Lawrence Solomon on The free luncher: Exelon - FP Comment

With the defection of Exelon and the rest of the “principled 14,” the membership of the Chamber of Commerce will be down to 2,999,986. But it will have retained its principles. As for Exelon, it, too, is doing its job of enriching its shareholders. That enrichment, largely at public expense, is the only principle that I can detect at Exelon.

April '09: Maldives [wants many more people to take very long fossil-fueled trips]

The Maldives will become affordable for “ordinary” people under the direction of its new government.

Around 200,000 Brits currently visit the Maldives each year, but president Mohamed Nasheed said he thought this figure could rise by 100,000 if “the mid-30s couple, backpackers, teachers, taxi drivers and the ordinary person” could afford it.

WikiAnswers - What is the flight time from London to the Maldives

The distance between London, England and Male, Maldives is 5279 miles (8496 km).