If you have kids who are interested in space exploration, then you might be interested in KB Toys’ new promotion in conjunction with Kennedy Space Center (KSC). KB Toys, the United States’ largest mall-based specialty toy retailer, has partnered with KSC Visitor Complex to provide KB Toys customers with educational activities, as well as an […]
Since taking Polynesian dance, and becoming an avid Hercules/Xena fan, I’ve acquired a longing to see New Zealand, home of Maori dancers and stand in for Middle Earth. Imagine my shock when I read that Aviva, a British insurance company, recently rated the country as one of the riskiest in the world for travelers! The […]
Indiana Jones: There’s a big snake in the plane, Jock!Jock: Oh, that’s just my pet snake Reggie.Indiana Jones: I hate snakes, Jock! I hate ’em!Jock: C’mon, show a little backbone, will ya? Snakes have been the stars of multitudes of thriller and horror flicks, such as Rattlers, Anaconda, The Lair of the White Worm, Spasms, […]
Members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) are embracing the future with plans to develop a “smart†passport. “Passports are among the most valuable documents in mass use today and it is essential that we use the latest technology to protect them from theft and fraud,†said Raymond Wong, Assistant Director, Hong Kong Immigration […]
Amusement parts, fast-food restaurants and even the U.S. Postal service are using an new method of advertising provided by Las Vegas, Nev., based Border Billboards (BB). Like the giant multimedia advertisements shown in the movie Blade Runner, these advertising billboards placed along the U.S. and Mexico border feature LED video boards, tri-vision ad panels, amber […]
Every year, Universal Studios in both Hollywood and Orlando deck the park in Halloween finery. This year, they promise to have “new haunted houses, more intense scare zones, and hundreds of gruesome creatures” to great you throughout the park. Halloween Horror Nights will begin at the end of September and take place each weekend through […]
A couple of Asian countries are updating their rail systems. In China, wireless Internet services are to be expanded: 200 express train lines will have wireless Internet access installed by the end of this year and 500 train lines will be so equipped by the end of 2008. The Chinese Ministry of Railways is planning […]
In the science fiction thriller Minority Report, Tom Cruise’ character interacts with a computer via a three-dimensional touch screen interface. Accenture, a global technology and corporate consulting agency, has brought a similar technology to life and installed it at Terminal 3 of Chicago’s O’Hare airport. The high-definition, interactive screen, which is 10 feet wide and […]
The annual Fell’s Point Privateer Day is almost upon us. On August 12, the Broadway Square in Fells Point, a neighborhood of Baltimore, will fill up with privateers, pirates, sailors, wenches and more and people gather to celebrate the maritime history of Fells Point, Baltimore’s original deepwater harbor and ship building Mecca. The event begins […]
To help raise funds for the Orlando Science Center (OSC), the Barnes & Noble Booksellers at 2418 E. Colonial Drive in Orlando, Fla., will be holding a bookfair July 25 through 27, 2006. The festivities include resident science wizard, who will create “a cavalcade of crazy chemical concoctions†on the evening of July 26. “Science […]