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Tigers eyeing help for stretch run Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:16PMAfter an up and down first half, the Detroit Tigers (50-45) find themselves just one game out of the division lead in the American League Central standings.
Frequent flier programs not for everyone Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:14AMSCOTT MAYEROWITZ NEW YORK -- They lure millions of travelers each year with the promise of free vacations, first-class upgrades and a chance to cut the security line.
2 robbery suspects killed in NC murder-suicide Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:28AMWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Two suspects in a Winston-Salem robbery are dead after police say one of them killed his partner then turned the gun on himself while being chased by officers.
Spirit stands by ‘ultra low fares’ Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:47PMMIAMI – Standing before a luggage scale at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Rita Coskey was not happy with Spirit Airlines. As she struggled to lighten her overweight suitcase – and avoid total baggage fees of $63 – the 25-year-old New Yorker renewed her vow to avoid the low-fare, fee-intensive airline for future travel. “I remember saying the same thing, I’ll never fly them ...
PS on Quiggin. I see he got Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:02PMIn reply to The Carbon Tax We Had To Have : PS on Quiggin. I see he got the Distinguished Fellow Award at the Australian Conference of Economists this week. Previous winners 2010 Professor Peter Groenewegen 2009 Professor Ross Garnaut 2008 Professor Alan Woodland 2007 Professor Yew Kwang Ng 2006 Professor Maureen Brunt 2005 Professor Peter Lloyd 2004 Professor Helen Hughes 2003 Professor Peter ...
Flying the Spirit Way Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 9:03PMSpirit Airlines, now a public company, expects to keep growing and making money by trading high fees for low fares and keeping costs to a minimum.
Space shuttle's legacy: Soaring in orbit and costs Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 5:04PMCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The space shuttle was sold to America as cheap, safe and reliable. It was none of those. It cost $196 billion over 40 years, ended the lives of 14 astronauts and managed to make less than half the flights promised. Yet despite all that, there were some big achievements that weren't promised: major scientific advances, stunning photos of the cosmos, a high-flying vehicle of ...
Space program fell short on claims Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:18AMCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The space shuttle was sold to America as cheap, safe and reliable. It was none of those. It cost $196 billion over 40 years, ended the lives of 14 astronauts and managed to make less than half the flights promised. Yet de ...
What's next for NASA Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:18AMThirty years of flight by NASA's space shuttles will end once Atlantis returns home from this last mission. The space agency will be looking to deeper space exploration, but the future is still somewhat unclear. NASA is looking to private companies ...
Shuttle never delivered on its sky-high promises Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 4:25PMOp-ed page columnist Carl Orth bids a not-so-fond farewell to the space shuttle program.
Space shuttle: the ultimate gadget - 30 years of service Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:33AMWhat makes NASA's orbiter tick
Launch of a space shuttle was never cheap, never routine and never dull Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:56PMSpace shuttle infographic has details about the important parts of America's craft, plus an introduction to the smaller capsules that will fly people and equipment into orbit in the near future.
Suspension extended for troubled Tiger Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 6:04AMTIGER Airways could be grounded for the rest of the month, with the safety regulator set to take action seeking an extension.
Jet2.com Offer Extra Flights to Malaga’s Blue Town Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:35AMLocals of Spanish town of Juzcar, set back into the countryside near Malaga, paint every building blue(PRWEB) July 06, 2011 Locals of Spanish town of Juzcar, set back into the countryside near Malaga, paint every building blueIt is a remarkable image but the formerly whitewashed town of Juzcar is now completely blue after locals all chipped in to paint every building. This unusual activity has ...
Shuttle epitaph: 'We tried' Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 10:59PMAs the last launch nears, the program's many minuses and pluses are clear.
Troubled Tiger finally halts ticket sales Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 8:24PMGROUNDED airline stops selling tickets after warning of court action as doubts remain whether it will ever fly again in Australia.
Space shuttle's legacy: Soaring in orbit, costs Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 7:51PMThe nation spent more on the space shuttle than the combined cost of soaring to the moon, creating the atom bomb, and digging the Panama Canal, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.
Shuttle era ends, dreams linger Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 3:42AMBy April 1981 it seemed that the space shuttle Columbia had been part of the Florida landscape forever. Gleaming white in the sun by day and the floodlights that bathed it all night, the cluster of rockets, space plane and giant egglike fuel tank looked like a craggy Matterhorn transposed to the humid coast.
Tiger selling tickets despite grounding Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 6:52PMTiger Airways is already selling tickets for travel next week, even though the budget airline's grounding may be extended.
Crete: heaven on the Aegean Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 2:06AMFiona Bruce finds the perfect mix of ancient culture and modern creature comforts in Crete.
Feel the heat in the Canary Islands Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 11:31PMFor decades, these islands have been a winter playground for sun-starved Europeans.
Rivals offer Tiger passengers cheap fares Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 9:37PMSTRANDED Tiger Airways passengers are being offered $100 flights by Virgin Australia to resume their journey.
Fury and frustration Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 8:00PMThousand of furious Tiger Airways passengers are flooding service counters of other airlines.
Planes grounded - 'Tiger a serious risk to air safety' Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 1:11AMCASA says it has grounded Tiger Airways' Australian fleet because it lost confidence in the airline's ability to manage its safety.
Public sector strikes live blog Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 12:30AM• Why are public servants striking? • Check out our school closures map • Read more: More than 10,000 schools affected by strikes • Doctors vote to ballot on industrial action • Read a summary of today's key events 4.44pm: Here is a summary of today's key events . • More than 11,000 schools around the country either closed or cancelled lessons today as a result of the strikes over public sector ...
Space Shuttle's Legacy: Soaring In Orbit And Costs Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 9:07PMThe space shuttle was sold to America as cheap, safe and reliable. It was none of those. It cost $196 billion over 40 years, ended the lives of 14 astronauts and managed to make less than half the flights promised.
'Immediate risk to safety' Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 4:19PMUPDATE, 3.10PM: CASA has held a press conference to explain its grounding of Tiger Airways. Have you been affected? Send us your story .
Tiger passengers stranded Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 4:19PMUPDATE, 1PM: PASSENGERS have been caught short by the grounding of Tiger Airways. Have you been affected? Send us your story .
Space shuttle's legacy: Soaring in orbit and costs Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 5:11PMCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The space shuttle was sold to America as cheap, safe and reliable. It was none of those.
Sonny Smith: Rock 'n' Roll Poet, with Qualms Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 5:30PMIt's an immaculate summer day, and we are interrupting Sonny Smith. He's sitting under an umbrella at Dolores Park Cafe, eating a cup of yogurt he'd been carrying in his pocket, trying to answer a question about whether being signed to the respected indie label Fat Possum makes his life and work ...
Shish! This city serves more than kebabs Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 6:43PMI'm sipping Kavaklidere Egeo, a delicious Anatolian sauvignon blanc, in the Lebi-i-Derya restaurant in Istanbul.
Will the Big Society fill the tourism gap? Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 6:42PMSome travellers are happy to give tourist information centres a swerve and work things out for themselves, but for many of us TICs can really enhance any trip.
Study: Fewer people traveling for July 4 holiday Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 4:36PMPORTLAND – Fewer people will be traveling on the Fourth of July holiday weekend, according to a study conducted by the American Automobile Association. And much of the decrease was blamed on high gas prices. More: Find cheap gas in your area AAA projects 39 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home between Thursday, June 30 and Monday, July 4. This will mark a 2.5 percent decline ...
You can do this: Hang gliding Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 3:57PMSaid Hamilton, who has been teaching since 1992: "It's fun to figure out the weather and air currents, how to stay up and fly cross-country.
Riding the rails: It's the only way to fly Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 4:11AMNobody brings rail closer to the airplanes than Reagan National and Metro. PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER It's late afternoon, and I'm standing inside New York's JFK airport with over a dozen of my favorite relatives, when we suddenly learn that the flight back to Reagan National has been canceled due to a severe weather system in the nation's capital. Even worse, the storm has knocked out the rest of ...
As shuttle program ends, E.V. man jockeys for next space race Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 4:16PMAn East Valley engineer is looking for a foothold in the next space race.
Honolulu's vacation packages perfect to entice all interests Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 1:27AMEvery traveler's wish list should include the Aloha State, where the state's nickname says it all - welcome.
Foreign laborers overworked in Iraq but see little payoff Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 6:21PMAt times, as he describes how he sleeps on the floor of the store where he works or misses the family he left in Nepal to find a job, Mohan Rai punctuates his gloomy tale with a laugh.
Money Talks: 5 family vacations under $1,000 Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 8:15AMWhen you hear the word vacation, this is what often comes to mind - expensive flights to expensive destinations. But a big time doesn't have to mean big bucks. There are plenty of grand vacations you take for less than a grand.
Going green on adventure Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 7:05PMIN COSTA Rica, peace and political stability have allowed eco-tourism to thrive, making it the ultimate Central American destination.
Human spaceflight for less: the case for smaller launch vehicles, revisited Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 11:31AMAs NASA, Congress, and industry debate what the new Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket should be, some argue that such a rocket isn't necessary at all. Grant Bonin makes the case for exploration architectures that use larger numbers of smaller, less expensive rockets.
Google Correlate: Your data, Google's computing power - Upload state- or time-based data and Google Correlate reveals ... Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 10:28AMGoogle Correlate is a new tool in Google Labs that lets you upload state- or time-based data to see what search trends most correlate with that information. Here's a look at how it works and what you can do with it.
Travel advice: charity challenges and villas in Tuscany Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 8:56AMSophie Butler advises readers on overseas charity challenges and booking accommodation in Tuscany.
SEALs' canine commando piques interest in war dogs Saturday, May 28, 2011 @ 7:04AMAbout 300 retired U.S. military dogs are put up for adoption each year
Bin Laden raid raises war dogs’ profile - Sat, 28 May 2011 PST Saturday, May 28, 2011 @ 2:14AMLife after the military is looking brighter than ever for America’s four-legged veterans since one of their own helped in the mission to kill Osama bin Laden. War dog organizations say the number of people asking about adopting retired military canines has risen dramatically since the mission involving Cairo, the Navy SEALs dog tasked with tracking anyone who tried to escape from bin Laden’s ...
Maid in South Africa Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 5:04PMA SOUTH African pilot from London recently wrote to a South African newspaper that “since packing up my family boots and all and moving to London I find myself getting up while it’s still dark and putting in long hours every day to fly royalty and the super rich all over the place with chartered flights that make them feel even more like royalty.
Speak Out! May 11-16, 2011 Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 5:06PMHello, this Duke from Niles. I just purchased some lottery tickets from a local retailer here in Niles and I was wondering when was the last time an audit had been done on the Illinois lottery?
Thomson Launches Summer 2012 Holidays Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 6:26AMThomson, a leading tour operator, has launched three new May Edition Summer 12 brochures; Summer Collection, Faraway Shores and Florida. Following on from sister-brand First Choice's move to 100% all-inclusive from next summer, Thomson will continue to offer holidays across all boards, from room only in Florida, to all inclusive at its exclusive Sensatori properties.
Find cheap flights with JetBlue specials May 17 ONLY Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 5:00PMLooking for a flight May 24 to June 22? JetBlue has some very cheap flights from Orlando to vacation destinations. How about a $64 trip from Orlando to the Bahamas? A similar trip from on Delta's economy class costs more than $500, for reference. And that's not all: $74 to Cancun, $97 to NYC and more.
Travel office woes ground travellers to eastern Europe Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 9:51AMMarta Jasek figured a cheap, direct flight to Poland was too good to pass up. Now, the Thorold woman has learned her FlyCentralEurope.com vacation was too good to be true. She paid $1,177 two months ago for an early June return flight from Hamilton International Airport to Krakow, Poland.[...]