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Etihad Airways to give passengers personal onboard chef
Passengers traveling in Etihad Airways first-class section will get their own personalized chefs onboard in an in-flight dining program designed to be a “five-star restaurant” in the sky.

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Reds, Crusaders provide climax to longest season
The Queensland Reds and Canterbury Crusaders meet Saturday in the final match of a Super rugby season of record length; a five-month ordeal whose toll may be felt at September’s World Cup.

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Busan man returns from global circumnavigation solo
Seoul (The Korea Herald/ANN) – A South Korean man has arrived back in the country after completing an epic trip around the globe alone.

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BMW Guggenheim Lab to Launch in New York City on August 3, Before Traveling to Berlin and Asia
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – 05/06/11) – Richard Armstrong, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, and Jim O’Donnell, President and CEO, BMW North America, LLC, announced today that the BMW Guggenheim Lab will launch in New York City from August 3 to October 16. Following New York, the BMW Guggenheim Lab will travel to Berlin in spring/summer 2012, and to a city in Asia to …

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PlanetDo.com Unites A World That Can’t Sit Still
New social networking and shopping comparison site for the outdoor active market.

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Egypt’s ex-president detained for investigation
Egypt’s prosecutor general announced Wednesday the 15-day detention of former President Hosni Mubarak pending inquiries into accusations of corruption, abuse of authority and the killings of protesters during the uprising that ousted him from power.

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David Greenspan Is Time-Traveling Actor in ‘Go Back to Where You Are’, Beginning March 24
Actor-playwright David Greenspan plays a chorus boy from the theatre of Ancient Greece in the world premiere of his comedy, Go Back to Where You Are, starting previews March 24 at Playwrights Horizons’ intimate Peter Jay Sharp Theater.

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Toshiba debuts 14-inch USB-powered LCD monitor
Notebook computers may have revolutionized the way most people think about computing, but if there’s one thing desktop systems still have going for them, it’s screen real estate. Desktop systems can support substantially larger monitors than a typical notebook—after all, there’s a desk to put it on, and it doesn’t have to fit in a bag! Moreover, many desktop systems these days support multiple …

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TEXT – Highlights from Obama statement on Libya action
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The following are excerpts of U.S. President’s Barack Obama’s statement to reporters traveling with him in Brazil on the start of U.S. military action in Libya:

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United Announces Mobile Check-in and Paperless Boarding for International Travel
United Continental Holdings, Inc. today announced the expansion of mobile check-in and mobile boarding passes to United customers traveling with international itineraries. Customers may check in at united.com using a Web-enabled mobile device beginning 24 hours before departure.

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