfas are responsible for that resuscitation. Kulfas had just graduated from college when the economy collapsed. Unemployed for more than a year, she de-cided that the only way to make a living was to go into business for herself. So she scraped together enough money to start Atípica. Untrue to its name, the store is very typical of the new breed of Palermo Viejo

businesses in that it pushes local products. Indeed, with a few exceptions, most of the product labels you see in the shops here read “Industria Argentina.”

One of the exceptions to this is at Clau-dia Vairo Boutique, just a few blocks from Plazoleta Cortázar. That’s not because the store doesn’t carry fashions exclusively from local designers — it does. It’s just that

you wouldn’t know it, because most of the clothes here have no labels. And no sizes, for that matter. It seems that in many Palermo shops, size is a relative concept. Shopkeeper Claudia Martha Vairo Parra tosses merchan-dise at my aforementioned imbibing com-panion (a.k.a. my wife, Rachel), encourag-ing her to try on virtually everything in the store. “Handmade,” she says. Most of the

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items don’t fi t, but Parra couldn’t care less. She doesn’t speak a lot of English, and we don’t speak a lot of Spanish, so Parra enlists another customer, whom she seems to know, to translate. She grabs a skirt by its seam and makes a scissors motion with her fi ngers. The customer tells us, “She says if you take to a tailor, he can fi x it. So she gives a dis-count — 10 percent.” Some 600 pesos later, we are on our way with a large pile of, yes, handmade clothes.

It is a quintessential Palermo moment: We meet an engaging and savvy business owner and a friendly local, and we pick up some high fashion at everyday low prices. Despite Argentina’s growing economy, its currency is still anemic, compared with the U.S. dollar. According to the exchange-rate conversion, the haul from Claudia Vairo costs just $200.

PALERMO RESTAURANTS MAY be an even bigger bargain than the area’s boutiques. The neighborhood houses what is prob-ably the densest concentration of eateries anywhere in Buenos Aires. That’s especially true in Las Cañitas — one of those sub-subneighborhoods. Here, cafés and bars sit side by side by side for a three-block stretch along Baez Street.

The decor of all these restaurants tends to vary more than their menus. Most res-taurateurs in Palermo prefer to serve food that is true to their roots. Pizza and pasta — brought by those fi rst Italian immigrants — are staples. So are various cuts of beef from the grass-fed cattle of Argentina’s end-less wide-open spaces. The meat served here, in particular the lomo, or fi let mignon, bests high-dollar Kobe beef any day of the week. It is especially good in old-school places like La Cabrera, Social Paraiso, and Lo de Je-sus. The last of those is a traditional parilla (steak house), meaning tile fl oors, black-and-white photos covering the walls, a meat-fi lled menu, a few dozen of Argentina’s still-underrated wines — that kind of thing. On my visit to Lo de Jesus, I opted for the lomo al champignon, which consisted of a French mushroom sauce covering an Argentine fi -let mignon that, though cooked just on the medium side of medium rare, was so tender, so delicious, that it confused me — I almost spit out my fi rst bite, which would have been a shame. But at $9 for the entrée, I suppose I could have had seconds.

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lomo, trendier locales like Mott, Bar Uri-arte, and Casa Cruz have sprung up, serving modernized takes on classic Argentine food in settings that would not be out of place in West L.A. or in TriBeCa. Casa Cruz, in ei-ther Palermo SoHo or Palermo Hollywood — depending on who is drawing the lines of the sub-subneighborhoods — is the city’s most glam restaurant. Enter through the giant metal doors, and you’re greeted by an oversize oval-shaped bar that’s surrounded by low couches. In all Palermo, this is the place to be seen. Beyond the bar, the din-ing room offers almost nonexistent light-ing, plush seating, red walls (I think — it’s very dark), and a techno soundtrack. On the menu are rabbit and seafood, a surprising rarity in this neighborhood. The night we called for a dinner reservation, we were told a table could be available for us a la una — at one a.m. We chose to eat elsewhere.

ALL OF THIS begs a question. Palermo has developed a café culture comparable to (and in my opinion, better than) Paris’s. Its bars scream L.A., and many of its boutiques could hold their own in Manhattan. Several, like Vintage and Positive, sport English names. Add to that the large number of tourists who come here to drink and eat and shop, primarily so they can take advantage of the extremely favorable exchange rate, and it makes you wonder: If Palermo Viejo is lead-ing Argentina’s comeback, is it leading the country somewhere, well, not Argentine?

Nancy Kulfas doesn’t think so. “Argen-tina is definitely profiting from tourism,” she says. “A lot of jobs have been created, and it is nice that people from all over the world can finally discover Buenos Aires — this beautiful city.” She points out that her store stocks the work of 50 local art-

ists, designers, and craftspeople, including pieces by native artists whose culture pre-dates the Spanish settlers’ arrival in Buenos Aires. The message: Sure, Palermo Viejo is becoming more cosmopolitan, but it’s doing so while promoting and profiting from that which is uniquely Argentine.

And that makes a lot more sense to me than, say, drinking at dawn.

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NFC EASTPhiladelphia: My poor, pathetic hometown team. The Eagles completely botched the draft, taking University of Houston quar-terback Kevin Kolb with their fir t pick. Worse, quarterback Donovan McNabb is unhappy (a friend of mine thinks McNabb will order a code red on Kolb). He’s also coming off his umpteenth injury, and there are rumors that this will be his last season with the club. Ugh. Advice for fellow Eagles fans: Remove shoelaces, belts, and exten-sion cords from your home, along with all sharp objects. You’ll thank me.

Dallas: Future Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells is out. Wade Phillips, a guy who never did much during tours in Atlanta, Buffalo, Denver, and New Orleans (0–3 in his postseason career) is in. Oh, and owner Jerry Jones has decided to keep Terrell Ow-ens around because, you know, he wasn’t much of a distraction last season. Gotta love those Cowboys.

New York: The more you look at the NFC East, the more you realize that every team is about as dysfunctional as the Sopranos. New York might be the worst of the lot — just about everyone was sniping at each other during last year’s uninspiring 8–8 fi -ish. Yet head coach Tom Coughlin never

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got whacked; inexplicably, his contract was renewed. The Giants ought to hire a team psychiatrist. I hear Dr. Melfi is vailable.

Washington: Owner Daniel Snyder has spent an ungodly sum to collect exactly one winning season in the last five. Front man Joe Gibbs seems better prepared to run a NASCAR outfit than he does to coach the ’Skins, which makes me wonder — do you think Dale Earnhardt Jr. can throw the ball better than starter Jason Campbell?

The Pick: Philadelphia. Come on, if I pick anyone else, I can never go home again.

NFC NORTHChicago: It was a rough off-season for the Bears. Linebacker Lance Briggs said he’d “never play another down for Chicago,” de-fensive end Tank Johnson spent two months in jail and got suspended by the league for eight games, and running back Thomas Jones was traded to the Jets. Worst of all for

fans, Rex Grossman is still the quarterback. Despite all of that, if Grossman can throw the ball a little more like Steve Young and a little less like Stevie Wonder, the Bears will be back in the Super Bowl — if.

Green Bay: No Randy Moss. No quality running back. No chance. Goodbye, Brett Favre. (Mispronouncing your name on pur-pose was always good fun. I’ll miss that.)

Minnesota: Drafting running back Adrian Peterson dramatically improves the Vikings’ offense. The problem is that they still don’t have any quality receivers — and even if they did, who would throw to them? Second-year man Tarvaris Jackson will start at quarterback. In four games last year, he threw for 475 yards, two touchdowns, and four interceptions. Go!

Detroit: Want to hear a joke? The Lions drafted another wide receiver with their fir t pick. It’s funny because it’s true. Sure, Calvin Johnson looks like the real deal, but

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he can’t throw the ball to himself, and he definitely can’t improve a putrid defense that was 28th overall last season.

The Pick: Chicago. By default.

NFC SOUTHCarolina: As usual, the Panthers defense (seventh overall last season) will lead the way. On offense, mouthy wideout Keyshawn Johnson is gone, replaced by rookie Dwayne Jarrett, who’s complemented by Pro Bowl veteran Steve Smith. If quarterback Jake Delhomme can return to the form that helped Carolina reach the Super Bowl a few years back, the Panthers could be dangerous this season. If not, backup/Houston castoff David Carr might see action. Somewhere, a Texans fan titters about that.

Atlanta: Let’s just say there are a ton of Michael Vick–inspired jokes that my editor won’t let me make here. A ton.

Tampa Bay: Chris Simms (whose only résumé line is that his father is famous) and Jeff Garcia (who’s had one good season in the last half decade) — those are your quarterback options, Bucs fans. I wonder if that pirate ship they have at the stadium includes a plank. One of those could come in handy.

New Orleans: Drew Brees at quarter-back, two devastating running backs in Deuce McAllister and Reggie Bush, and a surprisingly talented receiving corps led by wideout Marques Colston make for a pretty talented Saints offense. The fleur-de-lis will flourish this season.

The Pick: New Orleans. They have too much talent.

NFC WESTSan Francisco: Quarterback Alex Smith and the 49ers offense made real strides last season under offensive coordinator Norv Turner. The problem is that Turner left to become the Chargers’ head coach. Now who knows what will happen? Luckily, nine games were enough to win this division last year, and the 49ers have a good amount of young talent going for them (the additions of defensive backs Nate Clements and Mi-chael Lewis will surely help the defense too). For the fir t time since Jerry Rice’s days running routes, 49ers fans are talking about winning the division.

Seattle: Head coach Mike Holmgren

looks more and more like a walrus with each passing season. I fully expect him to fight an orca this year (the orca being the walrus’s natural enemy, FYI).

Arizona: The Cardinals somehow lured former Steelers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt to the desert. Sucker! But, hey, that Matt Leinart is dreamy, huh?

St. Louis: Can you believe that it’s been seven years since Kurt Warner and his bris-tle cut led the Rams to a Super Bowl victory over the Titans? Ah, memories. Unfortu-nately for Rams fans, memories are the clos-est they’ll get to a championship this year.

The Pick: I suppose someone has to win this division, so … uh … Seattle.

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AFC EASTNew England: When my beloved Phila-delphia Eagles reached the Super Bowl in 2005, they were dispatched by a fantastic Patriots team. I’ve hated New England ever since. I really hate the Pats now, consider-ing how they poached speedy wide receiver Donté Stallworth from the Birds during the off-season. Pair that move with the addi-tions of wideout Randy Moss and former Ravens linebacker Adalius Thomas, and New England looks, once more, like the most fearsome team in the NFL. (Sniffle.)

New York: The Jets made great strides under wunderkind coach Eric Mangini last season, defying expectations by finishing10–6 and reaching the playoffs. The trade for Bears running back Thomas Jones will only help them climb. It’s doubtful that

sad. The Steelers’ best days are behind them. Cleveland: Amazing. In one draft, the

Browns — the Browns! — managed to get the best available offensive lineman (Wis-consin tackle Joe Thomas) and the prettiest quarterback (Brady Quinn, who has excep-tional hair). Suddenly, there’s hope in Cleve-land. And that’s like Lindsay Lohan staying out of the tabloids. What are the chances?

Cincinnati: Odds that the Bengals win the AFC Championship: 8 to 1. Odds that the team makes it through the season with-out one or more players getting arrested: even. Odds that each of the players is outfi -ted with an ankle-bracelet monitor, just in case: 2 to 5.

Baltimore: The defending division cham-pions replaced worn-down running back Jamal Lewis by trading for Bills halfback

In one draft, the Browns managed to get the best available offensive line-man and the prettiest quarterback.

they’ll be able to keep pace with the Pats, but that doesn’t mean New York won’t be back in the playoffs.

Miami: The Dolphins passed on Brady Quinn during the draft. Instead, they went with 37-year-old former Chiefs signal caller Trent Green. Don’t worry, Trent — once you fill out a change-of-address card, the AARP will forward all your materials to South Beach.

Buffalo: I don’t care that the Bills went 7–9 last season. The league should have dis-banded the squad after the team subjected us to four straight losing Super Bowl per-formances back in the ’90s. It was like the Pearl Harbor of football — America will never be the same.

The Pick: New England. Kill me.

AFC NORTHPittsburgh: Remember when Bill Cowher (a.k.a. the Chin) nearly tackled an opposing player as he sprinted past the (now former) head coach and on down the Steelers side-line? Yeah, those were the days. I don’t get the sense that his replacement, 35-year-old Mike Tomlin, will be quite as animated (or nearly as angry). And frankly, that makes me

Willis McGahee, who is younger and just as talented as Lewis was in his prime. The Ravens have to be the favorite here (unless Cincinnati can keep its players out of the pokey long enough to finish the season).

The Pick: Baltimore. They have all of the talent, none of the felons.

AFC SOUTHTennessee: Last season, Titans quarterback Vince Young won the Offensive Rookie of the Year award and excited a sleeping fan base. So what did ownership do to build around its new star? Nothing. In fact, the team regressed, allowing wideout Drew Bennett and starting running back Travis Henry to walk. Compounding the problem, cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones was suspended for the year due to off-field in-fractions, including a strip-club incident in which he nearly incited a riot by “making it rain.” But, really, who hasn’t been there?

Indianapolis: If Peyton Manning pops up in any more commercials hawking deodor-ant or hand lotion or bunion pads (or what-ever it is that he’s constantly peddling), I’m going to have to smash my TV — that’s the point we’ve reached.

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the Chargers for the division title. The Pick: Denver. Sometimes you have to

pick an upset.

NFC PLAYOFFSWild Cards: Dallas, Carolina First Round: Dallas over Seattle, Carolina over Philadelphia Second Round: New Orleans over Dallas, Chicago over CarolinaNFC Championship: New Orleans over Chi-cago

AFC PLAYOFFSWild Cards: San Diego, New York JetsFirst Round: San Diego over Baltimore, In-dianapolis over New York JetsSecond Round: New England over India-napolis, San Diego over DenverAFC Championship: New England over San Diego

SUPER BOWL: New England over New Or-leans

the Chiefs’ starting quarterback. Either way, it’ll be the right move for the team. Huard played well in 10 games for the Chiefs last year, amassing a solid 98.0 quarterback rating. Croyle, meanwhile, is the best quar-terback to come out of Alabama since Joe Willie Namath. Now if only he’d grow a mustache like Namath and start wearing fur coats.

San Diego: Just like last year, when they were 14–2 in the regular season, the Char-gers are absolutely loaded. This team has arguably the league’s best offensive (LaDai-nian Tomlinson) and defensive (Shawne Merriman) players. Best of all, former head coach Marty Schottenheimer (5–13 career postseason record) won’t be around to mess things up once they reach the playoffs — he’s been replaced by Norv Turner.

Denver: It was a really good off-season for the Broncos. Denver signed defensive tackle Sam Adams, cornerback Dre’ Bly, running back Travis Henry, and wide receiver Bran-don Stokley. If second-year quarterback Jay Cutler is even half as good as the team ex-pects him to be, the Broncos will challenge

Jacksonville: The Jaguars had a pedes-trian 8–8 record last season. Starting quar-terback Byron Leftwich played in just six games, due to an injury, and then suggested that he and head coach Jack Del Rio don’t get along, telling the Associated Press, “I don’t think it really matters. … I don’t call Jack and say, ‘Hey, man, meet me at the bar and let’s have a drink.’ ” Yep, this season ought to be a gem.

Houston: The Texans finally gave up on quarterback David Carr (who never had any offensive line, running back, or wide receiver help, but, you know, who needs all of that?) and replaced him with former Falcons backup Matt Schaub — who has started exactly two games in his career. Someone explain to me how this makes them better right now.

The Pick: Indianapolis. Who else?

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It was nearing three a.m. when Brees walked up the steps of the Uptown New Orleans home he and his wife, Brittany, had bought the prior winter. The couple — college sweet-hearts who met at Purdue University — had spent almost a year restoring the 100-plus-year-old place, a project that included mak-ing $50,000 of Hurricane Katrina–related roof repairs. Brittany was stuck in Chicago, where victorious fans were cheering their Super Bowl–bound Bears after the 39–14 dismantling of the Saints. Brees, though, had taken the team charter back to New Orleans and driven himself home from the airport. The drive, normally 30 minutes, had taken him nearly two hours. Saints fans had lined the road from the team’s private air terminal, forming a two-mile collection

of cars and people and banners and umbrel-las. Brees had inched along in his car, sign-ing autographs and shaking hands while people thanked him for turning in the best season of his six-year NFL career — one that earned him the starting quarterback’s job in the Pro Bowl — and for leading the Saints to their best season in the team’s 39-year history. For hurricane-weary New Orleans, the Saints’ success could not have come at a better time.

The fans at the airport were just the begin-ning, though. When Brees got home to his empty house, he found that he wasn’t really alone, after all. “I had balloons tied to my front door,” Brees says, recalling the scene. He’s at the Saints’ training facility and has

It was not a hot and humid and steamy and quiet New Orleans night in the clichéd “Stanley Kowalski sweat-ing though his undershirt” sense, but rather a wet and wintry and cold and quiet New Orleans night that Drew Brees returned to hours after falling one game short of the Super Bowl. Luckily, the glum weather was good for preserving the gumbo.

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just finished a preseason practice on one of those stereotypical New Orleans days — 95 degrees, 70 percent humidity. “I had cook-ies sitting on my porch. I had brownies. I even had gumbo there, in a Tupperware container, on my front doorstep. Only in New Orleans are you going to have one of your neighbors leave you gumbo on your doorstep. It’s pretty awesome.”

“Pretty awesome” is a good way to de-scribe Brees’s tenure in the Crescent City. He arrived in March 2006 and found a city still trying to put itself back together. Brees was doing the same. On the fir t day of practice for the 2006 season, he was barely able to throw passes beyond 10 yards. In his last game as a San Diego Charger, Brees had been injured in a freak play, and he sustained seriously torn ligaments in his shoulder. The Chargers released him, and most other NFL teams refused to pick him up. The Miami Dolphins, who decided to go with the injured Daunte Culpepper rather than take a chance on Brees, told the Aus-tin, Texas, native that they believed he had only a 25 percent chance of ever playing professional football again.

The Dolphins, interestingly enough, fi -ished last year with a losing record and cut Culpepper. The Saints, on the other hand, were propelled into the playoffs by Brees’s surgically reconstructed shoulder, by the in-ventive offensive schemes of fir t-year head coach Sean Payton, and by the number-two overall draft pick in 2006, Reggie Bush. The team, and particularly Brees, could hardly have been a better fit for the city. “I think it is amazing how, when I got here, I was rebuilding a shoulder and a career,” Brees says. “And this organization was rebuilding a team — a franchise. And New Orleans and this whole region was rebuilding too. So we’ve all been kind of going though this re-building process together. And last season, you really felt like we could all do it togeth-er. Although we fell short, our season gave a lot of people hope, not only for the future of our organization and the team, but for the future of New Orleans.”

That future includes Drew Brees, quar-terback, and Drew Brees, New Orleanian. He’s a fixture in his Uptown neighborhood, regularly seen out walking his dog, chatting with neighbors, shopping in nearby stores, and making the rounds at the numerous famous restaurants all over town. “Oh yes,

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DINING Clancy’s, Creole, moderate to expensive, (504) 895-1111

Commander’s Palace, Creole, expensive to very expensive, (504) 899-8221, www.commanders palace.com

Drago’s Seafood Restaurant and Oyster Bar; moderate to expensive; two locations: Hilton New Orleans Riverside, (504) 584-3911, and Metairie, (504) 888-9254; www.dragosrestaurant.com

Emeril’s Delmonico New Orleans, Creole, expen-sive to very expensive, (504) 525-4937, www .emerils.com/restaurants/neworleans_delmonico

Galatoire’s Restaurant, Creole, expensive, (504) 525-2021, www.galatoires.com

K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen, regional, expensive to very expensive, (504) 524-7394, www.kpauls.com

LODGINGThe Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans; moderate to very expensive; (504) 524-1331; www.ritzcarlton.com

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SHOPPINGBrooks Brothers, (504) 522-4200, www.brooks brothers.com

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Royal Street, one block south of Bourbon Street

Saks Fifth Avenue, (504) 524-2200, www.saks fifthavenue.com

The Shops at Canal Place, (504) 522-9200, www.theshopsatcanalplace.com

ATTRACTIONSAudubon Park, Audubon Zoo, and Audubon Aquarium of the Americas; (504) 861-2537; www.auduboninstitute.org

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Mardi Gras, (504) 568-9000, www.mardigras neworleans.com

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DININGFiorella’s Café, inexpensive, (504) 528-9566. Could the restaurant use a paint job? Sure. But its perfect fried chicken needs no improvement.

Herbsaint Bar and Restaurant, very expensive, (504) 524-4114, www.herbsaint.com. The gumbo doesn’t come in a Tupperware container at this downtown restaurant, but you’ll love it anyway.

Stella!, very expensive, (504) 587-0091, www .restaurantstella.com. Chef Scott Boswell’s French Quarter restaurant is quaint and quiet, and his Asian-Creole fusion offerings are definitely the most inventive — and arguably the best — dishes you’ll find in the city.

LODGINGHotel Monteleone, moderate to expensive, (504) 523-3341, www.hotelmonteleone.com. Take a spin on the rotating bar in the Carousel Lounge in the lobby before heading upstairs to bed.

Hôtel Provincial, expensive to very expensive, (800) 535-7922, www.hotelprovincial.com. Locally owned, it’s quaint and quirky and located exactly where you’ll want to be.

SHOPPINGAdler’s, (504) 523-5292, www.adlersjewelry.com. With its high-end jewelry and home furnishings, this family-owned store on Canal Street has been New Orleanians’ go-to spot for more than 100 years.

Brass Monkey, (504) 561-0688. Looking for an-tiques? This century-old shop’s owners can help.

Hoi Polloi Boutique, (504) 561-7585, www.hoi polloiboutique.com. For gifts and women’s clothing, try this charming French Quarter shop.

Tomato, (504) 895-0444. This is an intimate, af-fordable boutique that would feel as right in Man-hattan as it does on Magazine Street.

BARSChart Room, (504) 522-1708. Everything you need is here: the local crowd, cold beer, and the French Quarter.

Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop, (504) 522-9377. It’s not quite as candlelit-cute as it used to be, but it’s still one of the country’s oldest and best bars.

The Veranda Bar at the Columns Hotel, (800) 445-9308, www.thecolumns.com. If Drew Brees were ever to show up at a bar, we think this gor-geous, relaxing space with 15-foot ceilings inside and giant, soaring columns outside would be the most likely candidate.

LIVE MUSICApple Barrel, (504) 949-9399. Grab a chair, squeeze into a corner, or just sit on the floor — whatever. Just don’t miss the free, excellent live music here.

Maple Leaf Bar, (504) 866-9359. Go to Uptown and get sweaty in this haven for great local and touring bands.

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he’s had dinner here,” says David Gooch, manager of Galatoire’s Restaurant — a true historical eatery and where, it’s worth not-ing, the fi tional, classless Stanley Kowalski refused to dine. “Brees is a real nice fella, and we’re sure glad to have him in New Or-leans.” That’s a good thing, because Brees is a fella who’s glad to be in New Orleans.

Why would Drew Brees take a chance on New Orleans? Because New Orleans took a chance on him. When I fir t came here, it looked like a bomb had gone off. A lot of people may have come and looked around at that devastation and said, “I want noth-ing to do with this place.” But, fir t of all, I came here and met with everyone from the organization, and I got the feeling that they had more confidence in me and my ability to come back from my shoulder injury than I did in myself. That meant a lot. Then, I looked around the city and decided that there was an opportunity to be a part of a rebuilding process, to be a part of a city that will come back and be better than it was before. To be a part of something like that

— well, I don’t think most people have that kind of opportunity in their entire lives.

You think your job is hard? What do you figure it’s like to be playing on a teamthat’s giving hope to a troubled city? It’s not a burden at all. It’s such a motivating factor. I found it amazing that people barely had money to rebuild their lives, and yet they found a way to buy season tickets. So you realize that people put so much hope and faith in the Saints, and you realize that it is your job to deliver back to the fans and give them everything that they are hoping for.

It’s about a 15-minute drive to the Saints’practice facility from the center of New Orleans, which is why most players live in the suburbs. Brees lives in Uptown. We’re still in the process of renovating, just be-cause old homes need a lot of TLC. You look around, and everybody is rebuilding. Some people [rebuild] out of necessity, because their homes were destroyed, some just for the same reason as us — old houses need

work. So everybody is doing their part in upkeep for the city and trying to revitalize it and make sure it keeps that same charm that it always has had.

Sure, it’s hot sometimes in New Orleans, but you can’t stay indoors every day. So go where Brees goes. We live less than a block away from Audubon Park. So dur-ing the off-season, we’re out there walking around almost every day. It’s a great place for people to visit. There’s a hike-and-bike trail we like. They’ve got a great executive golf course there. There’s a great zoo there.

It all has a real community feel. You’ve got Tulane University right there, and Loyola, so you’ve got students studying in the park. And sometimes we’re just out walking the dog or sitting, lounging, relaxing, and may-be getting a SnoBall. You know snow cones? They call them SnoBalls down here. There’s a guy out there who pulls up with a SnoBall machine. They’ll cool you off.

Oh yeah. New Orleans has other kinds offood too. This city has the best restaurants

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in the country. You could go to a different restaurant every night of the week and get a great meal, and you still would not hit the same place in a year. There are that many great places. My top five are Emeril’s Del-monico, Commander’s Palace, K-Paul’s, Drago’s, and Clancy’s.

Hold on. Don’t rank those. You know what? Those are in no particular order. I couldn’t tell you which is my favorite. Because some nights, I’m craving that calamari from Emeril’s Delmonico; some nights, I’m craving that turtle soup from K-Paul’s. Or maybe shrimp tasso from Commander’s, or charbroiled oysters from Drago’s. Maybe the redfish fill t from Clancy’s or the crab-meat salad. You name it, man, they’ve got it. And you’ve got to go try these places. My wife and I have probably each gained 10 pounds since we’ve come here.

After you eat, you must rest. Brees has a couple of suggestions for where to do that in New Orleans. There are some really kind of unique and quaint hotels in the Quarter, but I have two favorites in the city. One is the Ritz-Carlton. It’s awesome. I also love the Windsor Court. My wife and I stayed there for her 30th birthday last year.

We’ve mentioned that it gets hot, right? Luckily, you can cool off with some in-door activities. Man, you’ve got to go see the IMAX Theatre. It’s down next to the Audubon Aquarium. Actually, the aquari-um is great as well — I wouldn’t miss that. But the IMAX is playing a movie called Hurricane on the Bayou. It’s interesting because they started filming it six months before Hurricane Katrina. Halfway through the shooting, the hurricane came. So they have a lot of before-and-after footage of the devastation in the city. The premise is that we need to rebuild our wetlands so we’re not as susceptible to a major hurricane. The film really gives you a lot of perspective as to what happened here and what we can do to fix things.

It’s worth noting that Brees signed a six-year, $60 million contract with the Saints. Sometimes he spends that money shop-ping. Up and down Canal Street, right outside the French Quarter, [there’s] some good shopping. You find more traditional

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stores, your Saks Fifth Avenue and your Brooks Brothers and that kind of thing, at the Shops at Canal Place. If you want eclec-tic, fun clothing stores, you go to Magazine Street, which is in Uptown. There are a lot of local stores there. If you want antiques, you have to go to Royal Street in the French Quarter. Plus, of course, there are all kinds of other unusual shops in the Quarter. You’ll run into voodoo shops and places for beads and all that stuff.

Brees topped one columnist’s jokey rank-ing of players who aren’t jerks, so forgive him if he doesn’t know much about the bars in a city lousy with swilleries. Really, for my wife and me, our nightlife is really just going to a great restaurant; taking a nice walk afterward, whether it’s downtown or in the French Quarter; and then maybe catching a movie. Sometimes we’ll go to a jazz club. I’m not a Bourbon Street guy, so I can’t help you there.

But my wife and I were on a Mardi Gras float in the Bacchus parade. I always as-sumed Mardi Gras was just kind of a dirty thing, with a bunch of drunks and idiots with beads. But the way we experienced it was so classy. I was in a tux, and my wife was in a really nice gown. People were just so excited and so into the moment — and there are costumes and floats and families everywhere, and all this tradition. There’s nothing like it.

In a city that still needs help outside its tourist core, Brees is doing his part withhis Brees Dream Foundation charity. Our philosophy is that right now in New Or-leans, we’re reaching a tipping point. You have people who have been out of the city for a long period of time and want to move back, and you have people who have moved back and are trying to decide whether they want to stay. One of the main things that is going to make people come back and make people stay is if they know that their kids are going to be taken care of. That involves having a place to go to school, having after-school programs to go to, having mentor-ship programs available, athletic fields to play sports on, and parks and playgrounds to go to that are safe.

So we have a huge campaign trying to raise over $2.5 million for several projects in the area — rebuilding schools, athletic fields

parks, and helping schools gain more pro-grams and hire more teachers. We’re slowly, methodically going to rebuild. And I prom-ise you we’re going to do it the right way.

That’s a lot of work, given that this guy has an offense to run and a team to lead. But then, Drew Brees has his reasons for working as hard off the field as he does

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on it. Just in our short time here, my wife and I have come to absolutely love this city. We have been so accepted by the people here that we really now feel like we’re New Orleanians. So we want to give back in the same way we’ve been given to.

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THE PERSONAL TOUCHThe premise of It’s Just Lunch is simple:the lunch date is the ideal first date.It’s a no-pressure, relaxed situation,where you can actually talk. The company’s dating solution is basedentirely on personalized screening.

After a client calls for information, aone-hour meeting is set up to discussthe type of people they’d like to meet.

Within 48 hours, the company calls totell the client all about their first date.They arrange for the couple to meetfor lunch or a drink after work at arestaurant convenient to both of them– they even make the reservations.Then, clients call the company andgive feedback on the date before thenext one is chosen. There is no photoor online profile for the world to see.

Over the past 16 years, It’s Just Lunchhas set up over 2,000,000 first datesin over 100 locations worldwide.

MAKING A CAREER OUT OF DATINGSenior Vice PresidentNancy Kirsch hasalways had thematchmaking gene. Infact, she made herfirst ‘match’ at age 10by setting up a familymember with her best

friend’s sister. Fast-forward severalyears later, Nancy was working asan actor in TV commercials when a

People Magazine article about It’sJust Lunch grabbed her attention.She moved from her acting careerto IJL and helped launch the secondbranch of It’s Just Lunch in New YorkCity. That was 15 years ago.

Ask her what she loves about whatshe does and she will light up, tellingyou about her favorite matches. “I getto do something that can changesomeone’s life in a big way. Actuallygetting to hand select peoples’ datesfor them is a dream career.”

She adds, “Our clients are the mostinteresting people I’ve ever had thepleasure ofmeeting. And I believe there’sabsolutely somebody for everyone.”

Kirsch has been interviewed bypublications and TV shows across theworld. It’s Just Lunch has been featuredon various TV talk shows includingOprah, CNBC and CNN as well asarticles in The Wall Street Journal,USA Today and others.

Nancy Kirsch

Sr. VIce President

There are 2.5 billion successful, attractive singles worldwide...why is it sohard to meet someone? In this day and age where busy professionals areoutsourcing so many aspects of their lives, dating is no different.

“...A dating service is trying to revolutionizethe blind date. It's Just Lunch! does all thework — making reservations, clearing thematches with customers. All couples have todo is show up.”

- It’s Just Lunch was featured in: The Wall Street Journal

I chose to join It’s Just Lunch to meet other busy profession-

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I had heard good things about It’s Just Lunch andthought it sounded too good to be true. Then I met thestaff and went through the interview process and becamevery excited. They handled every situation professionally.I also had nothing but a positive experience with everylunch date they arranged. I never really expected to meetmy husband, but as fate would have it, I met him on alunch date. Thank you, It’s Just Lunch, for helping makemy dreams come true!

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52 AMERICAN WAY MARCH 1 2007

HUDDLED AROUND A 42-INCH MONITOR LIKE KIDS GAWKING AT THE LATEST

iPod, Ball State University students are eager to see what the future of tele-

vision looks like. The group began gathering at 8:30 that morning to hash

out the day’s stories for a daily newscast that’s aired on Indiana Public Tele-

vision, and the spirited discussion in their news meeting is the only thing

that closely resembles what we might consider traditional television news .

HERE IN THE SCHOOL’S COLLEGE of Communication, Informa-tion, and Media, students and professors alike might be tempted to call the linear broadcasts we currently see on ABC, CBS, and NBC a bit, well, archaic.

What’s different about this fi ve-minute newscast, aside from its being produced largely by students, is how it lets viewers casually troll for information, much like the Internet does.

As the anchor, Chris Bavender, a slender woman in a red pantsuit, delivers a story on problems having to do with overdue toxicology

reports in Muncie, Indiana, instructor Vinayak Tanksale stands in front of the screen, using a remote control to show how viewers can learn more about the effects of alcohol in the bloodstream merely by clicking on a button at the bottom of the screen. A click from Tanksale sends Bavender to the lower-right-hand corner of the screen, and up pop several graphics that explain how alcohol levels are tabulated and that illuminate the tragic story of how a Ball State student (who may or may not have been drinking) rammed his ve-hicle headfi rst into a minivan.

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This is the future.Last year’s Pew Internet & American Life

Project study cited that more than 50 mil-lion Americans get the bulk of their news online. This information, paired with the fact that people are now looking beyond immobile TV sets for entertainment, to laptops, iPods, game players, and PDAs, is indication enough that the consumers ex-pected to sustain TV news tomorrow won’t want to watch it — they’ll want to use it.

“Interactivity is defi nitely the future — across the board,” says Timothy Pollard, the Ball State associate professor of telecom-munications who last year began offering an interactive-television class, which was met with both celebrated glee and down-cast skepticism (oftentimes from his own colleagues). “These kids are trained now to multitask. They have their headphones on, their iPods, cable and satellite hookups, a DVD playing, video games at the ready, and all the while, they’re text messaging and grabbing for their cell phones with Face-book open. They need that kind of stimula-tion. They’re getting away from TV because it’s a one-way experience. You need to keep their eyeballs there. And the way you do that is let them interact with it.”

Thus, Ball State initiated the bold move of offering a semester-long course that’s designed to head down the ambitious path we all know exists but are hesitant to tread because it looks so unpaved, so bumpy — so unknown.

INSTEAD OF DELIVERING the news as we have come to know it, with an anchor intro-ducing a story and then handing it off to a reporter, an interactive newscast allows the viewers, or, better stated, the users, to pick and choose the topics that most interest them, creating a kind of news à la carte.

What the viewer sees is the typical anchor fi lling up the screen — but accompanied on the left, on the right, and at the bottom by visual links to items such as the day’s top story, the national news, the local news, sports, the weather, stocks, and story side-bars that are fi lled with graphics. If you’ve

perused the web, you have a good idea of what this looks like.

Viewers use a remote control to click on the links and buttons that are lined up alongside the video of the anchor or re-porter. They also have the ability to return to the main newscast and watch more, con-tinuing right from where they left off. Even the ticker along the bottom of the screen can be paused, rewound, and fast-forward-ed; it can also be brought up as a series of blurbs in order to give a viewer time to see all of them at once.

Like the Internet, this sort of interactive navigation is designed to give consumers what they want, when they want it. It’s also designed to develop futuristic-media stu-dents, who around Ball State are referred to as hybrids, because they are a sort of bionic student built from parts of journalism (in-cluding journalism graphics, broadcasting, and telecommunications) and computer science. They’re often on the scene of a story along with the fi eld reporters from News-Link Indiana, the university’s broadcast news service and convergence program for

which students spend a semester working full-time on a daily newscast that’s aired on public broadcaster WIPB.

Tanksale, who has a master’s degree in computer science from Purdue University and previously worked at Microsoft, is one of the three instructors for the interactive-television course, which is fi lled with a kind of all-star lineup of 24 (or so) students, handpicked from various majors. Jenni-fer George-Palilonis, a former Detroit Free Press and Chicago Sun-Times staffer, coor-dinates the journalism-graphics sequence at the school and is another of the instruc-tors. The third is telecommunications ex-pert John Dailey, who, like Pollard, once worked for CNN. They all feel like scientists trying out a new experiment, correcting themselves as they go.

Dailey remembers fi rsthand the pound-ing CNN Headline News took when the 24-hour news network thought it, too, had fi gured out the future of television news: It dressed up its looping segments with tick-ers and so many modules that viewers went screaming from the screen.

An interface




“The feedback was awful,” Dailey recalls. “People were turning away in droves, say-ing it was too much information on-screen. They had three crawls going. The design as-pect was dizzying.”

Here, viewers customize. They can take away, add, or, if they like, watch a linear newscast, with just the anchor. “On CNN, we gave them no choice,” Dailey says. “With this, the viewer is saying, ‘I want this’ or ‘I don’t want that.’ ”

What the students are doing, says George-Palilonis, a Ball State journalism grad, is “taking the strengths of a newspaper, which are depth of coverage and breadth of cover-age, and, with an expertise in those areas, doing what broadcast isn’t able to cover in a one-minute package. And I think it really strengthens broadcast and the ability to tell a well-rounded story.”

She continues: “It doesn’t change the fact that all you have is minutes, but what it does is uses a new interface and adds an interactive component that gives you more in the frame of that 30-minute newscast. If you want to keep watching after the news is off, you can, because that footage lives.”

Exactly how Ball State’s bold foray into

the future of television is being played out off campus is hard to tell. More than a year ago, the instructors presented the fi ndings of their fi rst interactive class to the Radio-Television News Directors Association con-vention in Las Vegas to mostly amused, curious attendees. The trade magazine Tele-vision Week published a story for a media-and-technology special report under the headline “Future of TV News Taking Shape as Viewership Drops,” as though the con-cept was a kind of cute phenomenon.

The problem is, it’s tough to take interac-tivity seriously when the technology infra-structure is not in place to make it doable now. In order for interactivity to work, you need to have software that people can devel-op and distribute to a mass audience. The people who control that software, and the hardware, are your individual cable opera-tors and satellite companies — and they are all on different systems.

Plus, not knowing what this seismic shift to interactive television means is unnerving to some. With TV and the Internet blend-ing more each year, this marriage will mean major changes for companies that distrib-ute content, for advertisers trying to reach

consumers, and for viewers.“As we go across multiple platforms, it’s

not a broadcast network or a cable network anymore; it’s a network of people,” says Albert Cheng, executive vice president of digital media for Disney–ABC Television Group. “What we’re seeing is sort of an increased amount of social connectivity — maybe based around shows, maybe based around brands that have now become what I call participatory entertainment.”

INDEED, THE NETWORKS are already mak-ing prime-time shows (Desperate House-wives and Lost, among others) available online, either on their own sites or through services such as iTunes. Some have even created programs exclusively for the web, a step that is already making the Internet a proving ground for television shows.

When Ball State sought funding ($25,000 of which came in the form of a grant from the Discovery Group, a local foundation made up of community women) to support its interactive endeavor, it didn’t need a fi stful of studies, even though studies are readily available.

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time in front of the computer as we are in front of the TV. Adults spend about 14 hours a week watching the tube and an-other 14 online, compared with the 11 hours they spent watching TV and the 10 they spent online two years ago, according to Ju-piterResearch, which analyzes Internet use. College-age consumers average about 10 hours a week online, two hours more than they spend watching TV. Many students in-terviewed for this story said that they didn’t have a TV in their dorm room but that they couldn’t function without a laptop.

“I kind of passively watch the news,” says Austin Arnett, a senior computer science major who is part of the interactive team. “Often I’m trying to catch the fi rst 30 sec-onds, to get teasers. If anything interests me, I’ll go to Google News and be done with it.”

Suzanne Plesha, assistant director and communications offi cer of the Center for Media Design, the campus-based, indepen-dent-research think tank that used portions of a $20 million grant to help fund this pursuit, says the question is how to make things more appealing for truly digital na-tives, or young media consumers.

“They are so engrossed in all this,” she says. “They have totally different fl ight pat-terns surrounding digital usage. We’re the immigrants who are popping into the digi-tal world midway through life. When we make judgments of what will be appealing to these populations, we’re wrong most of the time. They’re working at the ground level. They know what they want, where it’s going. They know the ticker thing was bothering them. And they were going to fi nd the solution.”

Of course, not everyone is so sure that the solution of interactivity is better, even right here at Ball State. While Steve Bell, a pro-fessor at Ball State and the longtime ABC anchor who fi led the fi rst live satellite report from Vietnam, applauds interactivity (“It’s just another media revolution I’ll have to live through,” he quips), he has his concerns.

“If you’re not careful, the audience will set the whole agenda,” he warns. “People are only getting what they want. Well, you don’t go to the doctor to only hear what you want. You don’t go to a lawyer to only hear what you want. The role of the journalist has al-ways been to not only provide people what

they want and need but provide people with what they didn’t know they wanted. But you, as the professional, determine they do need to know about it. And if you present it in the right way, they will come to know and appreciate this editorial service you’re providing for them.”

To others, like Mark Glaser, who writes extensively about how the Internet affects media, the biggest shift can be seen in the mind-set of the journalist.

“There’s the old way of your being the bringer of the truth. You’re the one who said this is the way it is — whether you go on TV and say it or you write it,” says Glaser. “I think what’s happening now is it’s being democratized. The journalist has to think more like, ‘This is how I see it, this is what I’ve come up with, what do you think, what can you add to this?’ It’s more of a collabo-ration and less of ‘this is the answer.’ There are a lot of answers, and it’s about coming up with what the best one is. It’s kind of scary for a lot of people to deal with that.”

Glaser applauds Ball State but wonders if viewers actually prefer TV to be a one-way experience. Pollard doesn’t think they do. He was at CNN during what he calls its Chicken Little news days, “when no one knew what we were doing.” It simply wasn’t what everyone was used to.

None of this fazes the Ball State instruc-tors. They have the blessing of their dean, Roger Lavery, who is overseeing a new $21 million facility that will expand the college’s reach. Lavery said having a product in hand is enough to douse doubters.

Watching as students buzzed around him during a visit to the TV studio, Bell looked both proud and perplexed.

“Frankly, this is way beyond me,” says Bell, who retired a few weeks after this in-terview. “I have no idea how it’s going to play out. The simple fact is, we can’t stop the viewer from being involved. It’s happen-ing, whether we like it or not. ”

KEN PARISH PERKINS is American Way’s television critic.

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To some, a wildlife safari in India may seem a tad ironic. After all, any trip to India is a safari in and of itself, given the varied wildlife that roams the streets here — in the large met-ropolitan areas of New Delhi as well as in the tiniest of villages. On two different multihour drives through the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, we have countless sightings of langur and rhesus monkeys, peacocks, cattle egrets, donkeys, goats, cows, wild boars, eagles, camels, and wild horses. We even spot an elephant — and all this before entering Bandhavgarh and Pench National Parks, where two new safari lodges are changing the way safaris go down on the Indian subcontinent. I mean, it’s a jungle out there.

Indian safaris have always played second fiddle to African ones, with the allure of the latter continent’s big-five game dominating Hollywood movies as well as numerous novels the world over. Af-rica’s varied wildlife, luxurious lodges, and private game reserves have historically proved too much competition for India, which tra-ditionally has lacked neither a comparative infrastructure nor an equivalent level of sophistication. But in a new joint venture be-tween Conservation Corporation Africa (CC Africa) — one of the continent’s leading conservation and safari specialists, and which runs more than 40 luxury game lodges in six African countries — and Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, India’s most recognizable hotel chain, $3 million (and counting) has been plunked down to make over the Indian safari.

FOR THOSE WHO may not know, India is home to more than half of the world’s endangered tigers, though its numbers are declining fast. Poaching and other environmental concerns have contributed

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Clockwise from top left: Exterior of Mahua Kothi lodge; suite courtyard at Mahua Kothi; endangered Bengal tiger

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to the Indian tiger population’s plummet from 40,000 at the turn of the twentieth century to a downright shameful figure that today is estimated to hover between 2,500 and 4,000. And India holds the distinction of being the only country in the world in which both lions and tigers reside. Intrepid travelers, bear that in mind when you come here and go on safari.

I soon learn, though, that India’s national parks are also home to a slew of fascinating animals that I’ve never heard of (and not just because some of them are referred to only by their Hindi names). Do you know what a gaur is? I thought not.

Because of that, Taj and CC Africa have planned five new luxury game lodges in five national parks in India. The fir t one, Mahua Kothi, just opened in Bandhavgarh National Park, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Bandhavgarh is home to the high-est concentration of Royal Bengal tigers in the world; an estimated 55 of them make their home within the 450-square-mile preserve. Visiting here is all about seeing the majestic beasts, though the lodge itself ain’t too shabby either. Taj and CC Africa took over the former Churhat Kothi Lodge, let loose Johannesburg-based de-signer Chris Brown on the property to transform it from a $300-a-night lodge into a $600-a-night lodge, and voilà! The fir t luxe Indian safari was up and running.

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Chital This spotted deer commonly in-habits wooded regions of Sri Lanka, Bangla-desh, and India — way too commonly.

Sambar It’s the Indian version of the Asian deer, and if it weren’t for the tigers, sambars would probably eat chital for breakfast. Good riddance.

Nilgai This antelope, also known as a blue bull, appears to be half horse, half deer. It turns out that there are even a few in Texas. Who knew?

Indian Roller The prettiest of 18 species of birds we saw, this cerulean-winged beauty queen looks like she received some touch-ups from Picasso’s brush.

Gaur This coffee-brown ox is roughly the size of a Mini Cooper — give or take a pound or two.

Before you go on safari in India, you’ll need to get a handy primer. DK publishes a defi nitive one, A Field Guide to Indian Mammals, but here’s our take on some of the stranger action we saw.

Nilgaiblue bull, appears to be half horse, half deer. Nilgaiblue bull, appears to be half horse, half deer. Nilgai

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size of a Mini Cooper — give or take a pound or two.

SambarAsian deer, and if it weren’t for the tigers, sambars would probably eat chital for breakfast. Good riddance.

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inviting king-size bed that begs for anything but safaris. It’s the kind of place where you could sleep forever.

WE ARE SCHEDULED for our fi rst game drive in the afternoon with our naturalist, Kartikeya. We go over some of the distinct differ-ences between African and Indian safaris. For one, national parks in India are public — there are no private game reserves — and there-fore are open to anyone and everyone. For another, the local guides, whom everyone entering the park must hire, do not carry weapons. (The local guides should not be confused with the naturalists, who are trained and educated by CC Africa but who still cannot enter the park without a local guide.)

As far as landscapes go, Africa is known for its vast, open savan-nas and grasslands, while India’s parks are more jungly. (Though the word jungle actually derives from Hindi, a jungle is really more of a forest than what we normally think of as a lush jungle. But Rudyard Kipling’s famous The Jungle Book was partly based here, so who am I to argue?) It’s the last major difference, though, that strikes us as the most surprising: There are no fences along the park’s boundaries.

Okay, I’ll bite. “So how do you keep the tigers in the park?” I in-quire, thinking of the nearby villages our driver left in a trail of dust only minutes before. Kartikeya smiles. “We don’t,” he says. He tells us that just last month, two local cattle herders were killed by a ti-ger. With that, we enter the park.

The fi rst thing we see is a herd of chital, a kind of spotted deer that is by far the most common animal in Indian parks. Now, I real-ize that fl ying all the way to India to go on safari to see an animal whose cousin can be found in headlights from Connecticut to Cali-fornia might seem silly, but there is one important caveat: Tigers feed on chital. Their warning call, a sort of high-pitched coo, is the fi rst sign that a tiger is nearby. Within the fi rst 15 minutes of the

A game drive in Pench Tiger Reserve

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safari, we see about 100 chital. They are ev-erywhere. “I have a feeling I’m going to get very sick of chital,” I say to my friend. “I al-ready am,” he snaps.

We also start spotting wild boars, which Kartikeya enthusiastically points out. This is especially amusing to us, since wild boars pretty much roam free all over Indian cit-ies. It’s like going to a zoo in the States and gawking at pigeons. It’s at this point, though, that things quickly get more inter-esting. Normally, I couldn’t care less about birds, with the exception of ones that talk, but an Indian safari could make a birder out of anyone. We spot plum-headed parakeets, black-hooded orioles, and Tickell’s blue flycatchers within the fir t few moments. We riffle through the field guide to find out what we’re seeing. It’s endlessly fascinating — I’m actually shocked at my own level of interest — but a tiger it ain’t.

Then, just as I find myself contemplating membership in the American Birding Asso-ciation, there’s a sudden commotion in our jeep. “Tiger on the road!” is all I hear from Kartikeya as he steps on the accelerator. We’re there in seconds, along with about six other jeeps lined up like paparazzi. We were alone only seconds before, and I do a double take to make sure it’s actually a tiger and not the future queen of England. “Some of the local guides carry cell phones, even though it’s forbidden,” Kartikeya later says in explanation of the surreal Us Weekly moment.

Nonetheless, we have a prime spot. The tiger is a nearly two-year-old cub, which is interesting because he is as full grown as any tiger I have ever seen in a zoo. He’s about 15 feet away and completely oblivious to the gaping mouths and clicking shut-ters all around him. As he rounds a tree, he haunches up and begins to slowly creep — gracefully, gorgeously — toward some unforeseen victim. He’s stalking.

Suddenly, he springs forward for a chital, though it turns out he is merely toying with it, as his hunting skills are not yet honed. The whole thing leaves us all quite jazzed. “Your fir t tiger in the wild?” asks Kartikeya. “Oh yes!” we say in unison. “Congratula-tions,” he says. We would see two more by the next day (one from the vantage point of the back of a four-ton elephant), along with something called a sambar, whose clever name simply means “animal” in Hindi. I’ll

If You GoFor information on Taj and CC Africa’s jungle safaris in India, visit www.tajsafaris .com or call (866) 969-1825. If you’re interested in helping to save a tiger, check out Project Tiger (www.projecttiger.nic.in), an Indian government initiative launched in 1973 and championed by former prime minister Indira Ghandi.

American Airlines offers daily round-trip service between Chicago and Delhi. From Delhi, AAdvantage partner Air Sahara (www.airsahara.net) offers one daily round-trip flight to Nagpur and one daily round-trip flight to Khajuraho. Air Deccan (www .airdeccan.com) offers one daily round-trip flight to Jabalpur.

Mahua Kothi Lodge (www.tajhotels.com) is located 118 miles from Jabalpur’s Dumna Airport and 142 miles from the Khajuraho airport. Baghvan Lodge is located 55 miles from Nagpur and 119 miles from Jabalpur. The staff at the lodges can arrange airport transfers for an additional fee.

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WE HEAD OUT the next morning for Pench National Park, which is about an eight-hour drive to the southwest and the site of the second Taj and CC Africa lodge. Pench doesn’t have near the tiger population of Bandhavgarh, but it is home to a healthy leopard population (name-change sugges-tion: Pench Leopard Reserve), 350 species of birds, and a whole slew of other animals that, again, none of us have ever heard of.

Pench differs from Bandhavgarh in that it is a teak forest (as opposed to sol) and, overall, much more dense and far less crowded. It’s also India’s only interstate tiger reserve, as its collective space crosses the border with the neighboring state of Maharashtra. The lodge here, called Bagh-van, is scheduled to open a few weeks af-ter our visit, so we stay at a nearby lodge, where we meet Saruth, who is not only our naturalist but also the head naturalist for all of CC Africa’s Indian operations. We pick up our local guide and hit the park. Again, there are chital. Lots of chital. We tell Saruth not to bother, as we saw roughly 5,000 in Bandhavgarh.

Thus, the fir t spotting at Pench that shocks and awes us is of the Indian roller, a gorgeous bird whose dynamic turquoise wingspan looks Photoshopped — it’s that vibrant. At this point, I begin to see my fu-ture as a birder. It pains me to think about it, but I assume that will ease with time. Next is our fir t spotting of the aforemen-tioned gaur, an endangered species that, as it turns out, is the largest bovine in the world. Basically, it’s a big, bad bull that has an average weight of one ton. Seeing it is the highlight of our morning drive, which otherwise leaves a lot to be desired from a wildlife standpoint.

The afternoon, however, proves radi-cally different. Things immediately start well: Right after entering the park, we spot a jungle cat, one of the more uncommon cat species in this park. Notoriously shy, he waddles on down the road at a slight hustle when he sees us and eventually disappears into the high grass. Then another curious fellow appears, the nilgai, which is an ante-lope but looks more like what might result if a horse and a deer had a few too many cocktails one night on spring break. Where

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do all these odd animals come from?Just a few minutes later, we glimpse one

of the rarest sights in Pench: a rusty-spotted cat. Only slightly larger than a domestic cat, it darts across the road a few hundred feet in front of us. Saruth hits the gas to catch up, while our local guide says only one word: “Eagle.” At fir t, the significance of that doesn’t register with us. We’ve seen eagles. Big whoop. We continue to track the cat, but he insists: “Eagle,” he says, pointing high above, into the trees. Then we realize what is happening. A crested hawk-eagle, a fierce bird of prey, is stalking the cat and is only moments away from pouncing on it with Discovery Channel brutality. Seconds later, he does just that.

He dives straight down, kamikaze-style, and ambushes the cat from above. Luck-ily, the knee-high grass blocks our view of the initial blow, but as we pull up alongside the kill zone, we see what likely is every bit as haunting. The eagle has a relentless grip on the cat’s neck, and the cat is no longer moving. Through binoculars, we see the eagle’s menacing, otherworldly eyes — full of sheer, unadulterated yellow terror — as it stares right at us in a motionless trance. I’m horrified y t fascinated.

The standoff — the eagle with the cat, us with the eagle — lasts 15 minutes. The eagle’s stare never once strays from us, as if sending a very, very serious warning through the most sinister set of eyes I have ever seen in my life. No horror movie could ever do the moment justice. Is this what bird watching is all about? If so, I’m out. Were it a nontraceable sack of a million dollars in this bird’s death grip, I wouldn’t dare make a move toward it. (Sad, I know, but true.) “Shall we go?” asks Saruth. Yes, please.

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One Week LaterBen Harper and his backing band fi nd a Lifeline to a simpler time. By Mikael Wood

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You made Lifeline without taking a break after

coming off the road. Had you wanted to do that

for a while? For the longest time. But it was always

a matter of the tours being superlong, or only hav-

ing the time at the end of a year’s worth of tour-

ing, or just the expenditure of it all. This time, I just

stumbled on a time in my life when it was all pos-

sible. We had the time, the place, the technicians, the

instruments.

Even though they were recorded differently,

do you think any of your older albums have

Lifeline’s immediacy? The closest I got was the

Blind Boys record. There was a week or two-week

gap [between touring and recording] on that one,

so you still had that grease on you and you still had

your chops in your back pocket. I’ve discovered that

the more time you take off, the more you really have

to recommit to your chops. And then you end up

leaning on technology: “Let’s do it over and put this

there and the other thing in the other place.” Com-

ing right off the road, it’s an absolute extension of

touring; second takes don’t make sense. If you have

to overdub harmonies or whatever, okay — there’s a

certain amount of embellishing you do. But recording

live gives the foundation that much more stability.

Recording with computer software such as

Pro Tools , for instance, creates something less

stable? I’ve recorded entire records on Pro Tools,

proudly. So I’m not trying to insult the other process

or say that one is better than the other. But this re-

cord had to have that sound for it to have its sonic,

emotional, musical authenticity. I thought if I’m gon-

na make a record right off the road — and if I really

want it to be as raw as possible — I’ve gotta keep

that out of the equation.

Did the songs you’d written for Lifeline demand

this kind of recording process, or did you write

songs with the process in mind? A combination of

both. I wrote to the goal. But also, I got to the fi rst

sound check of the fi rst show and said to my band,

“We’ve spared no expense to bring the best sound

humanly possible to our fans. You guys are the best

musicians in the world. Let’s do something construc-

tive with this time.” So everybody brought to the

table all the ideas that they had accumulated in their

lives. As a band, we all wrote the music together;

then I threw the lyrics on top.

Was everyone in the band on board with the

idea from the get-go? Right off the bat. There was

no hesitation. The only challenge was: Could we re-

ally be that democratic? There was a time when this

band wouldn’t have been able to do this record. But

we’ve grown and evolved to the place where we

could actually hear each other instead of hearing our

individual egos.

You’re able to lead the band and at the same

time function as a member of the band? I think

this record proves that I am.

Were there battles over the music while you

were in the studio? It was 98 percent battle-free.

What did the two percent have to do with? Just

a differing of opinion as to where things should start

or end. You know, “Should we go this chord or that

chord?” It was nothing that would derail the session

on any level.

Do you think you’ll make your next record like

this? You seem more interested in changing

methods than sticking to one, even when the

one yields good results. The thought of having to

make a record that sounds like something else I’ve

done terrifi es me. That’s why when “Steal My Kisses”

[from 1999’s Burn to Shine] came out, I was like,

Okay, I won’t be doing anything that sounds like that

for a while! It’s not that I’m trying to avoid having a

hit. I’m just not going to get tied into a formula.

Ben Harper’s goal for his new album was simple, but it wasn’t easy. “I wanted to do something that would push the limits of acoustic soul mu-sic,” says the 37-year-old singer-guitarist, whose eclectic body of work stretches from the urgent folk rock of Welcome to the Cruel World, his 1994 debut , to the haunted gospel of There Will Be a Light, his 2004 collaboration with the Blind Boys of Alabama. Recorded and mixed on all-analog equipment over seven days in Paris immediately following a tour with his longtime backing band, the Innocent Criminals, Lifeline fi nds Harper pushing limits by stripping down. “It’s as live a record as I think you’ll fi nd today,” he says. We sat down with Harper at his favorite organic-foods spot in Venice, California.

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Steve EarleWashington Square Serenade(New West)

Joe HenryCivilians(Anti-)

Harlan T. BoboI’m Your Man(Goner Records)

Since relocating to New York City in 2005 with his wife, country singer Allison Moorer, Steve Earle has become a mini “King of All Media”: He’s the host of his own Sirius radio show, an actor on HBO’s The Wire, an esteemed playwright and a published

author, and, yes, still one of roots music’s preeminent practitioners. Produced by John King of the Dust Brothers and recorded at NYC’s famed Electric Lady Studios , Earle’s fi rst album in three years feels like a postcard from his new city. It opens with “Tennessee Blues,” a kiss-off to his longtime home base of Nashville, a place the rebellious and iconoclastic singer clearly never felt comfortable in (“Fare thee well, I’m bound to roam … Goodbye, Guitar Town,” he sings, referencing his 1986 ode to Music City, “Guitar Town”). The balance of the disc is much as you might expect: a collection of fi nely etched story songs in the mold of Earle’s late mentor, Texas wordsmith Townes Van Zandt, with music that offers spare folk-pop arrangements spiced up with modern backbeats and world-music fl ourishes. Though Earle’s fi rst few post-comeback albums, including 1995’s Train a Comin’ and 1996’s I Feel Alright, were models of effi ciency — there was nary a wasted note, breath, or thought — his more recent work has been occasionally uneven. The new disc is no exception, as it reveals its share of duds, namely the beat-poet exercise “Down Here Below” and the rather pedestrian entry “Satellite Radio.” Still, those few missteps are made up for elsewhere. Like his pal Bruce Springsteen, Earle pays heartfelt homage to folk legend Pete Seeger with “Steve’s Hammer (For Pete)” and the closing combination of “Days Aren’t Long Enough” (a gorgeous duet with Moorer). Those two songs, and his version of Tom Waits’s “Way Down in the Hole,” a menacing postmodern take on fi re-and-brimstone gospel, are more than enough to redeem the record. — Bob Mehr

Though Joe Henry is still probably best known as the man behind the early-’90s classics Short Man’s Room and Kindness of the World (and as Madonna’s brother-in-law), since the beginning of this decade, his own recording career has taken some-

thing of a backseat to his other musical pursuits. As a producer, he’s helmed various soundtrack projects (Knocked Up) and singer-songwriter records (Aimee Mann, Ani DiFranco) and has even helped revive the careers of soul veterans like Solomon Burke and Bettye LaVette. In between all that activity, he’s turned in his second album for the hip Los Angeles imprint Anti-, following 2003’s chaotic character study Tiny Voices. The new disc fi nds Henry in a more pensive and politi-cal mood, as songs like “Civil War” and “Time Is a Lion” implicitly and explicitly offer views on the current states of war and peace, love and hate. For connoisseurs of craft, Henry’s writing is an absolute joy, drawing effortlessly on classic pop, roots, and folk traditions and alchemizing these various strains into a single, sweet sound. Aiding in his effort are a group of tasteful studio hands — including pianist Van Dyke Parks, guitarist Bill Frisell, and Dobro player Greg Leisz — who imbue the tracks with a warm, lived-in quality that serves to highlight Henry’s sharp narratives and deceptively complex melodies. — B.M.

In his early 40s, Memphis singer-songwriter Harlan T. Bobo seemed to emerge out of nowhere with his critically acclaimed 2003 debut, Too Much Love — an intensely autobiographical meditation on obsession, passion, and pain that was spurred by a failed romance. His

long-in-the-making follow-up, I’m Your Man, is a somewhat less tortured affair. Much of the album sounds as if it were written under the infl uence of MOR godhead Lee Hazlewood. In many ways, the record plays like one of Hazlewood’s conceptual late-night platters — that is to say, it’s an album pickled in scotch, cured in cigarette smoke, and steeped in regret. When you hear the charmingly gruff Bobo sing-speak his way through the verses of “My Life,” lamenting how he won’t ever have the “family of his dreams,” it’s clear that the songs are less about being in the desperate throes of heart-break and more about dealing with the dashed dreams and postmortem realities of a dead love affair. Bobo isn’t just a purveyor of musical gloom and doom, though. Several songs hint at a lighter range of infl uences: Check out the curiously loping title track, which sounds like Harry Nilsson recasting Billy Swan’s devotional “I Can Help,” and the intricate Beach Boys harmonies that fl ash across “Baptist Memorial Hospital.” It’s almost as if somewhere, lurking beneath all the bruised emotions, there’s a sunny pop tunesmith waiting to break free. — B.M.

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Drama Queens (and Kings)Prime-time soaps have been making a comeback ever

since Desperate Housewives soared to ratings bliss.

Can anyone else capture that lightning in a bottle?

The most likely contender is Cane (CBS), in which

a Cuban-American family deals with the realities of

running its Miami-based sugar cane and rum busi-

nesses. With a high-powered cast that includes

Jimmy Smits, Rita Moreno, Hector Elizondo, and

Nestor Carbonell, and with plenty of infighting, illicit

romance, and shocking revelations, this show could

become the Latin American Dallas.

Rich people and their foibles do make for compel-

ling soap material — at least the creators of Dirty

Sexy Money (ABC) hope so. Peter Krause (Six Feet

Under) plays a lawyer who inherits his late father’s

task of babysitting the Darlings of New York, a

quirky and rich family, while trying to solve Dad’s

murder. What gives this show potential is the insan-

ity of the Darling clan — family members include a

doting patriarch (Donald Sutherland) and matriarch

(Jill Clayburgh), an aspiring politician with skeletons

in his closet, a substance-addled son, and a foul-

mouthed reverend, among others.

It’s got to be tough to be the CEO of a company

and have to cope with extramarital affairs, dysfunc-

tional wives, and corporate politics. Hey, life could

be worse. While Big Shots (ABC) wants us to em-

pathize with its beleaguered wannabe alpha males

(“Men, we’re the new women”), some of them (Dylan

McDermott included) are too callous for us to care.

I liked this show a lot better when it was called Des-

perate Housewives.

Grey’s Anatomy fans may be delighted that Addi-

Ready for Prime Time?

We answer that question with our fall 2007 television preview. By Bryan Reesman

son Forbes Montgomery (Kate Walsh) is getting her

own Private Practice (ABC). The Grey’s connection

alone should ensure that this program gets a chance

to show the doctor in a new environment (the quirky

Oceanside Wellness Group in Santa Monica) and in

a new relationship. Walsh also has Amy Brenneman,

Taye Diggs, and Tim Daly by her side.

Cops and RobbersIt’s amazing that studios keep cranking out police

shows, always trying to give us a new spin on the

boys in blue.

Life (NBC) does offer something fresh: A cop

who’s been falsely incarcerated for 12 years actually

returns to the job he loves. Charlie Crews (Damian

Lewis) has to cope with digs from fellow cops and

deal with his moody partner (Sarah Shahi) while he

Network television isn’t what it used to be: Shows are getting short-er, viewership is dwindling, and if a new series does not find its wings within a couple of episodes, it gets shot down, no matter how great the hype. (Remember Day Break?) One wonders if there is hope for the Big Four this fall, especially as last season produced only one genuine breakthrough hit, NBC’s Heroes. This year, the networks are trying to play off of the success of the past couple of seasons — in-troducing everything from quirky comedies and prime-time soaps to action-packed sci-fi tales — and there are a couple of breakout hope-fuls. Here’s the 411 on this fall’s fiction shows.

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adjusts to life with cell phones, digital cameras, and

the Internet. His method of extracting information

is unorthodox but quite compelling, yet there is a

certain grittiness here that seems better suited for a

cable show. Still, it could click in prime time.

Speaking of gritty, K-Ville (Fox) is all about it.

In post-Katrina New Orleans, Marlin Boulet (The

Shield’s Anthony Anderson) is trying to keep the

peace, cope with a shady new partner, and keep his

wife and daughter in the waterlogged city. While

New Orleans is used as an effective backdrop, it

does not seem to be much more than that yet. K-Ville

could be any number of other police dramas. How-

ever, I feel guilty saying that about a show that may

be benefiting New Orleans financially.

If you want slightly less grit, there’s Women’s

Murder Club (ABC). Inspired by James Patterson’s

best-selling novels, the series follows four women in

the Bay Area — a detective (Law & Order’s Angie

Harmon), a district attorney, a medical examiner, and

a reporter — who team up to solve murder cases. Of

course, the camaraderie and interaction are more im-

portant than the cases, but the quality of the stories

will determine whether this comes alive or is DOA.

Are You Having a Laugh?Sitcoms have been struggling since Frasier, Friends,

and Seinfeld signed off the air during the course of

the last decade, and canned laughter has lost its ap-

peal for many viewers.

While The Big Bang Theory (CBS) does offer

some fresh one-liners — like “We’ve already watched

Battlestar Galactica Season Two” and “Not with

commentary!” — it plays on expected stereotypes, in

this case, two socially challenged brainiacs who be-

come intertwined with their new neighbor, a slightly

ditzy server at the Cheesecake Factory. While ro-

mantic promise is there, you’re just waiting for the

pocket-protector jokes to surface.

Back to You (Fox) is equally mediocre. Anchor-

man Kelsey Grammer gets demoted and transferred

back to his old Colorado station after freaking out at

a coworker while on the air in Los Angeles, and his

old coanchor (Patricia Heaton) has a grudge against

him. Some peppy one-liners are marred by a lack of

real chemistry between the stars. There is a big rev-

elation in the pilot that may keep viewers watching,

but for how long is yet to be seen.

Samantha Who? (ABC) is undoubtedly the best

new comedy of the season, and it needs no laugh

track. Christina Applegate plays an amnesia victim

who can’t remember that she was a shallow, unfaith-

ful club girl with vapid family and friends. Shocked

at her former life, Sam quickly decides that her new

blank slate of a life has advantages, one of them be-

ing that she can change who she was. And in this

role, the endearing Applegate can continue to buck

her old Kelly Bundy image.

Less interesting is our final comedic entry. I

will say this: Since we live in such a one-car, one-

person world, I am impressed that someone would

even come up with a show called Carpoolers (ABC),

let alone set it in L.A., where there are none. That

is certainly one of the show’s defining visual gags.

The breakdown is simple: Four (mostly) married men

ranging in age from 20-something to 40-something

share a ride to work, battle for parking, and give

each other advice on love and life. Unfortunately, it’s

running on cruise control.

Flights of FantasyIt feels like the sky is falling lately, and sci-fi and

fantasy certainly reflect that. But this year’s crop of

escapism is not too gratifying.

The Bionic Woman was a fun, if goofy, ’70s show

in which Jaime Sommers, the survivor of a near-fatal

accident, got souped up with bionic enhancements

that gave her super strength, reflexes, and speed. She

became a champion of justice for the U.S. govern-

ment. This time out, in NBC’s Bionic Woman, Jaime’s

a bit more ticked that her body was altered without

her consent, and her reluctance to make nice with

the feds is augmented by the presence of another

bionic woman, who has a governmental grudge of

her own. Time will tell whether this is top-notch sci-fi

or more clichéd schlock.

Chuck (NBC) is the epitome of escapist dreck. An

aimless electronics-store clerk accidentally views

an e-mailed video file containing thousands of sub-

liminally encoded images related to defense secrets,

and now they’re implanted in his brain. Naturally,

the secret keepers want to get hold of him, as he

is unintentionally decoding these seemingly random

images. This kind of espionage parody was more fun

in the ’80s movie Gotcha!.

In Journeyman (NBC), a San Francisco reporter

finds himself jumping back in time in the Bay Area,

presumably to help rewrite history and change

people’s lives for the better. He also bumps into his

deceased ex-fiancée, whom he still pines for. The fact

that his trips cost him a day or two in the present is

extremely irritating to his wife and his boss. I know

I’ve already used this joke, but, frankly, I liked this

concept better when it was called Quantum Leap.

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mate, at which time he can become mortal. That’s a

depressing commentary on modern love. While the

protagonist is classy, cultured, and a great puzzle

solver, he’s also too understated for my taste. I liked

this concept better when it was more action oriented

and called Highlander. (I can’t help myself.)

The vampiric PI of Moonlight (CBS) doesn’t want

to chomp on people’s necks to feed, so he makes sure

he requisitions his blood supply in other ways. He also

wants to help people who have no one else to turn to,

as if he’s an undead Equalizer. It’s kind of cool when

a bloodsucker is on our side, but I liked this concept

better when it was more goth-friendly and called

Forever Knight. (Seriously, someone stop me.)

Out in Left FieldSome shows don’t quite fit into an easy category, as

is the case with the following two debuts.

With executive producer and guest star Hugh

Jackman, Viva Laughlin (CBS) could be this season’s

dark-horse contender. I find casinos gaudy and bor-

ing and reeking of desperation, but I got involved

in this tale, which is about a budding casino owner

who wants to take on the Vegas kings by opening

his own place in Laughlin, Nevada. When his main

backer pulls out and winds up dead in his office, he’s

got a load of woes. The idea of a drama with musical

numbers didn’t fly well when it was Cop Rock, but

Jackman could pull it off. Seeing his sly, sleazy char-

acter swagger through a casino singing “Sympathy

for the Devil” is pretty hip.

An even quirkier series is Pushing Daisies (ABC),

from director Barry Sonnenfeld (The Addams Fam-

ily) and writer-producer Bryan Fuller (Heroes), which

plays like a colorful Tim Burton fairy tale. Piemaker

Ned can bring the dead back to life with one touch,

but if he touches them again, they’ll die permanently.

And if they’re alive for more than a minute, someone

else must take their place. (Stay with me here.) Ned

has a good racket with a PI — he briefly reanimates

corpses in morgues in order to find out who killed

them, and then he and the PI collect reward money.

When he resurrects his childhood sweetheart, he

wants her around, but naturally they can never be

intimate in any way. This show looks cool, and the

premise is enjoyably weird, but I don’t know what

the point is. Stay tuned.

So there you have it, boob-tube addicts — the begin-

nings of the 2007–08 TV season. I like to think that

I have a good knack for identifying hits, since I knew

Desperate Housewives, Lost, My Name Is Earl, and

Heroes were special. Then again, when I worked in

Hollywood, I skimmed through a script for Beverly

Hills High, which later became 90210, and I thought,

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Stock Up at AAdvantage eShoppingAny journey should start with adequate pro-visions, and no place is more convenient for back-to-school shopping than the AAdvantage eShopping mall at www.aa.com/eshopping. There, you’ll find more than 200 name-brand merchants selling a wide variety of products, making it the perfect spot for back-to-school supplies and apparel. And you’ll earn AAdvantage miles with each qualifying purchase. The web-site was recently enhanced to give customers the opportunity to find products from many merchants with a single entry, allowing for easy price-comparison shopping. Another new fea-ture provides customers with the latest coupons and promotions from the mall’s merchants.

Bring ’Em Home with AA Gift CardsIf you think the best thing about sending stu-dents off to school is having them return home again, then the American Airlines Gift Card is right up your alley. AA Gift Cards are available in any denomination between $50 and $1,500 and can be used toward the purchase of a ticket on American Airlines, American Eagle, or AmericanConnection. Gift Cards are a great

Try an Admirals Club One-Day PassWhen your favorite student needs a break during trips to and from the halls of academia, Amer-ican’s Admirals Club lounges are the quiet and relaxing oases of choice. A One-Day Pass to the Admirals Club is just $50, and it can be used at any of American’s 44 lounges around the world, creating a virtual network of productive study lo-cations for students on the go. Even if they don’t use the time to study, it’s a great place for them to unwind from the sometimes hectic activity of airport terminals. One-Day Passes are easy to purchase. Just go to www.aa.com/daypass, visit any Admirals Club lounge, or stop by any Ameri-can Airlines Self-Service Check-In machine at domestic airports.

Upgrade to Premium-Class AmenitiesIf you’re in the mood to motivate or reward your favorite student, consider redeeming or pur-chasing AAdvantage miles so your student can upgrade into a Premium Class cabin. The extra roominess provides a comfortable work space and powerports at every seat, and, when stu-dents are caught up on their homework, Pre-mium cabins are wonderful places for them to relax before going back to the books. Visit www.aa.com/aadvantage for more information.

School is on the way. There’s no turning back. And as always, American Airlines stands ready to help get the year off to a great start. In fact, with these back-to-school suggestions, you could say we’ve done your homework for you.

American Airlines has teamed up with a worldwide traveler and a world-class entertainer to bring travelers a wealth of information.

Regular viewers of the public-television program Rick Steves’ Europe know that American Airlines sponsors the show hosted by the best-selling author. Now, American has expanded its relationship with Steves to sup-port audio and video podcasts of his programs, putting European travel at your fingertips. This year alone, nearly 300,000 travelers have downloaded

Steves’s informative audio tours and helpful maps of Paris, with podcast tours of Venice, Florence, and Rome planned for later this year. To download podcasts, visit www.ricksteves.com.

Listeners to the nationwide Steve Harvey Morning Show, which is hosted by the popular entertainer, may have noticed an American Airlines presence there also. The new American Airlines Travel Segment airs each month on the show, and American and Harvey now have a cobranded website — www.steveharvey.com/american — that offers travel tips and vacation ideas. The radio program airs weekdays from six a.m. to 10 a.m. Eastern time.

Did You Know?

Back to School with American

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Contact Us Anytime

Names and Numbers You Need to Know

n Want to make a reservation? Just log on to www.aa.com or call Reservations at (800) 433-7300. En español, llame al (800) 633-3711 o www.aa.com/espanol.n For automated flight information in English, call (800) 223-5436. En español, llame al (800) 228-8356.n For information about Cargo and Priority Parcel service within the United States (except Alaska), call (800) 227-4622.n Contact American Airlines AAdvantage Reservations at (800) 882-8880. n Contact American Airlines Group & Meeting Travel at (800) 221-2255.n Contact American Airlines Vacations at (800) 321-2121.n Contact Admirals Club Customer Service at (800) 237-7971.

We welcome your comments and suggestions. For the quickest re-sponse, e-mail us via the Contact AA link on the AA.com homepage. (Complete contact information is below.) Please include your daytime phone number, the flight number of the flight you traveled on, and the date on which you traveled. For immediate help, see an AA agent or contact our Reservations office.

Customer Relations E-mail: Visit AA.com, and then click on Contact AA or go towww.aa.com/customerrelations. Fax: (817) 967-4162PO Box 619612, MD 2400DFW Airport, TX 75261-9612

Noteworthy NewsNew Flights to Las Vegas, Minneapolis, and Orange County Begin This Month American Airlines will launch service between New York’s LaGuardia Airport and Minneapolis/St. Paul with three daily round-trips starting on September 5, 2007. American will also begin service between New York’s JFK and Las Vegas with daily round-trip service starting September 6. In November, American will launch service from JFK to St. Kitts and St. Lucia. With American Eagle, American offers nonstop service from New York to more than 80 destinations worldwide.

American is also expanding service from Austin with a daily round-trip to Santa Ana (Orange County), California, begin-ning September 5. This brings the number of American’s convenient nonstops from Austin to West Coast destinations to four. American also provides nonstop service between Austin and Seattle, San Jose, and Los Angeles, in addition to Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Raleigh/Durham, and St. Louis. American Eagle flies nonstop between Austin and Dallas Love Field and St. Louis. To check schedules and fares, visit www .aa.com. For information on our new routes, visit www.aa.com/newservice.

Around Our CommunitySome passengers on American Airlines and American Eagle flights this month may have the privilege of traveling alongside true American heroes — Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. For several years, American and American Eagle have been proud and honored to provide free travel to Medal of Honor winners who are attending the annual meeting of the Medal of Honor Society, a special gathering of Medal recipients. This year’s event is being held in Green Bay, Wisconsin, from Sep-tember 3 through September 10.

Approximately 3,500 Medals of Honor — the nation’s highest military honor — have been bestowed since the award was created nearly 145 years ago to recognize acts of valor. More than 100 Medal recipi-ents are still living, representing service in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.

American salutes these individuals for their extraordinary courage and service, a gratitude that we extend to current military personnel by offering special fares for military members and their families. It’s not surprising that American Airlines has a strong appreciation for the military; a number of AA and AE employees, including many of our pilots, are proud veterans.

Her colleagues at American Airlines know her as Margi

Taylor, but those in Dallas’s homeless community affec-

tionately call her “the Washrag Lady.” Taylor, who works

in American’s Group and Meeting Travel department,

collects and distributes items to the city’s less-fortunate citizens, providing them with basic necessities

such as food, clothing, and toiletries. Taylor started her work 12 years ago, when the church youth group

she directs began distributing sack lunches to people living on the streets. Eventually, the group started

distributing hats and toiletries donated by Taylor’s coworkers at American. One day, when Taylor had run

out of hats, a homeless man noticed a bundle of face towels in her van. “He asked for a face towel, so I

gave him one,” says Taylor. “He said, ‘Thank you, Washrag Lady,’ and that was the start of that.” Since then,

washrags have been a staple among the items that Taylor distributes.

While descriptive, the nickname hardly describes the extent of Taylor’s volunteer work. Each week, she

spends hours at a recreation center helping children from low-income households with their home-

work or teaching them life skills such as cooking and personal hygiene. During the winter, Taylor,

her husband, Otis Rhodes, and her son, Damon Taylor, serve holiday dinners and give food and gift

baskets to the less fortunate. “One of the things I’ve learned is that nothing is too little for people

who have nothing,” she notes. “They’re very appreciative of everything, and it’s very rewarding.”

Taylor has been volunteering in one form or another for 40 years — mostly to help children. “I

don’t think I’ll ever stop,” she says. “I enjoy helping and serving people. It’s my life goal to make a

difference and help enrich the lives of those I come in contact with.”

Being ThereOur Employees Go the Extra Mile

Margi Taylor

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Booking en Español Is Easy at AA.comAt American Airlines, sabemos porqué vuelas. And to make it easier to book a flight, we’ve made online booking available in English and Spanish. Customers can book a reservation, log in, and view various pages in Spanish. American Airlines wants you to have op-tions when you do business with us, and we hope the

new Spanish booking option helps you purchase a ticket in a way that’s convenient for you. Visit our secure and convenient Reservations feature at AA.com and click on the Español button to book your travel today.

Give the Gift of TravelAmerican Airlines Gift Cards are always a welcome gift. Available in any denomination between $50 and $1,500, they are easy to purchase and redeem online at AA.com. You can even customize a message and

e-mail a virtual Gift Card directly to that special someone. American Air-lines Gift Cards never expire and are good toward the purchase of a ticket from the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to 250 cities in more than 40 countries all over the world on American Airlines, Ameri-can Eagle, and AmericanConnection. Purchase your Gift Cards online at www.aa.com/giftcard or by calling (800) 677-9555. Gift Cards are also available at thousands of grocery, drug, and convenience stores nation-wide. See www.aa.com/giftcard for more details.

Deferred Payment Is Now an Option on AA.comStill dreaming about that trip you want to take? We’ve made

it easier for you to book your trip now and defer the expense. Just pur-chase your tickets at AA.com and choose to Fly Now, Pay Later. This op-tion is available for U.S. residents, and it’s only on AA.com. To apply, go to the Fly Now, Pay Later page on AA.com. Once approved, you’ll receive an account number online within minutes to use to make your purchase. To learn more, go to www.aa.com/paylater.

Print Your Itinerary and Receipt at AA.comKeep your travel plans handy by printing out your itinerary and receipt at AA.com. You can easily access this information by going to the My Reservations section of the site. All you need is your AAdvantage number and password. If you’re not an AAdvantage member, you can retrieve your reservation by using your name and record locator. Plus, earn up to 1,000 AAdvantage bonus miles and pay no online booking fee whenever you pur-chase your ticket on AA.com. Visit www.aa.com/receipt for details.

Book Your Flight at Your Price with the AA.com DealFinderFinding and booking your travel at AA.com just became much easier. Our new DealFinder downloadable desktop tool gives you more information and control over your travel planning than ever before! Just enter your preferences to customize fare alerts based on how much you’re willing to spend, what your travel dates are, how many people will be traveling in your party, and what your departure and arrival cities are. You will receive exclusive DealFinder fare alerts when a match to your preferences occurs. Learn more and download the DealFinder at www.aa.com/dealfinder.

New on AA.com: Search by Price & ScheduleNow you have an even easier way to purchase your travel on AA.com. With our new booking feature, Price & Schedule, you can choose the price and flight schedule best suited to your needs. Our new way of booking gives you more information than ever before. Now you can choose from a wider range of schedule and price combinations and quickly access more infor-mation such as travel time, AAdvantage miles, and available seats. Visit www.aa.com/book to learn more and to view the demo.

Fall Cruises, Falling Prices Up to 70 Percent OffThis year, de-stress before the holidays with a cruise — and a great deal to go with it. Fall rates are often

significantly lower and offer incredible value. Sail to Alaska on a thrilling course into untouched beauty, or cross the Atlantic and sample the archi-tectural and gastronomical delights of Europe. Can’t decide? Let one of our professional cruise experts help you get the best deal available on the cruise of your choice with our 110 percent Best Price Guarantee. Plus, save up to 70 percent and earn thousands of AAdvantage miles just for cruising. The most popular itineraries sell out fast, so visit www.aa.com/cruise today!

New Trip Insurance Products Available at AA.comPurchase your airline ticket and travel in confidence when you buy Access America Trip Insurance at AA.com. We have enhanced the trip insurance product offerings, allowing you to choose the type of coverage that’s right for you. And should your trip be canceled or interrupted for a covered reason, Trip Insurance allows you to receive a reimbursement for nonre-fundable payments on airline tickets, hotels, and other prepaid expenses. For details, visit the Products and Gifts page at AA.com.

Enjoy All the Benefits of Booking Your Car on AA.comThe car-booking tool at AA.com searches for cars by agency name, vehicle type, or location — you can even use your discount membership or coupon code. Plan your entire trip on AA.com by making your car reservation after booking your flight, or visit AA.com anytime just to book your car. (A flight booking is not required to use the car-booking tool.) To book your rental car, visit www.aa.com/cars.*If a lower airfare (by $5 or more) is found on another travel website for the exact same AA flight(s), itinerary, date(s), cabin, class of service, and fare rules and restrictions, the full difference in the fares will be refunded to the credit card used for the original purchase on AA.com. Visit www.aa.com/guarantee for more details.American Airlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AAdvantage, Net SAAver & Special Offers, Net SAAver Alerts, and AA.com are marks of American Airlines, Inc. American Eagle and AmericanConnection are American’s regional airline associ-ates. American Airlines reserves the right to change the AAdvantage program at any time without notice and to end the AAdvantage program with six months’ notice. American Airlines is not responsible for products or services offered by other partici-pating companies. For complete details about the AAdvantage program, visit www.aa.com.

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Citi/AAdvantage 20th Anniversary This year marks the Citi/AAdvantage credit card’s 20th anniversary. To celebrate this milestone and to reward cardmembers for their loyalty, American Airlines and Citi are offering a variety of promotions throughout the summer, including special AAdvantage participant of-fers and an exclusive sweepstakes for Citi/AAdvantage cardmembers. In addition, there is a special anniversary offer for non-cardmembers. Visit www.aa.com/20 or www.privatepass.citi.com for more details — and join in the celebration today!

AAdvantage HotSpots — Your Passport to Award AvailabilityReady to use your AAdvantage miles but

don’t know where to go? Check out our newly redesigned AAdvantage HotSpots. We’ll show you travel destina-tions with the best opportunities to use an AAdvantage MileSAAver award. View up to three months of avail-able destinations, which are grouped by travel themes. Combine that with our new interactive award-booking feature, and fi nding a MileSAAver award has never been easier! Get started at www.aa.com/hotspots.

With the addition of Japan Airlines to oneworld earlier this year, American Airlines’ celebration of 20 years of service to Japan, and our move to shiny new digs at Tokyo Narita’s Terminal 2, there’s been a lot of focus on Japan lately. The country is diverse, offering Olympic-class snow skiing, therapeutic hot springs, pristine beaches, trend-setting pop culture, millennia-old traditions, state-of-the-art technology, and enticing cuisine. Japan is one world you simply must experience. The oneworld Visit Japan Pass is now available and makes visiting all the

sights in Japan easier and more affordable than ever. As they say in Japan, “Yokoso!” or “Welcome!”

oneworld is the alliance of 10 of the world’s lead-ing airlines. By joining together, we can provide a range of services and benefi ts that no single airline could provide on its own. Our goal is to make you feel at home no matter where your travels take you in our global network of nearly 700 destinations in more than 150 countries. For more information, please visit www.oneworld.com.

American Airlines Incentive TrAAvel Flight Certifi cates and Gift Cards make it easy to reward valued employees and customers with air travel anywhere in the American Airlines system. Travel gifts have universal appeal, and travelers will earn AAdvantage mileage credit. Our Flight Certifi cates and Gift Cards are perfect for all of life’s occasions. Flight Certifi cates offer round-trip travel to more than 250 des-tinations in the American Airlines system. Gift Cards, available in any denomination between $50 and $1,500, can be applied toward the purchase of any published fare. For more information, call (800) 677-9555 (Monday through Friday, eight a.m. to fi ve p.m. Central time) or visit www.americanairlinesincentivetraavel.com.

American Eagle Continues to Expand Its Route NetworkOn November 4, American Eagle will add non-stop jet service between Northwest Arkan-sas Regional Airport and Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, and between Flint, Michigan, and New York/LaGuardia. On December 13, we begin nonstop jet service between Dallas/Fort Worth and Santa Fe, New Mexico, and

additional weekend jet service from Los Angeles to Santa Fe starting December 14.

American Airlines Offers Food for Sale OnboardAmerican Airlines has a wide variety of food items for you to purchase and enjoy onboard. Buy a fresh sandwich, a snack, or a bottle of water on your fl ight to satisfy your appetite. Sandwiches are $5, snacks are $3, and bottled water is $2. Sand-wiches are offered on fl ights that last three hours or longer. A variety of sweet and

salty snacks such as chips, chocolate, trail mix, and cookies, as well as bottled water, are offered on fl ights that last two hours or longer. And that’s not all! American Airlines also offers you the fl ex-ibility of paying for food onboard with cash as well as with a debit or credit card.

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2007 Is a Great Time to JoinWe have been busy in 2007, and as a

result, our members can now enjoy

three new lounges in Tokyo Narita,

Nashville, and New York/JFK’s Termi-

nal B! Although each new club has a

distinctive design, they all have the

amenities that our members value,

including individual workstations,

computers with high-speed Internet

access, conference rooms, a cybercafe,

children’s rooms, showers, and more.

We’re committed to providing our

members with a superior club net-

work, professional services, and out-

standing amenities. Whether you need

to make a few calls or check your e-

mail, or you just want a quiet place to

relax before, after, or between fl ights,

Admirals Club lounges help you make

the most of your time in the airport.

To join the Admirals Club program

or to get more information, please

visit www.aa.com/admiralsclub or call

(800) 237-7971 (in the United States,

Canada, and Puerto Rico) or (817)

963-6100.

The Smart Choice for Air TravelLooking to take control of your personal or corporate travel plans? The American Airlines AAirpass program protects you against fare changes and helps you manage your travel by providing prepaid unrestricted air travel at a fi xed rate — all while you enjoy VIP privileges and benefi ts. You can travel anytime, even at a moment’s notice, to any of the more than 250 worldwide destinations served by American Airlines, American Eagle, and AmericanConnection, including the United States, Canada, Europe, India, Japan, China, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Mexico.

No matter where you’re headed, your AAirpass membership can get you (and a companion) there. Special VIP privileges include Admirals Club membership,* First Class Check-In, and priority wait-list for upgrades. For the most up-to-date program details, visit www.aairpass.com or call one of our specially trained AAirpass representatives at (800) 433-6355, and we’ll get you started today on your world of travel.

*Eligibility for corporate-contracted AAirpass members is dictated by corporate contract terms with American Airlines. See your corporate travel manager for details and to verify that your company is eligible for this benefi t.

AAVacations.com Has the Perfect Vacation EquationWant to create the trip you want in the way you want

to? Use our perfect-vacation equation. Here’s how it works: Get a great deal on airfare — maybe to fl y to a tropical isle. Add a hotel stay — maybe something near the beach. Then add a rental car for a side trip to the ruins. Want reservations for a midnight ride on the beach? We can arrange it all! Now subtract your yard work, and you’ve got the perfect escape.

We’ve redesigned our entire website to make it easier than ever for you to build the perfect trip. AAVacations.com has great deals on airfare as well as special rates on hotel rooms, car rentals, and much more — all in one spot. Plus, AAVacations.com is the only trip-planning site that allows you to use and earn AAdvantage miles. It all adds up to the perfect way to book your perfect vacation. Book yours today at www.aavacations.com.

American Airlines’ CorporateAAccess.com booking portal is leading the way in providing practical, cost-effi cient solutions for managing corporate travel. At the request of many customers, we have designed a functional, easy-to-use online booking product that brings the best features of business-travel planning together on one website. CorporateAAccess.com offers searching and booking capabilities for widely available air, car, and hotel suppliers, and there is no transaction fee for American Airlines bookings. The portal also offers a suite of travel-management tools to help companies of any size control their travel-related costs. Visit www.corporateaaccess.com for more details and company registration.

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Onboard Our Flights

* The electronic-device policy may vary on American Eagle and AmericanConnection. Please see a flight attendant for specifics.

Things You Need to Know to Make Your Trip Safe and Comfortablen Check-In We advise customers to check in 90 minutes before their scheduled departure for domes-tic flights when checking bags, 60 minutes with no bags, and two hours for international flights. (Please refer to the Travel Informa-tion section on AA.com for cities where earlier check-in is recom-mended.) This will help ensure your reservation and seat assignment. Please be onboard and in your seat with your seat belt fastened 10 minutes prior to departure time.n Luggage Domestic customers are allowed to check two pieces of luggage free of charge. One piece of luggage and one personal item are allowed to be carried onboard. Personal items include: purse, brief-case, laptop computer, and small backpack. Carry-on items must be placed in the overhead bin or un-der the seat in front of you. Place your name, address, and a copy of your itinerary inside your bags, and put your name and address on the outside. To avoid fees, all luggage must meet specific size and weight requirements. International travel rules vary from domestic regula-tions. Liability for loss, delay, or damage to baggage is limited, so carry items for which there is no liability, such as electronic equip-ment, cameras, cash, jewelry, medi-cation, and keys, onboard with you. Claim your luggage upon arrival. Visit the Baggage Information page on AA.com for further details.n Beverage Service Only alco-hol served by a flight attendant to customers age 21 or older may be consumed onboard. By Federal Aviation Administration rule, we may not serve alcohol to customers who appear intoxicated.n Smoking is not permitted.

n Seat Belts Turbulence is air movement that cannot be seen and often occurs unexpectedly. While we do everything possible to avoid turbulence, it is the most likely threat to your in-flight safety. Un-less you must leave your seat, keep your seat belt fastened at all times, even when the seat belt sign is off.n Disability Assistance Custom-ers who need assistance with disabilities, including obtaining wheelchairs, should contact an AA representative. Per government regulations, service animals travel-ing in the cabin to assist passen-gers with physical or emotional needs are not required to travel in a kennel. If you are in a bulkhead seat, you may be asked to move to another seat to accommodate a service animal.n Carry-on Pets must stay in their kennels and under the seat in front of you at all times while onboard. AA assumes no liability for the health and well-being of carry-on pets.n Powerports On most aircraft, there is a DC cigarette-lighter-style outlet at each seat in First and Busi-ness Class and in select rows in the Main Cabin for powering approved electronic devices. For information about powerports, visit AA.com. DC auto/air power adapter cords are available at major electronics stores. Splitter or Y adapter cords may not be used. Only one device per outlet is allowed.

n E l e c t ro n i c Eq u i p m e n t / Personal Devices All portable electronic devices must remain off and properly stowed during taxi, takeoff, approach, and landing until the plane is at the gate and the seat belt sign is off. Devices in-clude, but are not limited to, noise- canceling headsets. Cell phones may be used on certain aircraft after landing in the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico once authorized by a flight attendant. Your flight attendant will tell you when you may use ap-proved portable electronic devices in flight. Devices with transmitting capabilities (example: combination cell phones/PDA devices or laptop computers with wireless capabili-ties) may be used only if the trans-mit capability is turned off and can be verified by a flight atten-dant. During flight, never use cell phones, two-way pagers, radios, TV sets, remote controls, cordless computer mouses, commercial TV cameras, or Global Positioning Systems. Radio transmission using personal communications devices (example: walkie-talkies, two-way pagers, or wireless headphones) is prohibited, as it may interfere with the aircraft’s communications and navigation systems. Devices that could cause damage to equipment or that may diminish the design, function, or capability of the air-craft are prohibited. You may use audio and video devices only with a headset. Use of still and video cam-eras, film or digital, is permitted only for recording personal events. Photography or video recording of airline personnel, equipment, or procedures is strictly prohibited.*

Dangerous Goods in Checked and Carry-on Baggage

Household Items Bleaches, drain cleaners, and solvents contain dangerous chemicals that can cause toxic fumes and corrosion.

Flammable Liquids Fuel, paints, solvents, adhesives, alcoholic bever-ages greater than or equal to 70 percent by volume (140 proof), and flammable gases such as lighter refills and camping gas might leak and cause a fire. Also, nail polish is considered flammable and may not be used onboard the aircraft.

Fireworks Signal flares and other explosives might detonate.

Other Hazardous Materials Strike-anywhere matches, self-heating meals, gasoline-powered tools, spray cans, self-inflating rafts, poisons, infectious sub-stances, mace, and pepper spray are prohibited.

Remember that this list is not all-inclusive. Carrying dangerous or prohibited goods onboard violates U.S. federal law. Violators may be subject to five years’ imprisonment and penalties of $250,000 or more (49 USC 5124). Consult an agent or visit AA.com for details.

Many common items used every day in the home or workplace may seem harmless, but when transported by air, they can be very dangerous. In flight, varia-tions in temperature and pressure can cause items to leak, generate toxic fumes, or start a fire.

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Federal law prohibits any pas-senger from threatening or intimidating any member of the flight crew or interfering as crew members perform their duties. American Air-lines appreciates your contin-ued cooperation.

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Staying in TouchMaking a Call Is EasyIn-flight satellite phones are available on all 777 and 767 aircraft. To place a call, put the phone to your ear. Recorded instructions will tell you to dial 1 to place a call or 2 to select a language.

Slide your credit card through the side of the phone and then dial 00 + country code + area or city code + number, followed by the # key. For example, to reach New York City, dial 00 + 1 + 212 + 555 + 1234 + #. To reach London, dial 00 + 44 + 20 + 7123 + 4567 + #.

All calls must be dialed as international calls. When calling within or to the U.S. or Canada, dial 00 and 1 prior to the area code. Incoming calls, faxes, and data transmissions are not available.

A flashing yellow light indicates that you’re waiting for a line. A flashing green light and dou-ble beep means the call is being processed. Press NEW to place another call or END to hang up.

Rates are $5 to connect and $10 per minute. Billing begins when a call is answered. Partial minutes are billed as a full minute. The service provider, Telenor, accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club, JCB Cards, and Discover. No calling cards are accepted.

For dialing assistance, dial toll-free 12#. This will connect you to the Telenor Satellite Services Customer Care RVA (recorded voice announce-ment). For all other questions, contact Telenor Satellite Services Customer Care at (800) 685-7898 (toll-free in the U.S.) or (301) 838-7700 (worldwide), by fax at (301) 838-7701, or by e-mail at [email protected].

Cell PhonesPersonal electronic devices, including cell phones, may be used onboard during boarding until the flight attendant’s announcement to turn them off. Cell phones may be used on cer-tain aircraft* after landing, once authorized by a flight attendant’s announcement.

Due to FAA regulations, passengers must remain seated and all carry-on baggage must remain stowed after landing until the aircraft is safely stopped at the gate and the seat belt sign has been turned off.

Due to FAA regulations, unapproved personal electronic devices must remain off once the air-craft door is shut at departure and until the seat belt sign is turned off at the arrival gate.

* Does not apply to SAAB and ATR aircraft flights.

Our customers sometimes ask us about medical

conditions related to air travel. American Airlines

appreciates its customers’ interest in health top-

ics and encourages passengers to consult with

their doctors before traveling.

What Is DVT?A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that

develops in a deep vein, usually in a leg. This is

a serious condition. Sometimes these clots can

break away and travel through the bloodstream

to vital organs of the body and can cause severe

injury or death.

Possible Risk Factors of DVTProlonged physical immobility, such as sitting for

an extended period, is considered in the medical

community to be a risk factor associated with

DVT. People with certain medical conditions or

who are taking some medications may also be at

higher risk of developing a DVT, including condi-

tions or medications that affect blood flow, al-

ter normal blood-clotting mechanisms, or cause

blood-vessel damage. Some of these are: n Cancern Hereditary blood-clotting disordersn Increasing age n Major illness with hospitalizationn Obesityn Oral contraceptive use or hormone therapyn Personal history of a DVTn Pregnancyn Recent major surgery or trauma

Possible Symptoms of DVTMany DVTs do not produce any symptoms. If

symptoms do occur, they may include pain, swell-

ing, and redness in the affected area. Severe chest

pain or problems breathing may indicate that a

clot has traveled to the lungs. Any concern should

be evaluated by a physician immediately.

Your Personal Health: Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Possible Ways to Reduce the Risk of DVTAmerican encourages all passengers to consult

with their doctors about DVT and other personal

health issues before flying. Because the cause of a

DVT is often not known, the best methods of pre-

venting DVTs are still uncertain. To try to reduce

the risk of DVT, however, many passengers may

be advised by their doctors to take the following

measures in flight: n Regularly change leg position, and periodically

move and stretch your legs and feet while seated.

Your doctor may suggest leg exercises — such as

those described in the box below — at regular

intervals (at least every hour or so). n If conditions allow and the aisles are clear, you

may want to occasionally get up and walk around.

But remember that you must remain seated when

the seat belt light is on and should remain in your

seat with your seat belt fastened whenever pos-

sible, because of the possibility of turbulence. And

all passengers are required to comply with crew-

member and/or FAA instructions — especially

those relating to remaining seated.n Avoid crossing the legs at the ankles

or knees.n Drink adequate nondiuretic fluids — such as

water, juice, and milk — and minimize alcohol

and caffeine intake.n Wear loose-fitting clothing. n Wear graduated-compression stockings.

It is possible that no measure intended to

prevent DVT will be effective. It is also possible

that some of the measures listed above may not

be recommended for some passengers, depend-

ing on their health situations as assessed by their

doctors.

There are many sources of general information

about air travel and health. For more information,

visit www.aa.com and type “personal health” in

the search box.

Possible In-Flight ExercisesAnkle circles: Lift your foot off the floor and draw a circle in the air with your toes pointed, alternating direction. Continue for 30 seconds. Repeat with your other foot.

Foot pumps: While keeping your heels on the floor, point your feet up as high as possible

toward your head. Put both feet back flat on the floor. While keeping the balls of your feet on the floor, lift both heels high. Continue for 30 seconds.

Knee lifts: While seated, march slowly in place by contracting each thigh muscle. Continue for 30 seconds.

Knee to chest: Hold your left knee and pull up toward your chest. Hold for 10 to 15 seconds. Slowly return to floor. Alternate legs 10 times.

These exercises should not be performed if they cause pain or discomfort or if they are not recommended by your doctor.

In the event of any problem making a call, American Airlines’ and Telenor’s liability is limited to the cost of the call.

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oneworldTM Partners

1 Miles may not be earned or redeemed for British Airways transatlantic flights between the U.S. and the U.K.2 Benefits available to Emerald, Sapphire, and Ruby members.3 Lounge access available to Emerald and Sapphire members, and to First and Business class travelers, except when traveling solely on North American itineraries. 4 Benefits may vary by carrier.

Airline Partners

1 Earn elite qualifying miles on all flights.2 You can only earn miles on Hawaiian Inter-island Flights.3 Codeshare and/or AAdvantage agreements discontinued effective November 14, 2007, for TAM and effective November 16, 2007, for Air Sahara.Government restrictions may affect the ability to earn and redeem miles to/from certain countries. Visit www.aa.com/aadvantage for details.

American Airlines and American Eagle have

partnerships with select airlines and high-speed rail operators around the world. With our oneworld and other part-ners, we have integrated our services to offer you the convenience of a single ticket, prere-served seats, connecting boarding passes, reliable baggage transfers, and coordinated connections to minimize your waiting time. Please see our route maps for destinations serviced by our partners.

To support this global network, American Airlines has codeshare agreements through which we sell seats on flights operated by our partner airlines. When traveling on a codeshare flight, your ticket will show AA flight numbers, and your journey will be on one of our partner airlines. Check in at the airport with the airline operating your flight. Visit www.aa.com/code share for more details.

As a member of the AAdvantage program, earn miles when you purchase an eligible published-fare ticket and fly on American Airlines, American Eagle, or any participating partner airline. Rules and AAdvantage benefits may vary by carrier. For a complete list of spe-cific rules, eligible routes, and fares, visit Partners and Mileage Programs in the AAdvantage section of AA.com.

With our oneworld partner airlines, you can REDEEM MILES, and the miles you EARN are ELITE-

QUALIFYING. Once you earn AAdvantage elite status, enjoy benefits such as priority check-in2, priority

standby2, priority wait-list2, lounge access3, and preferred prereserved seating4 on oneworld flights.

Other PartnersEarn and Redeem Miles; Receive Elite Qualifying Miles on AA Flight Numbers

Earn Miles and Receive Elite Qualifying Miles on AA Flight Numbers

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Terminal Maps

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Boston Logan International Airport

For transfers between Domestic Terminal B and International Terminal E, a bus operates continually and is located outside the lower level bag-gage claim areas.

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Now open! DFW Airport’s new Skylink train may be the quick-est way to reach the gate for your next flight, replacing the American Airlines TrAAin. The automated bidirectional rail service, located inside the security area, runs every two minutes between the following gates: A13 and A16, A29 and A34, B9 and B12, B29 and B31, C8 and C12, C27 and C32, D11 and D20, and D24 and D36. The average ride time is five min-utes. When you get off the plane and enter the terminal, you will find a gate map and directions to Skylink. This map will also tell you whether it’s quicker to walk or take the Skylink to your connecting flight. If you are returning home to DFW and arrive at a different terminal than the one you departed from, DFW Airport’s free Terminal Link shuttle service will take you directly back to your origi-nal terminal. To use Terminal Link, just follow the signs to the green pickup areas, which are located on the upper level out-side the baggage-claim areas.

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Miami International AirportConnecting walkways are provided be-tween Concourses A through E for the convenience of our passengers. Pas-sengers using these walkways do not need to clear airport security in order to move between concourses. The walkway is located adjacent to Gate 3 in Concourse A, Gate 3 in Con-course C, Gate 31in Concourse D, and

Gate 5 in Concourse E (with the exception of High E gates 30-33, which are ac-cessible only by tram service from the main terminal).

Arrivals and departures for all American Eagle flights are through Gate D35.

Customs is located on the upper level in Concourse B and the lower level near Concourse E.

Concourse AAmerican AirlinesBritish AirwaysLAN TAM

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Lambert St. Louis International Airport

Concourse BAmericanConnection

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Los Angeles International AirportFor transfers between American Airlines and American Eagle, a transfer bus operates between Terminal 4 and the American Eagle Remote Termi-nal. This bus can be accessed at Terminal 4, Gate 44 (Lower Level). Passengers using this bus do not need to clear airport security in order to move between terminals.

There is a tunnel link-ing TBIT to Terminal 4. The tunnel allows customers to deplane at TBIT, then walk underground to clear Customs/Immigration in Terminal 4.

There is a USO Center outside between Terminals 1 and 2.

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The JFK Airtrain now provides convenient connection service between all terminals at JFK, the subway, and Long Island Railroad. Just follow the Airtrain signs to the Airtrain station located at the front of the

terminal. Once inside the Airtrain station, simply follow the directions to your terminal.

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Customs FormTodo passageiro ou rsponsável por família deve obri- gatoriamente preencher as informações a seguir (somente se exige UMA declaração por família):

1. Sobrenome (último) Nome Outro sobrenome2. Data de nascimento Dia Mês Ano3. Número de membros da família viajando com você4. (a) Endereço nos EUA (nome do hotel/destino) (b) Cidade (c) Estado5. País de emissão do passaporte6. Número do passaporte7. País de residência 8. Países visitados nesta viagem antes de se chegar aos EUA9. Cia. aérea/N° do vôo ou nome do navio10. O propósito principal des- ta viagem é empresarial Sim Não 11. Eu estou (nós estamos) trazendo (a) frutas, plantas, alimentos, insetos: Sim Não (b) carnes, animais, pro- dutos animais/selvagens: Sim Não (c) agentes patológicos, culturas celulares, caracóis: Sim Não (d) terra; ou estive(mos) em cultivos/fazendas/pas- tos: Sim Não12. Eu estive (nós estivemos) em contato direto (em posição de tocar ou ma- nipular) gado: Sim Não13. Eu estou (nós estamos) de posse de um montante em moeda ou equivalente superior a US$ 10.000,00 (dez mil dólares norte- americanos) ou o equivalente em moeda de outro país: Sim Não (Veja a definição de instrumentos equivalentes a moeda corrente no verso)14. Eu estou (nós estamos) de posse de mercadorias: Sim Não (artigos comerciáveis, amostras para pedidos futuros ou bens que não possam ser considerados de uso pessoal)15. Para residentes – todas ` as mercadorias, inclindo mercadorias comer ciáveis, compradas por mim/nós ou adquiridas no esncluindo presentes para terceiros, mas não itens enviados pelo correio aos EUA) que estou (estamos) trazendo para os EUA têm um valor total de: US$_____ Para turistas – o valor to tal de todos os artigos que permanecerão nos EUA, incluindo-se mercadorias comer ciáveis, é de: US$_____

Chaque voyageur ou chef de famille qui arrive doit fournir les informations suivantes à l’arrivée (UNE seule déclaration écrite est requise par famille) :

1. Nom de famille Prénom Deuxième prénom2. Date de naissance Jour Mois Année3. Nombre de membres de votre famille voyageant avec vous4. a) Adresse aux E.U. (rue et numéro) (nom de l’hôtel/destination) (b) Ville (c) État5. Passeport délivré par (pays)6. Numéro de passeport7. Pays de résidence8. Pays visités au cours de ce voyage avant d’arriver aux États-Unis9. Compagnie aérienne/No. de vol ou nom du navire10. Le but principal de ce voyage est pour affaires Oui Non11. Je transporte (nous transportons) (a) des fruits, des plantes, des produits alimentaires, des insectes Oui Non (b) de la viande, des animaux, des produits de la faune/flore Oui Non (c) des agents pathologiques, des cultures de cellules, des escargots Oui Non (d) de la terre ou j’ai visité une ferme/un ranch/un pré Oui Non12. J’ai (nous avons) été dans la proximité immé- diate (comme toucher ou manipuler) de bétail : Oui Non13. Je transporte (nous transportons) une somme ou des effets monétaires supérieurs à 10 000 USD ou l’équiva- lent dans une autre devise : Oui Non14. J’ai (nous avons) des marchandises commer- ciales : Oui Non (articles à vendre, échantillons utilisés pour obtenir des commandes, ou des marchandises qui ne sont pas considérées comme des effets personnels)15. Résidents – la valeur totale de toutes les articles, y compris les marchandises commer- ciales que j’ai/que nous avons achetés ou acquis à l’étranger (y compris les cadeaux pour quelqu’un d’autre, mais non les articles envoyés aux U.S.A. par la poste) et que j’apporte/nous apportons aux U.S.A. est de : $______ Visiteurs – la valeur totale de tous les articles qui resteront aux U.S.A., y compris les marchandises commer- ciales est de : $_____

Antes de su llegada, cada pasajero, o un miembro responsable de la familia, deberá proporcionar la siguiente información (sólo se requiere UNA declaración escrita por familia):

1. Apellido Nombre Inicial del segundo nombre2. Fecha de nacimiento Día Mes Año3. Número de familiares que viajan con usted4. (a) Dirección en EE.UU. (nombre del hotel/ destino) (b) Ciudad (c) Estado5. Pasaporte emitido por (país)6. Número de pasaporte7. País de residencia8. Países visitados durante este viaje antes de llegar a EE.UU.9. Aerolínea/No. de vuelo o nombre de embarcación10. Este viaje es principal- mente de negocios: Sí No11. Traigo (traemos) (a) frutas, plantas, alimentos, insectos: Sí No (b) carnes, animales, productos de origen animal/silvestre: Sí No (c) agentes patógenos/ cultivos celulares/ caracoles: Sí No (d) tierra, o hemos estado en una finca/granja/ pastizal: Sí No12. He (hemos) estado cerca de (tocado o manipulado) ganado: Sí No13. Traigo (traemos) mone da o instrumentos mone- tarios por un valor superior a US$10.000 o su equivalente en moneda extranjera: Sí No14. Tengo (tenemos) mercancía comercial (artículos para la venta, muestras utilizadas para solicitar pedidos, o productos no considerados efectos personales): Sí No15. Residentes – el valor total de todos los productos, incluyendo la mer- cancía comercial, que he (hemos) comprado o adquirido en el extranjero (incluyendo regalos para otros, pero no productos enviados por correo a EE.UU.), y que traigo (traemos) a EE.UU. es de: US$_____ Visitantes – el valor total de todos los artículos que permanecerán en EE.UU., incluyendo la mercancía comercial, es de: US$_____

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I-94 FormSample Form Actual Forms Will Be Distributed Inflight

The I-94W Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure form must be completed by every nonimmigrant visitor not in possession of a valid visa who is a national of one of the following countries:

ANDORRA

AUSTRALIA

AUSTRIA

BELGIUM

BRUNEI

DENMARK

FINLAND

FRANCE

GERMANY

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ITALY

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NEW ZEALAND

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SINGAPORE

SLOVENIA

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SWEDEN

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UNITED KINGDOM

I-94W Visa Waiver Form


Welcome to the U nited StatesI-9 4 W Nonimmigrant Visa Waiv er Arriv al/Departure Form

InstructionsThis form is to be completed by every nonimmigrant visitor not in possession of avisitor's visa, who is a national of one of the countries enumerated in 8 CFR 217.The airline can provide your with the current list of eligible countries.

Admission Number

Arriv al Record

1. Family Name

2. First (Given) Name 3. Birth Date (d ay / m o/ y r)

5. Sex (m ale or f em ale)4. Country of Citizenship

6. Passport Number 7. Airline and Flight Number

8 . Country Where You Live 9. City Where You Boarded

10. Address While in the United States (Nu m b er and S treet)

Staple HereSee Other Side

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CBP Form I-94W (10/ 04)OMB No. 1651-0113

CBP Form I-94W (10/ 04)

Type or print legibly with pen in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. U SE ENGL ISH

This form is in two parts. Please complete both the Arrival Record, items 1 through1 1 and the Departure Record, items 1 4 through 1 7 . The reverse side of this formmust be signed and dated. Children under the age of fourteen must have their formsigned by a parent/ guardian.

Item 7 - If you are entering the United States by land, enter L AND in this space. Ifyou are entering the United States by ship, enter SEA in this space.

VISA WAIVER

11. City and State

Gov ernment U se Only13.

14. Family Name


17. Country of Citizenship

VISA WAIVER

Departure Number

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Port:Date:Carrier:Flight # / Ship Name:

Important - Retain this permit in your possession; you must surrender it when you leave the U.S. Failure to do so may delay your entry into the U.S. in the future.You are authorized to stay in the U.S. only until the date written on this form. To remain past this date, without permission from Department of Homeland Security authorities, is a violation of the law.Surrender this permit when you leave the U.S.: - By sea or air, to the transportation line; - Across the Canadian border, to a Canadian Official; - Across the Mexican border, to a U.S. Official.Warning: - Across the Mexican border, to a U.S. Official.Warning: - Across the Mexican border, to a U.S. Official.

You may not accept unauthorized employment; or attend school; or represent theforeign information media during your visit under this program. You are authorized to stay in the U.S.for 90 days or less. You may not apply for: 1) a change of nonimmigrant status; 2) adjustment ofstatus to temporary or permanent resident, unless eligible under section 201(b) of the INA; or 3) anextension of stay. Violation of these terms will subject you to deportation. Any previous violation ofthis program, including having previously overstayed on this program without proper DHSauthorization, will result in a finding of inadmissibility as outlined in Section 217 of the Immigrationand Nationality Act.

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A. Do you have a communicable disease; physical or mental disorder; or are you a drug abuser or addict?B. Have you ever been arrested or convicted for an offense or crime involving moral turpitude or a violation related to a controlled substance; or been arrested or convicted for two or more offenses for which the aggregate sentence to confinement was five years or more; or been a controlled substance trafficker; or are you seeking entry to engage in criminal or immoral activities?

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C. Have you ever been or are you now involved in espionage or sabotage; or in terrorist activities; or genocide; or between 1933 and 1945 were involved, in any way, in persecutions associated with Nazi Germany or its allies? Yes NoD. Are you seeking to work in the U.S.; or have ever been excluded and deported; or been previously removed from the United States; or procured or attempted to procure a visa or entry into the U.S. by fraud or misrepresentation? Yes NoE. Have you ever detained, retained or withheld custody of a child from a U.S. citizen granted custody of the child?

F. Have you ever been denied a U.S. visa or entry into the U.S. or had a U.S. visa cancelled? If yes,

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when? where?

G. Have you ever asserted immunity from prosecution? Yes No

IMPORTANT: If you answered "Yes" to any of the above, pleasecontact the American Embassy BEFORE you travel to the U.S. sinceyou may be refused admission into the United States.

Family Name (Please Print)

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WAIVER OF RIGHTS: I hereby waive any rights to review or appeal of a U.S.Customs and Border Protection officer's determination as to my admissibility, or tocontest, other than on the basis of an application for asylum, any action in deportation.

CERTIFICATION: I certify that I have read and understand all the questions andstatements on this form. The answers I have furnished are true and correct to the best ofmy knowledge and belief.

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Public Reporting Burden - The burden for this collection is computed as follows:(1) Learning about the form 2 minutes; (2) completing the form 4 minutes for anestimated average of 6 minutes per response. Comments concerning the accuracy ofthis burden estimate and suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed toU.S. Customs and Border Protection, Information Services Branch, Washington, DC20229 and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project,OMB No. (1651-0113), Washington, DC 20503.

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O formulário I-94, Registro de Chegada/Saída, deve ser preen-chido por todas as pessoas, exceto cidadãos americanos, estrangeiros residentes nos Estados Unidos, estrangeiros com vistos de imigrante e cidadãos canadenses em visita ou em trânsito. Este formulário registra a chegada e saída de visitantes aos Estados Unidos. Escreva apenas na parte da frente, em inglês e em letras maiúsculas. Guarde este formulário até a sua saída dos Estados Unidos. Agradecemos a sua colaboração.

1. Sobrenome

2. Nome

3. Data de nascimento (dia/mês/ano)

4. País de cidadania

5. Sexo (masculino ou feminino)

6. Número do passaporte

7. Companhia aérea e número do vôo

8. País de residência

9. Cidade de embarque

10. Cidade da emissão do visto

11. Data da emissão (dia/mês/ano)

12. Endereço enquanto estiver nos Estados Unidos (Número e rua)

13. Cidade e Estado

14. Sobrenome

15. Nome



Tous les ressortissants étrangers, à l’exception des ressortissants américains, des résidents permanents de retour aux Etats-Unis, des étrangers en possession de visa d’immigration, ainsi que des ressortissants canadiens en visite ou en transit, doi-vent compléter le formulaire d’Arrivée et de Départ I-94. Ce formulaire enregistre l’arrivée et le départ des visiteurs aux Etats-Unis. Veuillez remplir seulement la première page du formulaire en anglais et en majuscules. Veuillez garder ce formulaire jusqu’à votre départ des Etats-Unis. Nous vous remer-cions de votre collaboration.

1. Nom de famille

2. Prénom

3. Date de naissance (jour/mois/an)

4. Pays de nationalité

5. Sexe (masculin ou féminin)

6. Numéro de passeport

7. Ligne aérienne et numéro de vol

8. Pays de résidence

9. Ville où vous avez embarqué

10. Ville où le visa a été délivré

11. Date de délivrance (jour/mois/an)

12. Adresse lors de votre séjour aux Etats-Unis (Numéro et rue)

13. Ville et état

14. Nom de famille

15. Prénom



El formulario I-94, Registro de Llegada/Salida, debe ser llena-do por toda persona (excepto ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos, extranjeros residentes en Estados Unidos que están re-gresando, extranjeros con visa de inmigrante, y ciudadanos de Canadá de visita o de trán-sito). Este formulario registra la llegada y salida de visitantes a los Estados Unidos. Escriba en el anverso solamente, con letra mayús-cula y en inglés. Guarde este formulario hast que salga de los Estados Unidos, y gracias por su cooperación.

1. Apellido paterno

2. Primer nombre

3. Fecha de nacimiento (día/mes/año)

4. País de ciudadanía

5. Sexo (masculino o femenino)

6. Número de pasaporte

7. Línea aérea y número de vuelo

8. País donde Ud. vive

9. Ciudad donde abordó el avión

10. Ciudad donde se emitió su visa

11. Fecha emitida (día/ mes/año)

12. Su dirección mientras esté en los Estados Unidos (Número y calle)

13. Ciudad y Estado

14. Apellido paterno

15. Primer nombre



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11. City and State


14. Family Name



VISA WAIVER

Departure Number



Important - Retain this permit in your possession; you must surrender it when you leave the U.S. Failure to do so may delay your entry into the U.S. in the future.You are authorized to stay in the U.S. only until the date written on this form. To remain past this date, without permission from Department of Homeland Security authorities, is a violation of the law.Surrender this permit when you leave the U.S.: - By sea or air, to the transportation line; - Across the Canadian border, to a Canadian Official; - Across the Mexican border, to a U.S. Official.Warning: - Across the Mexican border, to a U.S. Official. - Across the Mexican border, to a U.S. Official.



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112 ILLUSTRATION BY AMANDA DUFFY

By Jim Shahin

At night when I go to bed, they hang listlessly on the hook on the back of the master-bathroom door, all but whim-pering. “Please,” I think I hear them plead. “Cut me into rags — anything to help me be something more than what I’ve become.”

But I can’t. I love them. They fi t me. They’re as comfortable as pajamas.

Old pants, I’ve decided, are the new old sneakers.

Or, as the Bard also (kind of) said: Com-fort, thy name is pants.

BUT APPRECIATING the comfort that pants bring to our everyday lives does not absolve us of our responsibility to treat our pants with some respect.

That guy in my hometown of Washington, D.C., had the right idea: Lose my pants, and I’ll sue your assets.

Sure, everybody thought it was crazy. But when you live in the nation’s capital, you get to see craziness up close and personal.

While having dinner with friends, most of whom were wearing pants, the subject of the lawsuit came up. All of us were choking with laughter, spitting food, the usual. Suddenly, a friend named Margaret piped up.

“I think he had a point,” she said defi antly. The table fell quiet as we determined

whether she was joking. “I mean, come on,” she said. “Dry cleaners?

Give me a break. They lose stuff all the time, and there is no accountability.”

Accountability for dry cleaners? I consid-ered the notion as I swallowed my chicken parm.

“They break buttons, ruin shirts, lose

ITEM: The national outbreak of sagging pants as a fashion statement has led one small Loui-siana town to pass a law that metes out jail time to those whose languishing legwear reveals the much-reviled plumber’s crack. It is unclear whether the law applies to actual plumbers.

ITEM: A Washington, D.C., man, distraught over the loss of a pair of beloved trousers, took his local dry cleaner to court. Asking for a $54 million settlement, he hoped to sue the pants off ’em. But, to extend these groan-inducing puns further yet, he was the one caught with his pants down, as late-night comedians made him the butt of their jokes.

ITEM: In a sad development, the already high price of dressing down has soared. It seems that the cheap-chic thrift-store look, which itself cost a pretty penny to achieve, is succumbing to designer blue jeans that cost upward of $240 per pair — and some of these don’t even have back pockets! The heart-wrenching sound you hear is of spoiled poseurs everywhere crying, “Oh. My. Gawd.”

A lot of people, of course, blame the pants. But I feel that, as the Bard once (kind of) said, the fault is not in our pants but in our selves.

IT’S A SCANDAL, the way we treat our pants.

I know the way I treat mine is. Not the way I care for all my pants — just one pair. They are a pair of black corduroys. That is, they used to be black. The color has been drained from them. Now they’re more a sickly ashen shade. They also aren’t corduroy any-more; they no longer have enough threads to be corduroy.

They’re forlorn, these pants. Clinically de-pressed. A formless, faded shadow of their once deep-hued and well-constructed selves.

clothes,” she continued. “And what do they do to make it right? Nothing. They say it wasn’t their fault.”

A great nodding of heads and repeating of “yeah” went up.

To quote the Bard yet again: The fi rst thing we do, let’s kill all the dry cleaners.

THE REASON I HAVE pants on the brain, and my wife is telling me to get them off the brain because it’s not funny, is that school has start-ed. That means pants will be everywhere.

In summer, nobody wears pants. Sum-mertime is frivolous time. Show-skin time. Wear-bathing-suits-and-shorts time. Walk-around-wearing-skivvies-with-Homer-Simp-son’s-face-on-them time.

Fall? That’s back-to-school time. Buckle-down, hit-the-books, nose-to-the-grindstone time. This ain’t no party. This ain’t no disco. This ain’t no foolin’ around. This is pants time.

With pants come students. With students come droopy drawers. With droopy drawers comes the long arm of the law, which isn’t a pretty picture.

But if you live in Delcambre, Louisiana, and your drawers are a little too droopy, you can actually get up to a $500 fi ne and six months in jail.

Five hundred smackers! You could buy two pairs of designer jeans

for that — and have money left over for pockets.

And Now …

Pants in the News

9.1 Jim.indd 112 8/8/07 3:12:26 PM


I-94 FormSample Form Actual Forms Will Be Distributed Inflight

The I-94W Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure form must be completed by every nonimmigrant visitor not in possession of a valid visa who is a national of one of the following countries:

ANDORRA

AUSTRALIA

AUSTRIA

BELGIUM

BRUNEI

DENMARK

FINLAND

FRANCE

GERMANY

ICELAND

IRELAND

ITALY

JAPAN

LIECHTENSTEIN

LUXEMBOURG

MONACO

NETHERLANDS

NEW ZEALAND

NORWAY

PORTUGAL

SAN MARINO

SINGAPORE

SLOVENIA

SPAIN

SWEDEN

SWITZERLAND

UNITED KINGDOM

I-94W Visa Waiver Form




Admission Number

Arriv al Record

1. Family Name








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CBP Form I-94W (10/ 04)OMB No. 1651-0113

CBP Form I-94W (10/ 04)




VISA WAIVER

11. City and State


14. Family Name



VISA WAIVER

Departure Number






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Yes No

Yes No

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O formulário I-94, Registro de Chegada/Saída, deve ser preen-chido por todas as pessoas, exceto cidadãos americanos, estrangeiros residentes nos Estados Unidos, estrangeiros com vistos de imigrante e cidadãos canadenses em visita ou em trânsito. Este formulário registra a chegada e saída de visitantes aos Estados Unidos. Escreva apenas na parte da frente, em inglês e em letras maiúsculas. Guarde este formulário até a sua saída dos Estados Unidos. Agradecemos a sua colaboração.

1. Sobrenome

2. Nome



5. Sexo (masculino ou feminino)

6. Número do passaporte

7. Companhia aérea e número do vôo

8. País de residência

9. Cidade de embarque

10. Cidade da emissão do visto

11. Data da emissão (dia/mês/ano)

12. Endereço enquanto estiver nos Estados Unidos (Número e rua)

13. Cidade e Estado

14. Sobrenome

15. Nome



Tous les ressortissants étrangers, à l’exception des ressortissants américains, des résidents permanents de retour aux Etats-Unis, des étrangers en possession de visa d’immigration, ainsi que des ressortissants canadiens en visite ou en transit, doi-vent compléter le formulaire d’Arrivée et de Départ I-94. Ce formulaire enregistre l’arrivée et le départ des visiteurs aux Etats-Unis. Veuillez remplir seulement la première page du formulaire en anglais et en majuscules. Veuillez garder ce formulaire jusqu’à votre départ des Etats-Unis. Nous vous remer-cions de votre collaboration.

1. Nom de famille

2. Prénom



5. Sexe (masculin ou féminin)

6. Numéro de passeport

7. Ligne aérienne et numéro de vol

8. Pays de résidence

9. Ville où vous avez embarqué

10. Ville où le visa a été délivré

11. Date de délivrance (jour/mois/an)

12. Adresse lors de votre séjour aux Etats-Unis (Numéro et rue)

13. Ville et état

14. Nom de famille

15. Prénom



El formulario I-94, Registro de Llegada/Salida, debe ser llena-do por toda persona (excepto ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos, extranjeros residentes en Estados Unidos que están re-gresando, extranjeros con visa de inmigrante, y ciudadanos de Canadá de visita o de trán-sito). Este formulario registra la llegada y salida de visitantes a los Estados Unidos. Escriba en el anverso solamente, con letra mayús-cula y en inglés. Guarde este formulario hast que salga de los Estados Unidos, y gracias por su cooperación.

1. Apellido paterno

2. Primer nombre



5. Sexo (masculino o femenino)

6. Número de pasaporte

7. Línea aérea y número de vuelo

8. País donde Ud. vive

9. Ciudad donde abordó el avión

10. Ciudad donde se emitió su visa

11. Fecha emitida (día/ mes/año)

12. Su dirección mientras esté en los Estados Unidos (Número y calle)

13. Ciudad y Estado

14. Apellido paterno

15. Primer nombre



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3.

4.

5.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

6.

7.

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Admission Number

Arriv al Record

1. Family Name








12.

CBP Form I-94W (10/ 04)OMB No. 1651-0113

CBP Form I-94W (10/ 04)




VISA WAIVER

11. City and State


14. Family Name



VISA WAIVER

Departure Number






Departure Record


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Yes No



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Yes No

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First Name

Date of Birth



Signature Date


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114 ILLUSTRATION BY AMANDA DUFFY

By Jim Shahin

At night when I go to bed, they hang listlessly on the hook on the back of the master-bathroom door, all but whim-pering. “Please,” I think I hear them plead. “Cut me into rags — anything to help me be something more than what I’ve become.”

But I can’t. I love them. They fi t me. They’re as comfortable as pajamas.

Old pants, I’ve decided, are the new old sneakers.

Or, as the Bard also (kind of) said: Com-fort, thy name is pants.

BUT APPRECIATING the comfort that pants bring to our everyday lives does not absolve us of our responsibility to treat our pants with some respect.

That guy in my hometown of Washington, D.C., had the right idea: Lose my pants, and I’ll sue your assets.

Sure, everybody thought it was crazy. But when you live in the nation’s capital, you get to see craziness up close and personal.

While having dinner with friends, most of whom were wearing pants, the subject of the lawsuit came up. All of us were choking with laughter, spitting food, the usual. Suddenly, a friend named Margaret piped up.

“I think he had a point,” she said defi antly. The table fell quiet as we determined

whether she was joking. “I mean, come on,” she said. “Dry cleaners?

Give me a break. They lose stuff all the time, and there is no accountability.”

Accountability for dry cleaners? I consid-ered the notion as I swallowed my chicken parm.

“They break buttons, ruin shirts, lose

ITEM: The national outbreak of sagging pants as a fashion statement has led one small Loui-siana town to pass a law that metes out jail time to those whose languishing legwear reveals the much-reviled plumber’s crack. It is unclear whether the law applies to actual plumbers.

ITEM: A Washington, D.C., man, distraught over the loss of a pair of beloved trousers, took his local dry cleaner to court. Asking for a $54 million settlement, he hoped to sue the pants off ’em. But, to extend these groan-inducing puns further yet, he was the one caught with his pants down, as late-night comedians made him the butt of their jokes.

ITEM: In a sad development, the already high price of dressing down has soared. It seems that the cheap-chic thrift-store look, which itself cost a pretty penny to achieve, is succumbing to designer blue jeans that cost upward of $240 per pair — and some of these don’t even have back pockets! The heart-wrenching sound you hear is of spoiled poseurs everywhere crying, “Oh. My. Gawd.”

A lot of people, of course, blame the pants. But I feel that, as the Bard once (kind of) said, the fault is not in our pants but in our selves.

IT’S A SCANDAL, the way we treat our pants.

I know the way I treat mine is. Not the way I care for all my pants — just one pair. They are a pair of black corduroys. That is, they used to be black. The color has been drained from them. Now they’re more a sickly ashen shade. They also aren’t corduroy any-more; they no longer have enough threads to be corduroy.

They’re forlorn, these pants. Clinically de-pressed. A formless, faded shadow of their once deep-hued and well-constructed selves.

clothes,” she continued. “And what do they do to make it right? Nothing. They say it wasn’t their fault.”

A great nodding of heads and repeating of “yeah” went up.

To quote the Bard yet again: The fi rst thing we do, let’s kill all the dry cleaners.

THE REASON I HAVE pants on the brain, and my wife is telling me to get them off the brain because it’s not funny, is that school has start-ed. That means pants will be everywhere.

In summer, nobody wears pants. Sum-mertime is frivolous time. Show-skin time. Wear-bathing-suits-and-shorts time. Walk-around-wearing-skivvies-with-Homer-Simp-son’s-face-on-them time.

Fall? That’s back-to-school time. Buckle-down, hit-the-books, nose-to-the-grindstone time. This ain’t no party. This ain’t no disco. This ain’t no foolin’ around. This is pants time.

With pants come students. With students come droopy drawers. With droopy drawers comes the long arm of the law, which isn’t a pretty picture.

But if you live in Delcambre, Louisiana, and your drawers are a little too droopy, you can actually get up to a $500 fi ne and six months in jail.

Five hundred smackers! You could buy two pairs of designer jeans

for that — and have money left over for pockets.

And Now …

Pants in the News

9.1 Jim 114 8/6/07 10:03:53 AM


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