Alaska Bird Makes Longest Nonstop Flight Ever Measured

070913-longest-flight_170.jpgA female shorebird was recently found to have flown 7,145 miles (11,500 kilometers) nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand—without taking a break for food or drink.

It’s the longest nonstop bird migration ever measured, according to biologists who tracked the flight using satellite tags.

The bird, a wader called a bar-tailed godwit, completed the journey in nine days.

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Debit or Credit? Here’s the answer

Paper or plastic? Credit or debit? These are the questions that haunt consumers as they head to the checkout line every day. I can’t help you with the bags, but I can ease your burden on question number two. With only a few exceptions, you are better off sticking with credit cards and using debit card only to get cash at ATMs.

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