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Ninja Plane? This Air New Zealand 777 Gets Painted Jet Black

December 19, 2011 at 8:40 AM | by | Comments (0)

If a black airplane lands at night, do you even see it land at all? Okay that was kinda stupid, but all words pale in comparison to the awesomeness of the newest Boeing 777-300ER to be delivered to fun-loving Air New Zealand. It's the All Blacks-edition jet, the second plane in AirNZ's fleet to be outfitted in the black livery that's an ode to the rugby team All Blacks. One could even say the color is jet black.

The 777 is fresh off the Boeing assembly line in Everett, WA and lucky to start its life as the pimpest-looking plane in the sky. It's actually the largest plane painted noir, as the old Playboy DC-9 is long gone and AirNZ's other black metal is the smaller Airbus A320, confined to domestic itineraries. But this baby—this one with its three classes (four if you count the Skycouch)—this one is also flying further, like to LAX and London from Auckland.

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Army and Navy Set to Battle on the Field in Washington DC

December 1, 2011 at 10:55 AM | by | Comments (0)

They’re all part of one big happy family that is the US Military, but when it comes to football, members of the Army and Navy are far from friends. For the like one millionth time—actually it’s the 112th meeting—the two military academies are set to meet for a little game of football on December 10, just outside Washington DC.

The game has a long history of being played in Philadelphia, but this year a change of venue brings the teams—and the fans—to FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. That won’t stop military men and women from making the road trip out to the DC suburbs to cheer for their respective branch of the Armed Services.

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Iowa's 'Field Of Dreams' Rounds the Bases to Become 'All-Star Ballpark Heaven'

November 1, 2011 at 12:45 PM | by | Comments (0)

If you build it, they will come. That famous line from the 1989 movie Field of Dreams proved to be true for the couple who owns the real-life location used in the movie, but now that they are moving on, the site is too. The eastern Iowa cornfields made famous by the Kevin Costner film have been sold to a company that plans to build a new sports complex on the property.

The farm's owners Don and Becky Lansing announced they have accepted an offer from Mike and Denise Stillman and their company, Go the Distance Baseball LLC, which will develop the site near Dyersville into a baseball and softball complex.

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Do Some Actual Running on a Runway Next Saturday in South Carolina

October 20, 2011 at 9:05 AM | by | Comments (0)

Now that fall has finally arrived and the temperatures have dropped to jacket-wearing weather, we can all finally get back to doing what we love most: sitting on the couch snuggled in a blanket getting active outdoors! Your next chance for a very unique sport experience is coming up soon however, so start planning for a weekend in South Carolina.

On Saturday, October 29, South Carolina's Columbia Airport (CAE) will shut down its runway to airplanes and open it up to runners for the second annual 5K Runway Run and 1-mile "Wing Walk."

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A Weekend on the Isle of Man: Driving a Mountain Race Circuit Without Speed Limits

October 12, 2011 at 10:14 AM | by | Comments (0)

The Isle of Man is a mysterious place, a nearly sovereign territory out in the middle of the choppy Irish Sea between England and Ireland. What sort of people live there? What's there to see and do? These are all questions we wanted to answer, so we went ourselves...because why not? All this week we'll be sharing our experiences in this curious island destination.

Step off the jet catamaran ferry from Liverpool onto the pier in Isle of Man's capital of Douglas, and you'll immediately figure out why so many people enjoy venturing out to this island and especially with their cars and motorcycles: it's home to one of the most prestigious street race circuits in the world, a mountain course celebrated each year with a motorcycle race called the TT (Tourist Trophy).

The Isle of Man TT happens in late May or early June each year, and though our visit fell with about ten more months to go until the next one, TT souvenirs and flags were everywhere. The famous Manx roads—"Manx" is the word for anything Isle of Man-ish—are a year-round attraction, and you know we weren't leaving without some time spent on the race-striped curves and speed limitless roads. That's right—there's no speed limit in some parts of the island!

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Play Ball! Row 44 to Bring Live Major League Baseball to Southwest Flights

September 7, 2011 at 9:34 AM | by | Comments (0)

Most of the country is ready for some football, but let’s remember that there’s still plenty of baseball to be played this fall. Southwest Airlines is sticking by America's pastime, and they’re bringing it to some of their planes. Now it’ll only be a matter of time before we’re reading about Yankees and Red Sox fans delaying flights due to in-flight arguments.

Row 44—they’re the ones that bring the in-flight magic to Southwest—has partnered with Major League Baseball to provide live streaming at 35,000 feet. That means live video and audio of the season’s best games right to the comfort of your tray table. We’re just hoping that the playoffs and World Series are an option as well, as we would love some in-flight peanuts and a cold beer along with some WiFi baseball.

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How to Get Last-Minute Tickets for the Packers and Saints' 'NFL Kickoff 2011'

August 31, 2011 at 9:27 AM | by | Comments (0)

After a long summer filled with uncertainty, it’s finally time to get ready for some football. NFL players and owners worked out their differences, and the 2011 season is ready to kickoff on September 8 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This year it’s the Super Bowl champions—the Packers—facing the Saints to get things started. The season’s first games run through the weekend, but most of the party is focused on that first Thursday night.

To celebrate the return of football the NFL is teaming up with EA Sports—makers of the Madden video game series—to welcome the season opener. The league’s 92nd season will begin with a little bit of music, as it was just announced that Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum, and Maroon 5 will be on hand to get the party started. Things will all be taking place live outside of the Packers’ home at Lambeau Field, and things will be broadcast on NBC before the game starts just you can’t attend in person.

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How To Get Tickets To The 2011 U.S. Open (It's Not Too Late)

August 30, 2011 at 3:23 PM | by | Comments (0)

The U.S. Open is already underway in Flushing Meadows, but that doesn't mean it's too late to get tickets.

Ticket packages are sold out, but there are still individual tickets available to both the Arthur Ashe Stadium and the Louis Armstrong Stadium at USTA.USOpen.org, via Ticketmaster.

Tickets range in price from $20- $620 for Ashe Stadium and from $110 - $170 for Louis Armstrong Stadium. Most of the General Admission tickets are sold out, but there are still some tickets available in both stadiums depending on the day. The weekend matches are in highest demand but if you have a flexible schedule and can attend on a weekday, you will likely still be able to get tickets in one of the stadiums.

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The Shiniest 747 at the Airport is Qantas' Freshly Painted Wallabies Plane

August 25, 2011 at 9:35 AM | by | Comment (1)

There is never a time when we are not up for watching a time-lapse video. Time-lapse is just—ugh—too entertaining and too easy for killing a few minutes away from the flow of doing actual work. Thus, when this new film of a Qantas Boeing 747 hit YouTube, the salivating began.

What Qantas has done is decorated one of their jumbo jets with the colors and name of the Australia National Rugby Union team—the Qantas Wallabies. They've even gone into detail so much that the typical red-and-white kangaroo Qantas logo on the plane's tail is now grasping a rugby ball.

Check out the full video here:

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Training Camp Travel: Brady and The Patriots Return to New England

August 17, 2011 at 9:43 AM | by | Comments (0)

Are you ready for some football?! After a summer of bickering back and forth a deal was made to get the NFL back to business, and now we’re only a few weeks away from the first week of the season. We’re already planning our Sunday menus of overindulgence, but until then we can always start practicing our tailgating skills at training camp:

The New England Patriots have been a threat to win it all for quite some time, and this year looks to be the case as well. Tom Brady and his crew—including newly acquired Chad Ochocinco—have been practicing in pads and helmets for a few weeks now and are slowly and steadily getting ready for the 2011 season. There’s plenty of games to be played until the Super Bowl rolls around, including at least two games against those pesky New York Jets, so we’ll see how the season shakes out.

The details...

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Awesome Video Alert: New York by Skateboard

August 15, 2011 at 8:48 AM | by | Comment (1)

This is the best video for getting a running skating start on this week.

People love to document New York City. People love to document New York City in video. This guy—Josh Maready—loves to document New York City using his GoPro Camera and his skateboard, and we can't blame him when footage turns out like this.

Regardless, Josh does note in his blog that the two hours he spent skateboarding with the camera riding on the underside did kill the device, so kids— don't try this at home. Actually, don't try this at all unless you've got some serious skateboarding experience under your belt, because New York streets are not for amateurs, and that goes for anything done in the street really (biking, jogging, driving, etc).

The travel appeal comes into play here if you realize that this video is perfect New York. It couldn't have been done anywhere else and captured the color, the energy and the danger of the city. Cobblestones rule out pretty much all of Europe, and NYC's flat terrain plus passe attitude to skateboarders in traffic combines in the perfect storm to make things like this possible. Enjoy.

[Video: Mareadyphotography]

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See Southern California's Coast from a Kayak Instead of a Surfboard

August 11, 2011 at 1:45 PM | by | Comments (0)

Who needs surfing when you can go kayaking? More and more, people are hitting the Southern California waves on kayaks instead of surfboards. One company taking advantage of kayaking's popularity, Aqua Adventures, has created tours that bring people through the San Diego Bay, across the exotic Coronado Islands in Mexico, and even out to sea for some whale watching.

But the most popular local tour is a 1.5-hour guided tour through the La Jolla, CA Sea Caves, a hangout for sea lions, leopard sharks and other wildlife.

You don't need any kayaking experience to take the tours, which run daily between April 5th and October 15th. Prices start at $50. For more information, visit Aqua-Adventures.com.

[Photo: John Matthews]

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