Angels Flight in downtown Los Angeles is called the "Shortest Railway in the World". The Los Angeles Incline Railway was built in 1901 by Col. J.W. Eddy to connect the downtown shopping district the residential district of Bunker Hill. Over the years Bunker Hill slowly became a run down section of town full of boarding houses and empty lots. An urban renewal project in the late 1960s converted Bunker Hill into office buildings and a senior citizen's condominium complex, called the Angelus Plaza. During that period Angels Flight was dismantled and put into storage. In 1995 the railway was rebuilt and opened to serve office workers and torusits. Unfortunately in 2001 an accident killed one person and injured seven and closed Angels Flight. Since the accident the two historic cars, Olivet and Sinai, have been completely rebuilt and are in storage off site. The Station House and Arch exteriors have been restored. The Shortest Railway in the World is ready to resume passenger service and
Google Earth 4.2 + Sky + Flight SIM Google Earth 4.2 (NEW) + Sky + Flight SIM | 12.82 M1. Open the program and press Ctrl + A (or Ctrl + Alt + A) to launch the hidden Flight Simulator program.2. It’s based on Google Earth’s image streaming and you can fly around the area currently showing, choose from a number of preset locations or takeoff and land from a selection of airports around the world.3. You have a choice of two aircraft, an F16 fighter or a slightly more sedate Cirrus SR22 single engine aircraft. Obviously it’s not as sophisticated as full blown flight sim programs but you have a good heads-up display showing attitude, altitude, heading, engine speed and so on, and there’s a full set of controls using your PC keyboard, or you can plug in a joystick. It’s great fun, highly addictive and very realistic. Stick to around 2-3000 feet for the best effect, and landscapes with a lot of buildings or 3D structures works really well, just watch those dives and stalls!LINK4SHA
Welcome to the 2nd edition of the Weekly Wine Web Wrap-up, where Dude highlights the wine news stories of the past week (complete with snide Dude commentary, of course!).Cover Globally, Vinify LocallyThe highest profile wine news coverage of the week is likely this article in U.S.A. Today, which details the growing trend of 'micro-brew' wineries in urban areas that source their grapes and/or juice from rural vineyards. A handful of these wineries and their winemakers in NY and the midwest are featured by name (thus ensuring that their websites crash and their ISP demand additional hosting charges for their traffic overages)."Pardon me, old chap, but can I have my $36,000 back?"The UK Press Association reported this week of a Zafferano restaurant customer (in London) who returned a bottle of the legendary 1961 Ch. Petrus that cost the bargain price of £18,000 (about $36K USD), under the complaint that it might have been a fake. The restaurant told him that the wine was off-tasting an
India's national carrier Air India is launching a daily non-stop New York-Delhi service from Feb 8 with a state-of-the-art Boeing 777-200LR aircraft to reduce the travel time between the two cities to 14 hours.The flight will depart from New York's JFK International Airport at 4:00 p.m. local time and arrive in Delhi at 4:30 p.m. the next afternoon. Returning flights will depart Delhi at 12:30 a.m. and arrive at JFK at 5:45 a.m. local time the same day.The new flight will be the second non-stop service to India from JFK and Air India will increase the frequency to 28 flights a week from New York, the most of any carrier. On Aug 1, Air India introduced its first daily, non-stop service from JFK to Mumbai on a Boeing 777-200LR.The aircraft is equipped with the latest in-flight features, including on-demand audio and video entertainment in each seat, the airline said.Air India also announced that it has been invited to join the prestigious Star Alliance, the only Indian member to be part
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To help commemorate the 50th anniversary of this year's Grammy Awards, organizers have tapped five-time Grammy winner John Legend to perform an in-flight acoustic concert for 50-60 sweepstakes winners.
Marty Gardner faced strict standards when she started training to be what was then known as a stewardess in 1954 for Delta Air Lines: Being young and single were conditions for employment, and weight, girdles, hats and gloves were monitored closely. Her flying career ended after five years.
Members and their dependent children are eligible to apply for this scholarship program. Must write an essay, topic changes yearly. Also considered is academic achievement and financial need. Contact Association of Flight Attendants, P.O. Box 212, Warren ton, VA 22186.
Just noting that four years ago, President George W. Milhous Bush thus spoke the following (here)…WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Saying "the desire to explore and understand is part of our character," President Bush Wednesday unveiled an ambitious plan to return Americans to the moon by 2020 and use the mission as a steppingstone for future manned trips to Mars and beyond."We do not know where this journey will end, yet we know this -- human beings are headed into the cosmos," Bush said. "Mankind is drawn to the heavens for the same reason we were once drawn into unknown lands and across the open sea. We choose to explore space because doing so improves our lives and lifts our national spirit." Meanwhile, on terra firma (here)…Despite the Bush Administration's public commitment to the space program, in the form of the 2004 Vision for Space Exploration initiative, which sets goals of returning men to the Moon, establishing a base there, and later mounting manned missions to Mars, the White Hou
NEW DELHI: Finnair, which offers connections between New Delhi and New York via Helsinki, is planning flights to the US out of Mumbai from April that promise to cover the distance in the second shortest time.The Finnish flag carrier said its Mumbai-New York flight via Finland's capital would clock 17 hours and 10 minutes, the fastest after non-stop flights that take 16 hours and 15 minutes to cover the 12,563 km journey. While stop-over flights usually take 20-22 hours, including stops of over two hours at intermediate airports depending on the airline, Finnair plans to cut the transit time to 35 minutes at Helsinki Vantaa airport."Passengers can use the time to stretch themselves" before they board the connecting flight, Finnair Director (Indian subcontinent) Taina Tornstrom said. The airline currently operates daily services between New Delhi and Helsinki, already the shortest connection to northern Europe, and five flights between Mumbai and Helsinki. It plans to add one more flight
NEW DELHI: A 'Maharaja' style red carpet welcome and a bonanza awaits those who travel on Air India's non-stop Delhi-New York flight, starting February eight.For the Economy Class passengers who book tickets in India on full published IATA fares would be able to avail the Companion Free Scheme, which is valid till March 31, a spokesman for the national carrier said.The passengers travelling in First and Business Classes would get a free limousine pick-up and drop service to and from Delhi's IGI Airport and JFK Airport at the time of their arrival or departure.Additionally, they would receive a gift voucher of 75 dollars and 50 dollars respectively for each sector of travel for onboard duty-free shopping, the spokesman said.The flag carrier would deploy a brand new Boeing 777-200 (Long Range) aircraft on the non-stop service promising loads of entertainment, full-flat beds in higher classes and more legroom for economy passengers on the 15-hour flight.The flight would leave Delhi at 003
In aviation industry , flight attendants - formerly known as, stewards, air hostesses, or stewardesses, and somewhat disparagingly at least in western society, as sky girls or stews - are members of a flight crew employed by airlines to ensure the safety and comfort of the passengers aboard commercial flights.A flight attendant career is rewarding and provides lots of perks and the job search can be simplified by giving a prospective employer what they’re looking for: a bright, qualified candidate who has the right stuff!you can attend a six week course in flight attendant school.After you pass classroom training, you’ll book some hours working flights, called IOE. A trainer will evaluate you and keep track of your hours. Although the final exam and required paperwork varies from airline to airline, you’ll work a flight on a mock up of an airplane and perform regular duties as assigned. You’ll also be assigned an emergency situation which must be passed in order to complete tr
flight attendant school are normally trained in the hub or headquarters city of an airline over a period that may run from six weeks to six months, depending on the country. The main focus of training is safety.flight attendant careerFlight Attendant training can range anywhere between 2 - 8 weeks, depending on the airlines and the types of aircraft used by them. All airlines provide transportation, lodging and meals during cabin crew training program.Few airlines (around 35%) also pay a salary during flight steward training, but most airlines do not provide compensation during the training period. Airlines do not consider an individual an employee until they have successfully completed the airline training program. Few airlines do charge for their training programs.For more information check out AHA flight attendant blog
By Rafael Nam HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks slumped on Thursday after weak U.S. manufacturing data and record oil prices renewed fears that the world's top economy was heading into recession, sending investors towards the safety of gold. U.S. crude oil futures eased in Asia after briefly touching a record $100 a barrel on Wednesday, while gold steadied below an all-time high of $861 an ounce hit in the previous session. Asian companies face the prospect of higher energy costs just as data on Wednesday showed a key U.S. manufacturing index shrank in December for the first time in nearly a year, darkening the outlook for Asia's top export market. "People are showing concern about the overall global growth outlook. Oil is an underlying cost that a lot of companies face," said White Funds Management portfolio manager Angus Gluskie. "It also represents an increase in inflation that central banks around the world will have to deal with." Some analysts a
After the Magi, the giftsgold, frankincense, myrrh,a sudden dream, fear, panic,flea, fly, go to the land of Egyptto the home of the pharaohs,the place of your ancestors, imprisonedenslaved, until the exodus,the freedom flightthe parting, the crossing of the Seathe flight led by MosesSo too would the people be made freeby the babe in his mother’s armstaken up to Egyptuntil the king was no moreDecember 31, 2007Matthew 2:13-23based on sermon,“Homecoming”, bythe Reverend Lori Eldredge,Wesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH, 12/30/07
I have been working on a computer for the last few days that is a few years old but would be used for playing Microsoft Flight Simulator X and it has been a bit of a battle.
First of all when I looked at the requirements it looks like it does not take much to run [...]
Being eliminated from the playoffs sucks, but there can be some good to come out of a bad season. Remember 2005 when they Eagles went 6-10? I hate to bring up that awful year, because most people just remember that bum Mike McMahon, and the end of T.O. as an Eagle. A lot of good came [...]
I read this news story about the latest development with Ron Paul, and all I could think of was this lyrical weirdness from Captain Beefheart (hey, it’s just how my mind works, y’know?). So, here’s a parody for the occasion, with an assist from this information (and I know at least one person who isn’t going to be happy about this)…Master masterThis is the thing that fliesIt’s gonna make Ron Paul phatJust stay away from other aircraft, just swerveOr Ron will wipe it out like the Federal ReserveIt’s the blimp, It’s the blimp!Get us coverage from the “media cheatsâ€Right under the noses of the world’s elitesListen for the cheering, if you canFrom “Constitutionalists,†the Freedmen and The KlanNothing but hoots and applauseAs Paul keeps calling to abolish the Commerce ClauseAnd oh, the mother ship looks divinah!Trapped over the airspace of CarolinaWhat a shame we didn’t set up our LLCIn time for the blimp to make the “Boston Tea Partyâ€â€˜Cos who’s the one
From CNN.com - Technology:
Warren Adelman's colleagues know him as "Thumbs": Like many executives, he is adept at checking e-mail on his BlackBerry and does it almost constantly. Unable to do so during flights, Adelman welcomes business trips as "an opportunity to decompress
Wiki defines Flight Simulator:
"A flight simulator is a system that tries to replicate, or simulate, the experience of flying an aircraft as closely and realistically as possible. The different types...
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El juego ha sido optimizado para jugar sobre la próxima versión de Windows (Windows Vista) pero será compatible con Windows XP. “Flight Simulator X” permite a los jugadores tener la ventaja del poder de sus PC con Windows como nunca antes, y Windows Vista facilita y agiliza la entrada en el juego mientras se eligen nuevos niveles de detalles con sensacionales gráficos.Cuenta con gráficos 3D, “Flight Simulator X” involucrará al jugador en un mundo real y dinámico y una gran selección de aviones – desde el Havilland Beaver y Grumman Goose al Boeing 737-800 y Cessna 172. •Sin duda el simulador por excelencia, que ha acentuado sus mejoras en el nivel de detalle de los escenarios (imágenes de satélite y más de 24.000 aeropuertos de todo el mundo).Nuevos efectos lumínicos generados por el sol al interactuar con los objetos de tierra y las aeronaves.Una notable mejoría en el tratamiento de las sombras y la reflexión del entorno.Mayor calidad en el manejo de los vért
From ABCNews:
The world's largest jetliner made aviation history Thursday, completing its first commercial flight from Singapore to Sydney with 455 passengers, some of them ensconced in luxury suites and double beds. With 455 passengers, the Airbus superjumbo lifted off saf
East Star, Central China's first private airline and forth largest in China has been given the green light to operate flight to Macau. The first flight will start off from 6th Nov. There will be one return flight flying from Wuhan at 12:00 and arrive in Macau at 14:00, and from 14:40 the flight will fly from Macau back to Wuhan at around 16:00????????2?????????11?6?????-????????????????????? 12?00???????14?00??????14?40??????16?20?????
Na Irlanda, um herói perdido tenta buscar seu passado, mas descobre que uma mulher misteriosa — Elle — está disposta a matar para encontrá-lo. Matt e um aliado inesperado voam até a Filadélfia para ir atrás do “bicho-papão”, seguindo seu terrível ataque à Molly, mas a dupla se encontra em discordância. Monica tenta lidar com [...]
Calvin Klein Flight Bag$129.99 (was $228-- save 42%!)Available at: SmartBargains.comI have been eyeing this super chic flight bag at Nordie's for a couple of weeks now. I'm so glad I didn't give in and pay full price! This glammy python-print leather flight bag from Calvin Klein is absolutely perfect for toting all of those in-air travel essentials. A couple of glossy magazines; a novel; wallet; sunglasses; makeup; iPod; pashmina; eye mask... it will all fit just fine. Plus, the thin rectangular design will fit nice and snug under the seat so you can keep all of your must-haves at your fingertips. No climbing over the snoring guy in 3C to get your stuff out of the overhead. Now that's a plan.The Calvin Klein Python Flight Bag is available in Brown (shown) and Grey and both are currently on sale for 42% off retail price. Click on the photo to link directly to where you can purchase this fab bag online and on sale. Want the best handpicked Online Deals delivered right to your inbox? Subs
Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane is a zombie movie directed by Scott Thomas. Starring David Chisum, Kristen Kurr and many more. This movie was originally titled as Plane Dead but it was changed by Montreal's 2007 Fantasia festival screening.This movie was out on DVD last October 2, 2007. It's about a virus that's remained unnamed throughout the film, created by three scientist that change every individual who's on the plane and become a living dead.PLOT:Three scientists and their experimental cargo was board on a plane from Los Angeles to France. That flight should be a safe and a simple flight but things got miserable when the plane encountered a inclement weather and a bumpy ride. The cargo that the scientist brought on board was consist of a coffin with an infected body comes out from the corpse and became a flesh-eating zombie. The virus spread out, one zombie becomes two and in just a little time the plane was overrun by a zombie. Now, every living being on a plane m
I saw the headline “Fight is on for family-only sections on planes” and I thought “Fuck Yeah! Let’s pass this shit and get rid of the screaming babies!”. Boy was I wrong. The Family Friendly Flight Act is a bunch of parents that are pissed off at the audacity of the airlines to show PG-13 [...]
American Airlines Flight 1400 had an engine catch fire and had to return for an emergency landing, this at St. Louis. American Airlines Flight 1400 had just taken off and suddenly the Captain came on radio on the American Airlines Flight 1400 and said that they would be returning back with a malfunction.
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Iranian air force pilots on Thursday successfully completed a test flight of two domestically manufactured fighter jets, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported."The test flights of a new generation of Azarakhsh jet fighters, called the Saegheh, were completed by brave pilots from Iran's air force," Iran's Defense Minister Gen. Mostafa Mohammad Najjar was quoted as saying by IRNA. "The two will officially join the air force on Saturday."Najjar said the research, design and production of the jets were done by Iranian experts. The plane was first tested in 2006 and is derived from re-engineered components of US combat aircraft.IRNA said the Saegheh jets were a new generation of the Azarakhsh class of fighter planes. Both Azarakhsh and Saegheh mean lightening in Farsi.
Buy Royal Hunt albumsBuy Royal Hunt DVDs Embed video code:See more Royal Hunt videosFlight Lyrics:Eye's of the night, keepin' me rightEngine's roaring like hellWing on my side, shakes of the lightReady to go - I can tellYou better sit upright or you'll fall downNo one's gonna help you miles aroundThere's no place for tears or fear of heightsNothing- just the thunder of flightFly forever and try -Cross over the sky-Feelin' the wind blow.Cry for losers who diedThey're watching you fly-Over the rainbowScary how fast you're down in the dust,Watching the sign in the skyKill or get killed, glory and thrillWaitin' for one who'll surviveI had a dream last night and I say you burnRight on the edge of the point of no returnNo more excuses and no more comin' back,Light of the sun - it's turnin' blackAbout Royal Hunt:Royal Hunt is a melodic hard rock / metal group from Denmark. They have a symphonic keyboard-driven sound and lots of progressive elements without actually sounding very progressive.
This is yet another example of how useful Google Maps can be, "GMaps Flight Tracker" is a Google Map mashup for tracking inbound flights to land at Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, JFK New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle airports, the flight progress is updated every 40 seconds.
Mouse over the flight number of plane icon and information about the speed, altitude and heading coordinates with flight trail waypoints is displayed in a tooltip.
Last month, I have told you guys about Google Earth closeup photos. But there are many things Google Earth can do. You can even use as a flight simulator. Yeah! that's hidden feature (or easter egg, you named it) in latest version of Google Earth.First start the program, then you can press Ctrl+Alt+A and then you'll see the flight simulator screen. You can choose two planes. For a place, you can choose Google's given airports or you can start anywhere on planet.You can press Ctrl+H for the list of commands or you can check here.Enjoy your flight!BtoN's Tips: If you can't start flight simulator by using Ctrl+Alt+A, you can try Tools-->> Option -->> General tab --->> Check Send usage statistics to Google. If still doesn't work, you can add new registry dword value in HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareGoogleGoogle Earth PlusFlightSimNew DWORD value and then IsEnabled. Set the value to 1.Congrats go to Marco for this great discovery.
Tags: applicazioni nascoste, flight simulator, Generale, google, google earth, hidden application, Software, Tecnologia, tips & tricks, trucchiUdite, udite... per tutti gli appassionati di Flight Simulator ecco una chicca davvero gustosa. All'interno di Google Earth è nascosto un simulatore di volo.
Per attivarolo basta aprire Google Earth e premere le seguenti combinazioni di chiavi:
Command+Option+A (Mac)
Ctrl+Alt+A (Windows)
Per [...]
Constructicle Boy reporting once again.I have always loved to travel to Canada because of the beautiful scenery that it offers such as the Banff Springs,Whistler Blackcomb,the majestic Niagara...
Here i go again....
Like finding a newly discovered zest, I am scrabbling and amassing a number of recipes in my spare time. My hands just couldn’t keep from writing as my mind keeps wandering that in a month or so, I would see my husband’s face glow in taste again. I’m no skillful cook but I can prepare “hot” meals. But ever since I gave birth, seldom did I fix meals and knickknack. Not doing so two weeks after labor you call it exhaustion. But four weeks is too long a fatigue. I don’t think it was PPD. Yet contrary to my joyous prenatal days, I was feeling weepy and emotional in my postnatal. I’ve never cried so hard and I’ve never enjoyed staring blankly at the walls so much. Let alone I was an emotional hugger-mugger of panic and helplessness. Even while nursing Khandi, I remember myself crying and feeling sorry for my baby and that I had to just keep on apologizing to her for something I can’t even put a label on. And when my parents had to leave, I cried like a baby to my mot
Ok now let's see...once upon a time we had a lively, adorable toddler with an outgoing personality, a mother who seemed to be quite reasonable while trying to deal with a bizarre situation that was unfolding around her, a bunch of passengers who had no problem with this little family traveling in their midst and a flight attendant who was a liar and seemed to be in need of some anti-anxiety medication.
Hopefully once this is thoroughly investigated, the little family will end up living happily ever after with more money from the lawsuit that they so richly deserve to pursue.
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Virgin America asked the blogosphere to get them of the ground, do you remember?
We are ready to fly, we are ready to rock. We do need your help. Visit our website LetVAFly.com, because without your help, Ladies and Gentlemen, we may never be able to bring this beautiful experience to you. Thanks very much.
Well it looks like it helped because Virgin America is officially taking off on August 8th.
There are 2×2 first class tickets up on Ebay .. you will be flying in the same airplane as Richard Branson and other celebrities. I wish I could go … sigh!
Link: First Virgin America Flight Tickets
The new British business-class only airline is definitely an example of affordable luxe - round trip tickets start at USD1,798. Passenger arrive to Newark Liberty International Airport (in the New York area) only 30 minutes before flight.At the Newark Liberty AirportValet parkingOn arrival at the airport, go to Parking Garage P4 where you can leave your car to be valet parked. Step onto the free Air train which will take you to Terminal B where our Silver Lounge is easily found on the Arrivals level.Chauffeur driveBook online when you make your booking and we will pick you up and drop you off at your home or office and carry your bags for you.What’s more, book a Flexible fare and your Chauffeur Drive transfers are free (to the value of £75/$150). At the London Luton AirportValet ParkingBring your own car to the airport. Let us valet park it and bring it back for you when you return.Helicopter TransferIf time is critical, you can book a seat on a helicopter to transfer between Cen
Our buddy south of the boarder, Paco Gerte, sent in this link with the following comment.
I would probably want a couple of boggs to take the edge off before blasting into outer space. –Paco
I couldn’t agree with that diagnosis more. Those astronauts are sitting on top of over 2.5 million pounds of fuel in a vehicle that is about to reach speeds of 17,500 MPH all of which was built by the lowest bidder. I would definitely want to have a healthy buzz going before I strapped into that situation.
A panel has found that astronauts were allowed to fly on at least two occasions despite warnings they were so drunk they posed a flight risk, sources familiar with the panel’s report said Thursday.
Original Story: MSNBC.com
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