In a global study released at the World Economic Forum, it was revealed that international travel is considered even more important than the Internet, TV/movies, or political diplomacy at stimulating the economy and breaking down cultural barriers. The independent study was conducted by Penn Schoen Berland on behalf of Marriott International and included the views [...]
Commemorating the Lunar New Year, the United States Postal Service issued a new Forever Stamp featuring a dragon, the fifth of 12 animals associated with the Chinese lunar calendar. This colorful stamp is the latest collectible in the Postal Service’s Celebrating Lunar New Year series, which began in 2008 with the Year of the Rat. [...]
Carnival Corporation & plc is the parent company of ten cruise lines including Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Ibero Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and P&O Cruises (Australia). This statement is from Carnival Corporation & plc in Miami, FL. Carnival Corporation & plc is the parent company [...]
The first of two NASA spacecraft to study the moon in unprecedented detail has entered lunar orbit. NASA’s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL)-A spacecraft successfully completed its planned main engine burn at 2 p.m. PST (5 p.m. EST). As of 3 p.m. PST (6 p.m. EST), GRAIL-A is in a 56-mile (90-kilometer) by 5,197-mile [...]
Commissioned by GRAPHISOFT Founder and Chairman of the Board, Gabor Bojar, the statue is the first in the world honoring Steve Jobs, the late founder of Apple, who passed away on October 5. Crafted by Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth, the life-like bronze statue stands near the entrance of architectural software maker GRAPHISOFT’s Budapest headquarters. The [...]
Infiniti announced a $40,450 U.S. starting price for the 2013 Infiniti JX luxury crossover, which is scheduled to go on sale at Infiniti retailers nationwide in spring 2012. The all-new 7-passenger/3-row luxury crossover, which made its world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show, is offered in two models, the Infiniti JX35 FWD and Infiniti [...]
The Ford Mustang Boss 302 is all about performance, and a nod to heritage comes standard with new paint options and design details for 2013. A new hockey stick graphic featuring reflective stripes is added to the new Boss, calling back the 1970 Boss 302. 2013 Boss 302 and Boss Laguna Seca models feature new [...]
After a spicy life with scandals, political blunders and judicial investigations, Silvio Berlusconi resigned from the post of Italy Prime Minister after Italian Parliament approved economic reforms which have been engaged in the European Union. Silvio Berlusconi, the longest Italian Premier since the Second World War, a former vacuum cleaner salesman, entertainer in night clubs, [...]
NASA’s Deep Space Network antenna in Goldstone, Calif., has captured new radar images of Asteroid 2005 YU55 passing close to Earth. The asteroid safely will fly past our planet slightly closer than the moon’s orbit on Nov. 8. The last time a space rock this large came as close to Earth was in 1976, although [...]
Australia’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has confirmed that they expect to start accepting scores for Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) for student visas from 5 November this year, alongside IELTS – another exam developed by Cambridge ESOL. Earlier in the year DIAC announced the approval of Cambridge English: Advanced scores as proof of English [...]