Tagged With "Richard Branson"
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Re: November 24, 2016: Enger Tower, Duluth, Minnesota
Did you count the steps up ? Looks like an Olympian task !
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Re: November 24, 2016: Enger Tower, Duluth, Minnesota
Hi Garry I never thought of counting the number of steps to the top of Enger Tower for I was too preoccupied with the beautiful scenery; However, thanks to your question I did some internet investigating and discovered that apparently there are 105 steps you must walk to get to the top of Enger Tower (therefore 210 steps in total to get up and down the tower). You really don't need to be an Olympian to get to the top of Enger Tower. Although the number of steps sounds like a lot, and the...
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Re: November 24, 2016: Enger Tower, Duluth, Minnesota
Thanks Ottoman. Thanks for the reassurance. I did have a fear of a thousand tourists behind me - pushing to ascend the stairway - and all at the gallop. The intervals are all well spaced and welcomed. That's why older people carry a camera !
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Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?
Imagine what they'll be able to do with dinosaurs!!
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Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?
I give up. What will they be able to do with dinosaurs?
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Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?
Think Jurassic Park, except with only skeletons running around!
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Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?
I guess this is where our interests diverge, DrF. I was thinking the article was awfully interesting as is, without theme park elements to heighten the impact. Silly me.
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Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?
I was not thinking of theme parks. I was thinking of dinosaurs. Theme parks are okay. Dinosaurs are AWEsome!
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Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?
Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?
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Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?
This must be a lesson in relinquishing expectations.
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Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?
"Blessed are they who expect nothing, for they shall always be satisfied". - Mark Twain P.S. Even the jaded would have to admit the following intact in situ T-rex skeleton is awesome!!
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Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?
I think this kind of took a turn for me, with Jurassic Park on one side, along with displaying a replica of a king's skeleton, and on the other side a technique for better producing museum exhibits that would otherwise be more difficult to create.
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Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?
They must have used a cement mixer to keep the "Ink" flowing ! But it's good to see the $25,000 the UK Government has ripped off my pension going to a more worthy cause .
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You can get that sinking feeling at Titanic museum
In Pigeon Forge, TN, the Titanic sinks every day—and for $27 you can go down with the ship, or perhaps be one of the survivors. The Titanic Museum (which has another copy at Branson MO) offers visitors the identity of a passenger, and a guided...
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Fear and Loving It: New roller coasters coming
New roller coasters to debut next year with twisting, turning, floating, dropping and scaring to spare for those who love them.
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Big trans-Atlantic plan ties AF/KLM to Delta/Virgin
Four major airlines plan to share trans-Atlantic flights, schedules and profits in a new round of competitive moves.
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Some big-name airlines near crash
Some of the best-known but weakest airlines face a grim future, or none at all.
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Norwegian skips a year to survive
Already in financial trouble before the Covid crisis, the airline is canceling nearly all flying until April 2021.
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College of the Ozarks, Branson
DrFumblefinger visits the beautiful campus of the College of the Ozarks, and is impressed by the place and the students who work and study here.
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The Keeter Center, Branson
DrFumblefinger is very impressed with a wonderful meal at the Keeter Center at Branson's College of the Ozarks. The Keeter Center is staffed almost exclusively by college students.
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Feb. 12, 2020: Cancer Survivors Park, Phoenix, Arizona
Samantha shares some facts about the Richard and Annette Bloch Foundation and their Cancer Survivor Parks. This one she visited while in Phoenix, AZ.
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Britain and France Reach Security Deal on Calais
Sir Richard Branson crossing the English Channel Photo: WikimediaCommons, Peter Shaw A security and policing deal was made between France and Britain to stop the flow of migrants into the UK from Calais. They agreed upon more...
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Why Missouri is Not just a Fly Over State
What do you think of when asked about the state of Missouri? A few years ago, all that would come to mind were the cities of St. Louis and Branson, but not much else. It was a pass-through state to many other destinations for us, but never...
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Virgin sails into the cruise business for 2020
Richard Branson, whose Virgin brand is slapped on everything from mobile phones to megastores and especially airlines is now launching a cruise ship line, to be called...of course...Virgin Cruises. The line will start operations in 2020 with...
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Interview: Orion Travel Tech's Gary German
While writing Travel Gumbo’s Travel News, we came across one of the most interesting stories this year, Orion Travel Tech’s plan to put advertising on luggage, and getting travelers to display the ads as they travel, and be paid by...
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April Fools Again: Airline Videos
It's time for a last laugh at April Fools, with a round up of airline and other comic videos.
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Travel Guide to Southwestern Missouri
We visit some of the attractions of Southwestern Missouri, including Branson and some of the region's lovely natural attractions.
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Virgin's cruises will be 'adults-only'
Richard Branson's new cruise line finds a number of ways to be different. That's one of them.
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Southwest Pulling Out of Smaller Cities
Southwest Airlines, the upstart that is now the biggest domestic-only U.S. carrier, is pulling out of a number of smaller cities, including Key West, Jackson MS and Branson MO and shifting its planes to cities where they can fly fuller. It's leaving...
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Virgin says it's reinventing ocean travel
Richard Branson's new Virgin venture aims at shaking up cruising, including calling them Voyages rather than Cruises.
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November 24, 2016: Enger Tower, Duluth, Minnesota
Built in 1939 atop Enger Hill, this five story tower provides visitors with a spectacular panoramic view of Duluth Minnesota and Superior Wisconsin.
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Celebrity Car Museum, Branson (Part 2)
DrFumblefinger concludes his visit to the Celebrity Car Museum in Branson with more photos and stories of unusual cars.
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June 13, 2019: Titanic Museum, Branson, Missouri
DrFumblefinger was pleasantly surprised by how much he enjoyed his visit to Branson's Titanic Museum.
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June 27, 2019: Danna's BBQ, Branson
DrFumblefinger enjoys a fine meal of BBQ at Danna's in Branson, Missouri.
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Celebrity Car Museum, Branson, Missouri (Part 1)
DrFumblefinger shares some of his favorite vehicles from the Celebrity Car Museum in Branson (the first of two posts)
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Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery, Branson
DrFumblefinger visits a trout hatchery in Branson, Missouri.
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Leipzig's 2014 Celebrations Make it a Year for Music
Leipzig is celebrating a batch of musical anniversaries this year. This month saw the re-opening of the Mendelssohn Museum with expanded space and a conduct-it-yourself electronic orchestra; next month is the 300th birthday of KPE Bach, son of Johann...
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Boom and Virgin team up for supersonic airplane
Boom teams up with Richard Branson to make commercial supersonic jets.
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Is Virgin America headed for the altar?
Virgin America may be up for sale, and there are reported offers from JetBlue and Alaska Airlines, with Delta possibly coming to the table as well.
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WOW kicks off $99 West Coast to Iceland flights
Icelandic discounter WOW air starts service from Los Angeles and San Francisco with low promo fares.
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Virgin Voyages adds yet another ship
With its first ship due to start cruising in 2020, Richard Branson's start-up cruise line orders its fourth.
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Re: Some big-name airlines near crash
It's not people like Branson I feel sorry for, but the thousands of employees of these companies who will lose their jobs at a time when other prospects of employment are not on the horizon.
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Virgin Atlantic: Saved by the Bell
Virgin Atlantic has a new Covid insurance offer for passengers—if the airline survives its financial crisis.
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Patriot's Park, College of the Ozarks
DrFumblefinger visits the collection of war memorials at Patriot's Park in Branson's College of the Ozarks.
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Space tourism on the cheap?
A balloon-based capsule is offering seats for a fraction of rocket-based trips, with a bar as well.