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Sydney Festival 2009 On Through 1/31
After a reportedly epic Festival First Night shindig in the streets got the whole shebang off to a great start, Sydney Festival 2009 is now solidly under way in Oz's... The Check-In Checklist: Where to stay before you die
When you're tired, off-kilter in a new city, or just need to get your head right, a great hotel will help you rediscover your balance.
Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach Ready for ArtExplosion '09, With Lea DeLaria and Lily Tomlin
From February 7 through February 21, one of the world's largest GLBT arts festivals, ArtExplosion, comes to sunny Fort Lauderdale, bringing in a slew of talented visual and performing artists,... Mystery Photo - Where Can You See This Clock?
Can you identify this location? I recently visited this famous landmark. The inscription under the clock reads "Arizona Time."
Photo © Nancy Parode
... More on Ditching Planes and the A320's Water-Friendly Design
Most flight crews get at least one day of training in a pool in swimsuits for that rarest of airline disasters, a ditching. If you think that sounds fun, you're wrong. Among other things, you have to demonstrate that you're a strong swimmer and that you're capable of climbing into and out of one of those inflatable evacuation chutes, which become life rafts in the water.
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