Category: General
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New Expedition to the Titanic Will Create a 3D Map of The Wreck
Click here to check out this article from the Associated Press that discusses how a team of scientists will launch an expedition to the Titanic on August 18th to assess the deteriorating condition of the world’s most famous shipwreck and create a detailed three-dimensional map that will “virtually raise the Titanic” for the public. I’ve…
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Auction for TV’s “Lost” items set for August 21 and 22
Were you a Lost fan? The New York Times reports that Profiles in History, an auction company specializing in Hollywood memorabilia plans to auction off more than 1,000 items including props, costumes and set pieces on August 21 and August 22 in the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport in California. Included will be…
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New Schedule of Culinary Institute Cooking Courses-Including Gluten-Free Baking
Check out the new cooking courses that are being offered at the Culinary Institute of American (CIA) in Hyde Park, NY. Yes, these courses can get relatively expensive-$250.00 for a one day course that goes from 9:30am to 2:30 pm . However, there’s one that really interests me in particular. We recently found out that…
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Flying Cars May Be Coming Soon
Click here to check out this article from the Associated Press about the company, Terrafugia, based in Woburn, Mass., that says it plans to deliver its car-plane, the Transition, to customers by the end of 2011. The article states that this company, which is Latin from “Escape from the Land,” recently cleared a major hurdle…
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What About Travel Insurance?
Check out the interesting article in the New York Times on factors to consider when thinking about getting travel insurance. My family and I are heading to New Zealand and Australia this August, and I’m seriously considering travel medical insurance. David Rowell, publisher of the Travel Insider website and newsletter, is quoted as recommending medical…
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New Foodie Website-Tasting Table
I just received word about a foodie website called Tasting Table that says it provides “Food Culture Daily“ for locations including New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC. Click here for more information. Here’s an entry from that site about a restaurant called the Mad Hatter in Washington, D.C.: Dogged Determination Madhatter gussies up ballpark…
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Airline Seating Game
Have you ever wished you had a breakdown of all the surcharges that the airlines charge for certain seats? The New York Times recently published a great article entitled “Seating Game: You Pay to Play” by Susan Stellin. Susan writes how, for a fee, you can get off the plane faster or buy a few…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 