Universal Air Travel Plan, Inc. (UATP) is a global corporate travel payment network issued by 17 major airlines and accepted by over 250 merchants around the world for air, rail and cruise travel. Established in 1936 as Air Travel Card, UATP was the first charge card issued.
UATP also connects airlines to alternative forms of payment brands such as Acculynk, Cash-Ticket, PayPal, Ceridian Stored Value Solutions and Ukash.
UATP continues to expanding its merchant network to include hotels and car rental vendors.
Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
Regional offices: Los Angeles, Miami, São Paulo, Geneva, Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo
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Ralph E. Kaiser is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
He earned a degree from Robert Morris College in 1973. He worked at the U.S. Steel Duquesne Works for 11 years before its closure in 1984. He worked 2 jobs for the next four years before successfully challenging incumbent Republican Raymond T. Book in a district that had been controlled by Republicans since its creation. In 1989, he earned a certificate in Effective Resource Management from Penn State University.
In 1988, he challenged incumbent Republican Raymond T. Book, who had represented the 41st legislative district for 3 terms. Kaiser obtained a $4,400 loan against his car, printed 30,000 pieces of literature, and began knocking on doors throughout the district, missing only 4 days between July 3 and the general election. He won the election by 168 votes.
His legislative career was marked by his "political independence" and his ability to secure millions of dollars in state grants for his district. He voted against then-Gov. Robert Casey's 1991-92 budget, which included a $3 billion tax increase in and increased state spending by 12 percent, a move that angered the Democratic leadership. In 1993, He was lauded by Common Cause as one of 13 Democratic "Untouchables" for his efforts to reform the business of the House.
Brody Dalle (born Bree Joanna Alice Robinson on January 1, 1979) is an Australian-born American singer, songwriter and guitarist. She rose to fame as lead singer and guitarist of punk rock band The Distillers and currently fronts Spinnerette.
Dalle was intrigued by Cyndi Lauper and The Beatles as a child. At age 12, she discovered Nirvana and Hole, crucial early influences. Dalle's musical career began at 13 years old starting with guitar. She participated in Rock'n'Roll High School (RnRHS), a Melbourne feminist collective started by Stephanie Bourke. She became interested in Black Flag, Discharge, and Flipper. In 1995 at 16, her first band Sourpuss, played a set at Australia's Summersault Festival where she met Tim Armstrong, frontman of punk rock band Rancid. The two pursued a relationship. Armstrong was over 13 years her senior and Dalle initially lied about her age but the couple got engaged shortly after Dalle turned 18. She moved with Armstrong from Melbourne to Los Angeles, California and there founded The Distillers.