Lost Mania: Professor Thom’s Geared up for Lost Premiere

It seems like the whole TV-watching population is all amped up for tonight’s premiere of the final season of Lost , and East Village bar Professor Thom’s is no exception. For those who don’t know what those numbers mean (to be fair, no one really knows) get some background info here

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Boarding gate number system at Dublin Airport to be changed from …

News on the people, airports, airlines, companies and aircraft that make up the day to day elements of the Irish aviation scene. Intending travellers at Dublin Airport should prepare themselves for confusion tomorrow when the departure gate numbering system is changed. As of first departures on

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Catch to Move Out of Winchester; Parson’s Table to Replace It

A critically-acclaimed seafood restaurant will soon be moving out of Winchester and will be replaced with a comfort food place run by the same owners. According to the Boston Globe and Grub Street Boston, Catch will serve its last meal on Church Street in the center of town on Valentine’s Day weekend, with Parson’s Table looking to open in the same spot sometime toward the end of February.

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LOST Fan? Find a Flight to the Island Online

Today is Groundhog Day , when Punxsutawney Phil pops out of his hole to let us know whether there will be six more weeks of winter (turns out, alas, yes ). But for me, I’m pushing the groundhog aside and saying unabashedly that this is the Day of Lost . Yup, it’s the season premiere of the End of the Series, which means we’ll finally find out all the details about polar bears and hatches, time travel and moving islands, talking to dead people, huge four-footed statues, and mysterious donkey wheels

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The Sail Lofts

The Sail Lofts, St Ives is a complex of 12 luxury five star self catering apartments in the hear of St Ives, and a stones throw away from Porthmeor beach. The apartments are all furnished to a very high standard and have been awarded the highest Gold Award by Enjoy England. With apartments ranging in size from 1 bedroom through to 4 bedrooms there is a choice for everyone

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Plywood: Spying the First Signs of Progress at LES Tiki Bar Painkiller

From the tipline: “I live right by East Side Company Bar and read about its future replacement Painkiller , but hadn’t noticed any signs of change until last Thursday night when they put a new sign on the door announcing ‘renovations.’” Indeed, a walk by yesterday afternoon revealed the above scene. Sasha Petraske’s sophomore effort East Side is closed, presumably to make way for the new project from his Dutch Kills partners. It’s a venture that’s already being hyped as the “best-ever tiki bar.”

Compulsory body scanning introduced at Heathrow and Manchester

Compulsory body scanning was introduced yesterday at Heathrow and Manchester Airports. Although not everyone will have to be scanned – only a small selection of passengers – anyone selected but refusing to be scanned will be prevented from travelling. Currently, the body scanners are only available at Heathrow Terminal 4 and Terminal 2 at Manchester Airport, however,

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Geotourism Summit Today at National Geographic HQ

National Geographic’s Center for Sustainable Destinations is hosting its annual summit at headquarters today, and the remarkable winners and finalists of this year’s Geotourism Challenge are taking the stage to give presentations about their innovative approach to tourism.

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Overbooked: More on Todd English’s Latest, but not Last, Hotel Project

A year after he pulled out of his hotel restaurant The Libertine and two months after announcing a partnership with the Plaza Hotel to build a food court, new details emerge about celeb chef Todd English’s latest hotel project. As he mentioned last month, English is teaming up with the new InterContinenal Hotel in Times Square to create a French brasserie

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Good News/Bad News: The Winners and Losers of Restaurant Week 2010

Participating in New York’s bi-annual Restaurant Week is always a crapshoot. Some restaurants perform a total botch job, shuttling diners through three courses of chicken and salmon as quickly as humanly possible while others put in a real effort, offering their best service and menus to tempt new clientele to return. For those still considering hitting up a deal, these are the places to seek out and to avoid: Tried and True: The Restaurant : The Modern The Source : The Wandering Eater The Low Down : Click through for the play by play and food porn, but this is the major takeaway: “In all, The Modern Bar Room for Restaurant Week dinner (they don’t serve lunch for RW) is never a let down

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Taipei Day-Trip Tips

Former Traveler researcher Emily Haile spent the past summer and fall in Taipei studying Mandarin, and she vividly described many of her Taiwan adventures in her blog, The Travel Telegraph . I came along vicariously on her excursions, and here are some of my favorites within an hour or so of the capital: 1. About 20 miles outside Taipei is Juifen , an old mining town with crooked streets, some of which are old mining tunnels, and it’s nicknamed the City of Steps for good reason.

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Fenway Cantina (A Tex-Mex Restaurant) Opening on Boylston Street

The Fenway neighborhood of Boston will see the opening of another Mexican restaurant this week. According to Grub Street Boston and several other sources, the Fenway Cantina will open its doors tomorrow on Boylston Street near Fenway Park, serving up Tex-Mex food and offering a variety of beers

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Game Changers: Grant Achatz Opening A Molecular Bar in Chicago

Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal ran a fairly standard piece on how star chefs have been making the leap to the cocktail circuit lately and in the process, revolutionizing the mixed drink. However, the most intriguing parts of the article are the details of Grant Achatz’s new project: a bar .

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Rajasthan Panchayat Polls Held Successfully – I, II and III Phase

Village communities have been in existence in India for over centuries and Panchayats have been part of these communities since then.

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American Airlines Discount Air Fares to Marsh Harbour-Bahamas, Cali-Colombia, Madrid-Spain and more

American Airlines Discount Air Fares to Marsh Harbour-Bahamas, Cali-Colombia, Madrid-Spain and more (posted on Feb 2, 2010) International Weekend Getaway Fares Travel Dates & Times for Weekend Getaway Fares Freeport, Bahamas (FPO) Miami, FL (MIA) $39^ Marsh Harbour, Bahamas (MHH) Miami, FL (MIA) $90^ Miami, FL (MIA) Marsh Harbour, Bahamas (MHH) $90^ Miami, FL (MIA) Houston Bush Intercont’l, TX (IAH) $118* Miami, FL (MIA) Cali, Colombia (CLO) $174^ Miami, FL (MIA) Bridgetown, Barbados (BGI) $179^ Miami, FL (MIA) San Salvador, El Salvador (SAL) $290^ Miami, FL (MIA) Madrid, Spain (MAD) $298^ Chicago O’Hare, IL (ORD) Philadelphia, PA (PHL) $92* Chicago O’Hare, IL (ORD) Manchester, United Kingdom (MAN) $259^ Prices above are each way, based on round-trip purchase. Taxes, fees and conditions apply. *U.S.

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Customs seizes aircraft for duty evasion at Vadodara airport

Ahmedabad: The Customs department has seized an aircraft LEAR JET-45, belonging to an Alembic India group company, for alleged duty evasion, top officials said here today.The aircraft was seized on January 25 from Vadodara, they said. “Quick Flight Ltd, an Alembic India group company, had obtained

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On holiday in the white Peschici

Peschici is a town of about 4,000 inhabitants situated in the province of Foggia . It’s part of the Gargano National Park and the Comunità Montana of Gargano, set on the northern tip of the Gargano itself. Thanks to its strategic position it is the ideal starting point for visiting and learning about this ancient promontory

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Survival

Ideally, to live the life I dream about, I would live without money.  However, in this big bad world, money is still a necessity.  What I want to attempt to do is to use as little of it as I can, rather bartering and trading wherever possible.  For instance, when guests come to stay in our guest cottage, I do not want to charge them cash.  I would much rather they bring things to trade with, or even pay with goods (my friends tease me about asking for wine as a rental).  I also want to attempt to make as much as I can from scratch – not buying prepared foods, and then pushing that thought further – to make our own soap etc. I know that I will not be able to grow and make everything  initially – it is all going to take time and tons of learning.  This then forces me back to needing some cash to pay for things I can not grow or make, as well as for water and electricity.  I don’t think Eskom is going to be open to trading a few bunches of carrots for power somehow.  We also have to pay a monthly levy to the conservancy where we live for the upkeep of the game.  We may even be able to trade for that levy and are already in discussions about us doing game ranging on the reserve as well as keeping the reserve fencing maintained, filling waterholes etc. So the plan then is to trade with friends and family in exchange for guest accommodation, ask for cash from strangers for guest accommodation (or a combo of trade and cash).  We will also be building a tented safari camp in the future for more accommodation.

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Shochu at G-Zou: Seaweed, chestnuts, and taro in a glass

- I have known about shochu joint G-Zou in Sunshine 100 for a long time, but only made my first visit last night. The delay is due partly to  inertia and partly due to memories of forced drinking sessions in South Korea that involved tossing back shot after shot of buck-a-bottle rotgut soju until someone puked

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China Eastern Taiwan extra Chinese New Year Service

China Eastern’s planned extra service to Taiwan during Chinese New Year as follows: Hefei – Taipei Taoyuan MU2007 HFE0900 – 1110TPE 320 12FEB10/14FEB10/19FEB10 MU2008 TPE1210 – 1400HFE 320 12FEB10/14FEB10/19FEB10 Kunming – Taipei Taoyuan 14FEB10 – 21FEB10 MU2027 KMG1620 – 1910TPE 737 7 MU2028 TPE2020 – 2330KMG 737 7 Nanchang – Taipei Taoyuan MU2047 KHN0825 – 1005TSA 320 20FEB10/27FEB10 MU2048 TSA1105 – 1300KHN 320 20FEB10/27FEB10 Nanchang – Taipei Sung Shan 01FEB10 – 25FEB10 MU2047 KHN0825 – 1005TSA 320 1 MU2047 KHN0820 – 1000TSA 320 4 MU2048 TSA1105 – 1300KHN 320 1 MU2048 TSA1100 – 1255KHN 320 4 Nanjing – Taipei Taoyuan MU2877 NKG0900 – 1050TPE 32S 04FEB10/10FEB10/11FEB10/14FEB10/17FEB10/25FEB10 MU2875 NKG1930 – 2120TPE 32S 11FEB10 MU2873 NKG0600 – 0750TPE 32S 12FEB10 MU2875 NKG1110 – 1300TPE 32S 12FEB10/20FEB10 MU2875 NKG0800 – 0950TPE 32S 18FEB10/19FEB10/21FEB10/22FEB10 MU2878 TPE1150 – 1330NKG 32S 04FEB10/10FEB10/11FEB10/14FEB10/17FEB10/25FEB10 MU2876 TPE2210 – 2350NKG 32S 11FEB10 MU2874 TPE0840 – 1020NKG 32S 12FEB10 MU2876 TPE1400 – 1540NKG 32S 12FEB10/20FEB10 MU2876 TPE1040 – 1220NKG 32S 18FEB10/19FEB10/21FEB10/22FEB10 MU2875/2876 On 19FEB10 op as MU2877/2878 Ningbo – Taipei Taoyuan MU2045 NGB1440 – 1550TPE 320 09FEB10 – 13FEB10 / 18FEB10 – 20FEB10 MU5039 NGB0900 – 1010TPE 320 10FEB10 / 12FEB10 / 14FEB10 / 19FEB10 / 21FEB10 – 22FEB10 MU5047 NGB1850 – 2000TPE 320 10FEB10 – 12FEB10 / 19FEB10 – 21FEB10 MU5047 NGB1930 – 2040TPE 320 22FEB10 MU2046 TPE1650 – 1800NGB 320 09FEB10 – 13FEB10 / 18FEB10 – 20FEB10 MU5040 TPE1110 – 1220NGB 320 10FEB10 / 12FEB10 / 14FEB10 / 19FEB10 / 21FEB10 – 22FEB10 MU5048 TPE2100 – 2210NGB 320 10FEB10 – 12FEB10 / 19FEB10 / 21FEB10 MU5048 TPE2050 – 2200NGB 320 20FEB10 MU5048 TPE2140 – 2250NGB 320 22FEB10 Qingdao – Taipei Taoyuan MU2075 TAO0850 – 1110TPE 320 15FEB10/20FEB10 MU2076 TPE1210 – 1430TAO 320 15FEB10/20FEB10 Shanghai Pu Dong – Taipei Taoyuan MU5089 PVG1500 – 1630TPE 333 02FEB10/04FEB10/06FEB10/10FEB10/11FEB10 MU5089 PVG0920 – 1040TPE 346 12FEB10 MU5089 PVG1040 – 1210TPE 332 19FEB10 MU5089 PVG1410 – 1540TPE 333 20FEB10 MU5089 PVG0910 – 1040TPE 346 21FEB10 MU5089 PVG1330 – 1500TPE 333 22FEB10/24FEB10 MU5089 PVG1330 – 1500TPE 332 23FEB10 MU5090 TPE1730 – 1920PVG 333 02FEB10/04FEB10/06FEB10/10FEB10/11FEB10 MU5090 TPE1140 – 1330PVG 346 12FEB10 MU5090 TPE1310 – 1500PVG 332 19FEB10 MU5090 TPE1640 – 1830PVG 333 20FEB10 MU5090 TPE1140 – 1330PVG 346 21FEB10 MU5090 TPE1600 – 1750PVG 333 22FEB10/24FEB10 MU5090 TPE1600 – 1750PVG 332 23FEB10 Taiyuan – Taipei Taoyuan 10FEB10 – 28FEB10 MU5011 TYN0900 – 1140TPE 738 37 MU5012 TPE1240 – 1545TYN 738 37 Wuhan – Taipei Taoyuan MU2081 WUH2030 – 2250TPE 738 11FEB10/18FEB10/21FEB10/22FEB10 MU2081 WUH1830 – 2050TPE 738 14FEB10/15FEB10 MU2082 TPE2340 – 0155+1WUH 738 11FEB10/18FEB10/21FEB10/22FEB10 MU2082 TPE2140 – 2355TPE 738 14FEB10/15FEB10 Filed under: 2009/10 , China Eastern

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