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Jet lag.


Jet Lag jet lag

Period of adjustment of biological rhythm after moving from one time zone to another, experienced as fatigue and lowered efficiency. It reflects a delay in the synchronization of changes in the level of blood cortisol, the major steroid produced by the adrenal cortex
: Singapore Airlines will inaugurate in·au·gu·rate  
tr.v. in·au·gu·rat·ed, in·au·gu·rat·ing, in·au·gu·rates
1. To induct into office by a formal ceremony.

2.
 nonstop service from Los Angeles to Singapore--at 18 hours and 9,412 miles, the longest continuous commercial passenger service. The previous longest flight is believed to be Continental's New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 to Hong Kong service, at 16 hours. Singapore's service is expected to begin early next year.
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Title Annotation:Review & preview: October 10-16
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:9SING
Date:Oct 20, 2003
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