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There Was Only One Lousy Thing About My Lufthansa Business Class Flight To...
I'm in Munich this morning, jet-lagged to all hell (so I apologize in advance for any giddiness).I came to do a panel at the DLD conference. The DLD folks were kind enough to airmail me over last...
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The Investigation Into Boeing's Dreamliner Batteries Just Got Even More...
Boeing is hoping to quickly find and discover the issue that's caused some of the lithium ion batteries in its Dreamliner jets to catch fire, and persuade regulators like the FAA to let them start...
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Five Surprisingly Affordable Destinations For 2013
One of the most common savings goals we hear from our readers is travel.We tend to think that we need to save up thousands of dollars in order to justify taking those vacation days and heading out of...
View ArticleKate Upton 'Washes' Mercedes-Benz In New Commercial
UPDATE: Apparently, this is just the teaser for the real Super Bowl commercial, which will air during the Super Bowl on February 3, 2013.Last month, Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Steve Cannon told Business...
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Investigators Are Now Looking At Boeing Subcontractors In The Dreamliner Probe
US safety investigators will visit Boeing subcontractors this week to test components linked to the battery of a Japan Airlines 787 Dreamliner that caught fire in Boston earlier this month.A National...
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New Ads For Las Vegas Mock Straight People's Lack Of Style
A new set of ads promoting Las Vegas to gay and lesbian travelers mercilessly ridicules the style-free straight people they will meet there.One ad shows a tubby man wearing white socks and brown shoes,...
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10 Awesome Airport Lounges That Make A Layover Feel Like Vacation
For most of us, layovers are awful — you're surrounded by cranky fellow travelers with nothing to do but eat overpriced airport food and try to find a power outlet.But for a select few, layovers are a...
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Here's The First Look At Rolls-Royce's Next Luxury Coupe
Rolls-Royce will reveal its newest model at the Geneva Motor Show in March. In anticipation, the luxury automaker has released the first official, teaser image of the Wraith.The Wraith is the sleek...
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The Collectible-Car Market Is Suddenly Booming
Holy Ferraris, Batman!The $4.6 million sale of TV's original Batmobile grabbed most of the headlines from the Scottsdale car auction this weekend, but the huge prices paid for Ferraris and other...
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Ford's Concept Pickup Was The Most Important Vehicle At The Detroit Auto Show
At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit last week, Ford revealed its newest concept pickup truck with a lot of fanfare, lowering the Atlas from the ceiling.A surprisingly well-kept...
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I Was Going To Complain About My Free 5-Star Hotel — Then I Found Out It's...
The folks who run the excellent DLD conference in Munich were kind enough to ask me to speak again this year.And they took great care of me.They flew me over business class, put me up at a five-star...
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The World's 10 Most Dangerous Airlines
Flying was less deadly in 2012 than in any year since 1945, but that does not mean all airlines are equally safe.The Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre (JACDEC), which collects information about...
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A Train Killed A Man In The Times Square Subway Station This Morning
An unidentified man was killed by a Bronx-bound 2 train at New York City's Times Square subway station this morning in an apparent suicide, the New York Times reports.The Times quoted witnesses who...
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Sail Around On Hammacher Schlemmer's Hot Tub Boat
This is The Hot Tub Boat from Hammacher Schlemmer.Why We Love It: Engineered and built in Seattle, the hull of this 16-foot boat is handcrafted from African teak. The entire hot tub measures eight feet...
View ArticleThe Brand New Corvette Stingray Was Spotted Driving In The Arizona Desert
The much-anticipated 2014 C7 Corvette Stingray was the star of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, where it made its world debut last week.Now, the Stingray has been spied on the...
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The First Arab Supercar Costs $3.4 Million And Has Diamond-Encrusted LEDs
Next week, W Motors, based in Beirut, will reveal the Arab world's first homegrown supercar: The outrageous LykanHypersport 2013.The oddly-named vehicle will make its debut at the Qatar Motor Show,...
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A Truck Carrying Goat Cheese Caught On Fire, Burned For Five Days, And Shut...
A truck transporting goat cheese caught fire while driving through a tunnel in Norway last week, leading to a blaze that lasted five days and badly damaged the tunnel.The BBC reported the truck was...
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60 Years In The Evolution Of The Chevrolet Corvette
The long-awaited 2014 C7 Corvette Stingray was revealed on the eve of the Detroit Motor Show last week, and so far it's been very well-received.Last week also happened to mark the 60th anniversary of...
View ArticleHolding The Steering Wheel At '10 And 2' Is Dangerously Outdated
The conventional wisdom that the best way to grip a steering wheel is to put one's hands at "10 o'clock and 2 o'clock" is wrong and dangerous, according to AAA.AAA Manager of Driver Training Operations...
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Richard Branson Just Bet $1.6 Million That Virgin Atlantic Will Still Exist...
Sir Richard Branson has thrown down a £1m challenge to Willie Walsh about the future of Virgin Atlantic.He has been spurred into action by suggestions from Mr Walsh, chief executive of International...
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