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I’ll follow the sun

China doesn't fool around.  When they do things, they tend to go big. Here's an example.  The new Shanghai Astronomy Museum, which recently opened in China, is potentially the world’s most majestic museum devoted to the skies. This elliptical, silvery structure looks part spaceship, part planetary invasion, with angular shapes that “embody some of the…
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Aretha sang

Magic can happen anywhere, at any time, to almost anybody. Take Aretha Franklin, for example. In an innocuous two-story building with a barn-like roof on a side of a nondescript street in Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the home of FAME Recording Studios (short for Florence Alabama Music Enterprises.)  Music lovers will know it well.  They were small, but…
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Ground control to ground control

Airbus jet has landed in Welsh field.  There were no problems.  You can sleep in it, as visions of heroics dance in your head. Situated in picturesque Tenby in Wales, UK, the Apple Camping grounds are the perfect place for those who can't keep their feet on the ground. Not only is there an Airbus…
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Bridge of Why?’s

Some countries - such as China and Russia - get stuff done.  Their enviable work ethic and constant desire to push are legendary.  As with any country who constantly strive, there may be some who get impacted or fall behind - sad stories. But in this case, here is the tale of Russia building an impressive bridge…
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In my day, things weren’t like this

You think your job is tough?  Think the boss asks too much?   Well, suffer this poor guy, who works for Japanese Rail.  This almost looks like a joke at first.  But it's not.  They are deadly serious and that is something to reckon with. No wonder Japan is admired in so many ways.  But, don't mess up! See…
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Welcome to Korean Air. Please ignore the missiles.

... but don't worry....yet. Korean Air announced a cooperative initiative for research with Seoul National University and the Korean Air Force to understand the options for launching missiles and orbital vehicles from a Boeing 747 jet. The airline has already started reviewing all technological abilities, operating costs, and how the selected 747 can be equipped…
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Save money and money will save you.

Everyone likes to save money - who doesn't?  But what lengths will we go through to squeeze out the last penny or the last drop? This, or course, applies to mere mortals like us, but businesses also mind their money. And, especially now, airlines and travel companies must really be ruthless when it comes to…
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Do you want flies with that?

In 1986, Vancouver hosted the World's Fair.  An event like that is a big deal not only for the hosting city, but also for the brands that sponsor and appear in the fair. McDonald's was no exception:  behold the McBarge. The 57-metre, two-storey glass-and-metal barge was used as a floating McDonald’s restaurant during the world’s…
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Ed reviews the Brussels Autoworld museum

If you're a YouTube fan, and especially a car aficionado,  then have we got a channel for you:  Ed's Auto Reviews Ed (last name unknown) is from the Netherlands and boasts the sense of humour that typically inhabits the people of that most liberal country. Being from the Netherlands, Ed mostly features European automobiles.  But he saves…
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First, there is a tower, then there is no tower, then there is

Ah, governments are silly old things, aren't they?  Their covert missions, surveillance, collusion and hidden agendas. And their dismissal of the intelligence of the people. But here is a story that beggars belief -- the BT Tower in London.  The story of how, for over a quarter of a century, everyone had to pretend the BT…
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Nothing up my sleeve, presto!

Your flight tickets will be $550.  Your suitcase will be another $212. Give this man, Bruno, a medal. Overpacked and no room in my carry on, this is the outcome of that predicament - the travel coat: a couple meters of nylon from the Flea Market in two perfect tones of forest green, 29 carefully…
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I’m sorry, Dave – I’m afraid you can’t do that

Sometimes, you wonder where peoples' minds are. The USA's TSA (Transportation Security Administration) Blogger Bob Burns once shared funny, but serious, messages with the public.  Now,  Lisa Farbstein and the team on duty now are doing a great job of keeping the public informed with light but serious messages about what can and cannot go…
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