If you've been working for a while, you will probably get 6 months of benefits from the state. Then the tiers kick in, with extended benefits that are funded by the federal government. The tiers depend on the unemployment rate for the state. I've been unemployed for 14 months now, and am in Tier 2 (now that we didn't go over a fiscal cliff on Jan. 1). All the info you'll ever want to know is found on the unemployment forum, here: http://www.city-data.com/forum/unemployment/.
Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major American airline from 1925 until 2001. It was originally formed as Transcontinental & Western Air to operate a transcontinental route from New York City to Los Angeles via St. Louis and Kansas City as well as other intermediate stops with Ford Trimotor aircraft.
The Most Remote Destinations: Siwa, Egypt Some 340 miles west of Cairo, the historic town of Siwa sits close to the Libyan border in the middle of the Sahara. The town is difficult to reach -- hired cars are the best bet -- but worth it for travelers who want to see a true oasis, featuring hundreds of thousands of palm trees, springs, and a brittle, ancient maze of a city crumbling under the force of the sun.