Feb 6th, 2012 at 1:30PM: Using advanced technology that makes passengers appear as stick figures, mandatory full-body scans are being rolled out at all of Australia's major airports. Successful trials at Sydney and Melbourne airports last year signal the end of a loophole in legislation that had allowed passengers to request a pat-down instead of having to pass through a metal detector.
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Advanced technology brings mandatory full-body scans to Australia
Feb 6th, 2012 at 1:30PM: Using advanced technology that makes passengers appear as stick figures, mandatory full-body scans are being rolled out at all of Australia's major airports. Successful trials at Sydney and Melbourne airports last year signal the end of a loophole in legislation that had allowed passengers to request a pat-down instead of having to pass through a metal detector.
"I think the public understands ...Sustainable cities to watch in 2012
Jan 13th, 2012 at 9:00AM: Think of sustainability, and San Francisco is probably the first city to come to mind. But a new crop of green urban centers is emerging, and they're not where you might think.
Leon Kaye, editor of GreenGoPost.com, recently published a list of his picks for emerging sustainable cities to watch in 2012. Some spots were to be expected, like Detroit, with its preponderance of urban renewal ...Off-the-beaten path Australia: Kangaroo Island
Jan 8th, 2012 at 5:00PM: When living in Sydney, Australia, I often took the weekends to explore other parts of the country. One place I vowed to visit was Kangaroo Island, an island in South Australia that I imagined to be full of wildlife and undisturbed nature. I'm glad I went, because my instincts were more than correct.
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Although there are a few luxury options for a visit to Kangaroo Island, ...South Australian cattle station debuts tasting room
Dec 3rd, 2010 at 4:30PM:
There was a time when Wagyu beef was eaten by only the most sophisticated of travelers. True Kobe beef is from Wagyu cattle that are raised in a very specific manner in the Hyogo Prefecture of Japan. Okay, technically Wagyu is the Japanese term for all cattle, and Kobe beef comes from a strain known as Tajima, but this isn't a genetics class.
Kobe Wagyu receive massages to reduce stress and ...Adelaide's Central Market offers the flavors of South Australia
Aug 25th, 2010 at 3:30PM: "This is what Adelaideans do," Mark Gleeson explained to me, as we wandered through Adelaide's bustling Central Market. "The Market is a part of how we live, and has been since 1869." Gleeson, a retired chef and owner of the Providore, a market shop selling pastry and picnic items, also leads public market tours. I'd hit the market on previous visits to South Australia's charmingly provincial ...Your guide to luxury rail travel
Jan 30th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Trade a plane for a train, and experience genuine luxury. Hitting the rails in style has been gaining steam around the world, according to the Wall Street Journal, in Asia, Europe, Russia and Africa. In a sense, this is becoming the new "cruise," without the worry of being pinned on a boat by that insurance salesman who's intent on saving your financial life. Many of the luxury train excursions ...Adelaide 2008-based time traveler attempts to pay bill with spider drawing
Nov 21st, 2008 at 4:30PM: In case you've been time traveling and are confused, utility companies in Adelaide, Australia do not accept drawings of spiders as payment for utility bills. Read the article here. I'm disappointed, of course, that artwork is still not accepted as currency. Just imagine the kind of economy we could build: If someone rich was owed money by someone poor, the poor person could just draw a picture, ...
