London Olympics Logo Credit: London2012.com More than 120,000 hotel room nights were released by the organizers of the London 2012 Olympics as announced on a press release on their official website on Sunday, January 29, 2012. According to the press release, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has confirmed [...]
Prayer Cards Image Credit: Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines has stopped the issuance of prayer cards with their meals in respect to the diverse religious beliefs and culture of all their passengers, according to reports by several international news sites on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. The removal of the prayer cards was made after the airline [...]
Laura Dekker, a 16-year old Dutch citizen, is now being considered as the youngest sailor to complete a solo voyage around the world on Saturday, January 21, 2012, aboard a sailboat named ‘Guppy‘. ‘Youngest sailor’ Laura Dekker, arriving in Sint Maarten after completing her solo voyage around the world Image Credit: AP As noted at [...]
Model and fashion blogger Lauren Scruggs was recently seen in public, as shown in the photo shown below, for the first time after she was badly hit by a spinning plane propeller last December. Lauren Scruggs (center) and her parents Image Credit: Nick Stern/Double Vision Media According to TMZ on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, Lauren [...]
Over $400,000 in change were left unclaimed by airline passengers at US airport security checkpoints operated by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in 2011, according to reports by several international news sites on Friday, January 13, 2012. TSA officer screens baggage Image Credit: TSA.gov.us A total of $409,085.56 loose change is still with the TSA [...]
New Year Sales 2012 Ads of Emirates Image Credit: www.emirates.com Emirates Airlines is celebrating New Year 2012 by offering discounts on airfares to more than 100 cities when booking from now until January 9, 2012, according to reports by several international news sites, December 30, 2011. Based on reports, Emirates Airlines revealed customers can save up [...]
Ottawa Plane Crash Site Image Credit: Giacomo Panico/CBC A small plane crash in southwest Ottawa has been reported on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 that took the lives of two Ottawa men, international news reported. The accident happened on that same day and the victims were identified as 55-year-old Barry Stratton and passenger Jacques Domey, who [...]
After the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) made a recommendation for a complete ban on cell phone use while driving, many people give different reactions, international news sites reported on December 14, 2011. Using Cell Phone While Driving Image Credit: Project London Some drivers fully support the recommendation. “For my sake I would support it, [...]
Stratolaunch plane by Paul Allen and Burt Rutan Image Credit: Stratolaunch Systems The giant Stratolaunch plane, partly airplane and partly spaceship, is reportedly ready for commercial flight by 2016. The giant machine is a joint project by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, PayPal and Tesla founder Elon Musk, and aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan, according to reports [...]
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board or NTSB has recommended a cell phone ban while driving, for each state, which would be adopted and regulated by the states. This announcement was disclosed by several U.S. news sites, December 13, 2011.
