Clamp,
I was wondering, in order to be a Captain at Delta Air Lines must your first name be Robert? As to Top Gun references, is it really possible to save the world and get the girl by flying my jet like I'm supposed to? And if I get the girl, will she still be hot 23 years later?

Why did Super not indulge us with the promised side views and did ACL mention if RA told him what time we will get the JAL announcement and whether we will start flying their 747s and 773s for them and also does he know where I will fall on the merged DAL/Alaska SLI and when will I be able to hold either 737, MD88 or A320 A in ATL? I need to know year so I can go ahead and purchase my Captains house on Lake Lanier before prices rebound.

And might we still hire any time soon?

Sleepless in Atlanta

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January 6, 2010

Crude oil rose for a 10th straight session Wednesday, ending at the highest level in nearly 15 months, MarketWatch reported.

The climb comes as a weaker dollar and cold weather boosted energy prices, the article said. Crude for February delivery rose $1.41, or 1.7%, to end at $83.18 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest settlement since October 2008, the article reported.

It fell as low as $80.85 earlier in the session after the Energy Information Administration reported an increase in U.S. crude and gasoline inventories, the article said.