Thursday, October 27, 2011

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Boeing through the years: 10 revolutionary aircraft

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 02:40 AM PDT

Boeing 787 dreamliner

It started with a seaplane made of wood, wire and linen in 1916. Then on October 26, 2011, Boeing opened the latest chapter in its aviation innovation with the 787 Dreamliner's maiden commercial flight.

Aviation enthusiasts went wild, while the rest of us pretended not to be unduly impressed. By all reports, the plane is not only impressive but it may well become game-changing.

And it's not the first time Boeing has played a role in altering the commercial aviation landscape.

Here are 10 of the company's greatest planes, with thoughts from Tom Ballantyne, award-winning aviation journalist and chief correspondent at Orient Aviation magazine.

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Touring China with 8 stunning hats

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 09:40 PM PDT

Is China becoming the new source of inspiration for international fashion designers?

Lady Gaga's favored shoe designer Kobi Levi has done it (check a gallery of Levi's China-inspired high heels), and now Dutch-American milliner Elisabeth Koch is taking center stage.

Striking China-inspired

Based in Beijing, the one-of-a-kind headgear designer has been invited by InterContinental Hotels to produce eight striking hats.

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From Vladivostok to Singapore, with love

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 08:27 PM PDT

Add one more airline to the fleet landing at and taking off from Changi Airport.

Russian carrier Vladivostok Air will start operating twice-weekly services between Singapore and Vladivostok via Hong Kong this year.

Vladivostok -- where?

Located in the Russian Far East, it is the largest city in the region, and the furthest point from Moscow on the Trans-Siberian Railway. The APEC Russia 2012 summit is due to take place at Russky Island -- off the coast of Vladivostok -- in October 2012.

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Ultimate guide: The best of New Delhi

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 08:25 PM PDT

Delhi

The very best of New Delhi:

PLAY

HOTELS

EAT/DRINK

INSIDER TIPS

In recent years New Delhi flagged off a new metro line, hosted the Commonwealth Games and India's first F1 Grand Prix. 

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iReport: Rescuing Bangkok's dogs from the floods

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 07:40 PM PDT

Bangkok floods

Thailand's Soi Dog Foundation has teamed up with other animal welfare groups to rescue Bangkok's stray and abandoned dogs from the ongoing floods. 

Established in Phuket in 2003, Soi Dog is a not-for-profit, legally registered charitable organization in Thailand, the United States, Australia, France and Holland. It helps the homeless, neglected and abused dogs and cats of Thailand.

Marcelo Cacciola, the United States director of the Soi Dog Foundation, says the ongoing operation to rescue Bangkok's abandoned animals is managed by several action teams.

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Boeing Dreamliner: How was your flight?

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 06:39 PM PDT

Boeing Dreamliner 787

Insiders say it'll change both the aviation business and the experience of long-haul flying, but how was the maiden commercial flight of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner received yesterday by those onboard?

ANA's flight NH7871 landed in Hong Kong on Wednesday afternoon, three hours after it left Tokyo's Narita airport, bringing with it 240 passengers, all with an opinion about the new "future of flying."

More on CNNGo: Why the Dreamliner is so special

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這就是珍珠奶茶的發明者嗎?

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 03:00 PM PDT

珍珠奶茶的起源眾說紛云, 但有一家茶館、一位女士,普遍被認為是這款暢銷飲料的真正發明者。

作為一個忠實珍珠奶茶迷,當知道要到台中春水堂人文茶館拜訪她時,我實在興奮不已。

春水堂創辦者劉漢介80年代初在日本看過凍咖啡後,便想到推出中國茶的凍飲。 

就這樣他初經營的茶店搖身一變成為台灣茶館的神話。

及後於1988年,他的產品發展經理林秀慧小姐,帶著典型台灣甜點「粉圓」去開會。 她一時「貪玩」把粉圓倒進凍紅茶裡一起喝。

「席上各人都很喜歡這飲料,正式發售後不出數月便成為茶館最暢銷的冰茶﹣﹣即使推出了20年,珍珠奶茶現時仍佔總營業額的八、九成,而台灣人亦以這自家發明的飲料為傲。」林小姐說道。 

今天,珍珠奶茶店遍佈台灣大街小巷的每個角落。 而且流行至鄰近國家如日本、南韓和中國,後來更傳至世界各地。 要是林小姐當時申請了專利的話,現在想必成為百萬富翁了。

然而,林小姐別有一套方針。 「春水堂的宗旨是宣揚台灣茶與茶道文化,以及製作更多創新的產品。」她說。 「如果我們著重產品質素和整個上茶館的體驗,我們很有信心會得到客人青睞,吸引他們再來光顧。」

我獲邀參與茶道儀式,負責待應的手藝純熟流暢。 「許多旅居海外的台灣人甫下飛機便到來品茶,也是他們往機場離開前的最後一站。」林小姐說。 「他們經常著我們開設海外分店,可是我們並沒有這打算。」

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