The Chrysler Corporation was riding high again by 1984, but were they riding high when they made this ad? A turbocharged engine was a brand-new option that year, and the resurgent automaker clearly wanted to celebrate the hot little 2.2-liter by having one abduct a woman and take her to the afterlife. There's a distinctive […]
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Upslope Belgian Style Blonde with Guava hits shelves in May. Don't get too excited Upslope fans, this beer is just for the state of Utah.
You might be asking yourself, why just for Utah? Well, Utah has some very weird laws surrounding alcohol by weight. This 4% alcohol by volume beer meets those requirements. That means it cans be sold in anywhere beer and wine is sold.
…carrying scents of honeycrisp apples and champagne. It is a bright, gently carbonated beer, both light-bodied and easy drinking. The soft tropical fruit character, with a hint of white grapes imparted from the guava puree, offers a touch of complexity to the clean, bright, drinking experience of a Belgian-Style Blonde Ale.
Upslope Belgian Style Blonde with Guava is available year-round in Utah starting in May, 2016.
Style: Belgian-style Blonde Ale (w/ Guava)
Availability: 12oz Cans
Release: May, 2016
4% ABV
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Acura is turning 30, and to celebrate, it's turning its attention away from the yuppy Gen-Xers who first discovered the brand to the hopeful, car-buying Millennials of today. It's not pandering for vehicle sales, it's a relationship, see? Honda's luxury marque just launched a marketing campaign that seems perfectly designed to lure in the largest-growing […]
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We're getting to the homestretch for TTAC's 2016 Best and Worst Automobiles Today. Our writers have voted diligently, and a couple of tie-breaking votes were cast to give us an even 20 contestants in each category. I present you the 20 Worst Automobiles Today, as chosen by you and our writers, in alphabetical order, along with select nomination […]
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Wicked Weed Hop Burglar has hit shelves, proving the fruited IPA style is very much on fire across the industry.
This hop-forward release features blood orange, and grapefruit zest, creating a very bright, citrusy beer.
All brewers have begged, borrowed, and burgled in the name of their craft. It takes humility, stubbornness, and some sleight of hand to turn raw ingredients into liquid alchemy. Hop Burglar India Pale Ale, brewed with blood orange grapefruit zest, and liberally dry-hopped, is just such a beer, the kind of bright, citrus-forward IPA that we would do anything to keep brewing. So mind your pockets – and your hops.
Wicked Weed Hop Burglar is a 12 ounce bottle offering.
Style: IPA (w/ Blood Orange, Grapefruit.)
Availability: 12oz Bottles
Release: Late-April, 2016
7% ABV
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The Orlando Lake Buena Vista Hotel
If you're a Marriott Rewards member, you can now add the Canada-based Delta Hotels and Resorts family to the list of lodgings offering you rewards points for stays. Acquired by Marriott International in April 2015, Delta has branched beyond its Canadian border with its first US property in Orlando, Florida: the Delta Orlando Lake Buena Vista, which officially celebrated its grand opening last Thursday (April 21).
DJ Rama, president of JHM Hotels, describes what makes the Orlando Lake Buena Vista unique during the press conference
Press conference and ceremony
The formal ceremony and press conference served as a platform for announcing Marriott's intention to globally expand the Delta brand to major cities including New York, Shanghai and London as well as reveal the new Delta logo.
“The new streamlined logo design reflects our promise to provide guests with a seamless travel experience so they can focus on what's important,” said Paul Cahill, Global Brand Leader Delta Hotels & Resorts, area vice president of operations, speaking to the distinct brand that Delta has to offer.
Ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the grand opening of the Delta Orlando Lake Buena Vista Hotel
“The Delta Orlando Lake Buena Vista offers state-of-the-art technology and intuitive designs to meet the needs of modern business and leisure travelers,” said DJ Rama, president of JHM Hotels. “It combines the benefits of an upscale family resort with a boutique feel to offer guests a unique experience.”
JHM partnered with Delta in developing the Orlando property. The synergy of style and simplicity in the design of the Orlando Lake Buena Vista Hotel is what guests can expect to find in developing Delta properties throughout the world.
Grand-opening party open to hotel guests and hotel executives
Grand-opening party
The invitation to the party that followed wasn't just limited to suit-and-tie- and formal-dress-wearing hotel executives and the press. It was open to any guest of the hotel who happened to be staying that night.
Grand-opening party
Families returning from long days at Disney Magic Kingdom or SeaWorld, wearing flip-flops and beachwear seemed a little bewildered by all the commotion in the lobby but soon realized that they, too, were invited and welcome to participate in the celebration. Live music, an open bar, champagne, waitered hors d'oeuvres, seafood, and gourmet food stations set up throughout the lobby were open to anyone who wanted to join the festivities.
Hotel lobby: a clean, simple design with a contemporary flare
Inside the Delta Orlando Lake Buena Vista
The hotel is the closest non-Disney hotel to the Walt Disney World Resort. The average double-occupancy room starts at $169/night. Recreation includes an outdoor heated pool, whirlpool and-opening later this summer-Splash Zone, featuring a pirate ship with water cannons. Overlooking the pool is a 24/7 fitness center with 13 stations and free weights, and there's Kid's Zone featuring PlayStation 4, Wii U, foosball, and board games.
Heated pool, whirlpool and cabanas
Regarding on-site dining offerings, there's a full American breakfast buffet ($9.95), a restaurant (D-Flats) featuring flatbread pizzas and a variety of dishes for lunch and dinner, a grab-n-go deli, a lobby bar, and room service from 6 am to midnight.
More hotel photos in the gallery below!
For more on the Delta Orlando Lake Buena Vista, visit the hotel's homepage here. All photos credited to Laura Pedrick.
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Want to know how to travel in style, just like the pros? We check in with frequent fliers to find out how often they fly, their favorite destinations and what they never leave home without.
Francesca Page
Name: Francesca Page
Occupation: Broadcast Journalist & Travel Expert
Hometown: London, England
Residence: New York City
College: Kings College London
College major: Philosophy and World Religions
Website: francescapage.com & misstravelguru.com
Twitter: @misstravelguru
Facebook: Francesca Page
Instagram: misstravelguru
Pinterest: Francesca Page
YouTube: Francesca Page
Short bio: Francesca Page is a TV Host, Producer and Multimedia Journalist with a focus on Lifestyle and Travel. She has hosted and written for television, web and print media, with a career that has covered politics, lifestyle, entertainment, and worldwide exploration.
Raised between London, NY and Miami, Francesca first found her love of media through her trans-continental lifestyle, and fascination with different places, cultures and religions. Her passion for writing, reporting and performance gained her English and Drama scholarships to attend the renowned Cheltenham College and Wycombe Abbey. On paper, she accrued awards, such as Penguin's Young Writers Prize, and an invitation to study a BA Philosophy at Kings College London University, as well as an MFA at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art for Text and Performance.
Outside of her studies Francesca has travelled the world, using her skills as a correspondent for sports outlets such as Surfgirl Magazine and Onboard Snowboard Magazine, before blazing a trail as the Lifestyle & Entertainment Correspondent for The CW Network, an Anchor for Newsmax TV, the Founder of Miss Travel Guru, and regularly featured Broadcast Travel & Lifestyle Expert on national networks such as Fox News Channel as well as NBC, CBS & ABC affiliates.
How often do you fly? Twice a month.
How many countries have you been to? 35
How many continents have you been to? 5
Earliest travel memory: Rome-The Spanish Steps.
Favorite American city: New York.
Favorite international city: Rome.
Least favorite country: Every country has its own unique ups and downs.
I have no desire to go to: Mars…the world is enough!
Friendliest people in the world: Jamaicans; I've never met such wonderful huggers!
Favorite World Heritage Site: Pompeii.
Favorite aircraft type: In memory of my dad who loved them, Spitfires!
Aisle or window: Window for sleeping and views/aisle for convenience.
Favorite U.S. airport: JFK is looking pretty nice these days. Caviar and champagne with free iPad use is good for me! Kahului Airport in Maui is also great-they did a hula in the lobby while I collected my bags.
Favorite island: Ponza, Italy.
Favorite beach: Little Beach, Maui.
Favorite fancy restaurant: Chefs Club NYC or Zuma in London.
Favorite hole-in-the-wall: Kahunas in South Florida (live reggae bands on the beach).
Favorite fruit: Bananas or coconuts.
Favorite food: Fish tacos.
Least favorite food: Salmon.
Drink of choice (in the air and on the ground): Martini, two olives.
Favorite travel movie(s): Field of Dreams.
Favorite travel show(s): Anything Anthony Bourdain does is great, but I mainly watch travel documentaries.
Favorite travel book(s): “A Spiritual Renegade's Guide to the Good Life.”
Right now I am reading: “The Way of the Superior Man.”
5 things you bring on a plane: Hand sanitizer, Airborne, iPad or Kindle Fire, headphones, and a Luna nutrition bar.
What do you always seem to forget? Cash.
What do you like least about travel? Not traveling!
Most embarrassing travel moment: Taking my puppy Yorkie with me for the first time; he was the sensation of the aircraft.
What's your dream destination? Bali.
Best travel tip: Always over-estimate time, and learn what works for you to enjoy the journey!
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In the past I've written quite a bit about all different sizes and shapes of prototype hydrogen fuel cell and ICE (internal combustion engine) trucks. Since I haven't talked about this recently I'm thinking now would be a good time to revisit this subject.
Before their bankruptcy a couple of years back, Vision Industries produced their Tyrano fuel cell class 8 truck (pictured below) for use at ports in Los Angeles and Houston.
Before that, Ford was producing prototype hydrogen pickup trucks for a few years featuring their SuperChief tri-fuel pickup with ICE (pictured at top) and their Series Edge SUV with HySeries Drive, a plug-in hybrid FCEV.
Some of the other hydrogen truck players I've talked about in the past include Tata Motors, Fed Ex, UPS, Smith EV, Chevy, Heliocentris, EcoMotion, the U. S. Military, Hydrogen Power, Inc., plus more.
So, then what is new?
According to Truckinginfo.com, “…on the low-pressure, non-humidified stack technology Hydrogenics has been developing for the past 15 years and used in its other systems, Celerity is an all-inclusive hydrogen fuel-cell system designed for the medium- and heavy-duty truck and bus markets.”
Not only this, but in The Netherlands Cure Waste Management is using a hydrogen extended hybrid waste collection vehicle for paper collection in the region.
Green Car Reports stated late last year that a Chevy Colorado Fuel Cell truck is being tested by the U. S. Military.
So, while there is not a lot of action in the hydrogen truck marketplace right now there still is some action. And with Toyota already having rolled out its commercial Mirai and Honda to follow with its Clarity later this year plus Hyundai having also rolled out its Tucson Fuel Cell CUV, I'm hopeful that a commercial FCEV pickup truck plus other commercial FCEV trucks won't be too far into the future.
References
http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/index.php/category/hydrogen-trucks/
http://www.truckinginfo.com/article/story/2015/02/hydrogen-fuel-cell-power-made-simple.aspx
http://www.waterstofnet.eu/en/hydrogen-waste-collection-vehicle
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1101104_hydrogen-for-military-use-chevy-colorado-fuel-cell-truck
http://energy.gov/eere/articles/worlds-first-fuel-cell-cargo-trucks-deployed-us-airport
http://blogs.edf.org/texascleanairmatters/2015/07/07/houston-as-a-hydrogen-haven/
http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/index.php/search/?q=truck
http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/index.php/vision-tyrano-truck/
http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/index.php/ford-super-chief-truck/
http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/index.php/ford-flexible-series-edge/
In 2015, Sierra Nevada bottled their Oktoberfest, for the first time. While the brewery has released editions of the the style in the past, this bottled edition was a collaboration with Brauhaus Riegele from Augsburg, Germany. Each year, Sierra intends on collaborating with a different German brewery.
Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest 2016 is a collaboration brew with Bamberg, Germany's Mahrs Brau. While Sierra Nevada has 35 years of commercial brewing under their belt, Mahrs Brau boasts a few more. The family-owned brewery was founded in 1670.
“We're excited to be working together with Mahrs Bräu,” said Ken Grossman, “We have so much in common with them in the way we approach brewing, and the way we run our businesses. We're both independent, family-owned breweries with a respect for tradition, yet we're not handcuffed by it. We're not afraid to innovate and to change things up. We both care deeply about the environment, and work to make our respective beers with a mindful eye on how that impacts the world around us.”
Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest 2016 will be available in 12 ounce bottles and draft nationally, starting in August.
Style: Oktoberfest
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft
Release: August, 2016
??? ABV
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“This book will show you how to gain free flights, hotel rooms, find alternative accommodation, get into attractions for free, websites to find the best deals, and as well as detailed costs and saving tips for destinations around the world.
If you've ever dreamed of traveling the world – or maybe just taking your family to Disney or a trip to London, How to Travel the World on $50 a Day will give you the practical, step-by-step instructions to get your there. Matt reveals the tips, tricks, and secrets to comfortable budget travel that you won't find anywhere else with over 100 new pages of updated content in this revised and expanded edition. He interviews dozens of other travelers about their success on the road and how you can apply that to your own trip.
Whether it's a two-week, two-month, or two-year trip, Matt shows you how to stretch your money further so you can travel cheaper, smarter, and longer.”
Grab it: Grab a copy of “How to Travel the World on $50 a Day: Revised: Travel Cheaper, Longer, Smarter” by Matt Kepnes for $9.37 here.
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Tesla is in the game to make money with its $35,000 Model 3, due out in late 2017, but that claim was recently disputed by an industry insider. Jon Bereisa, an electric vehicle engineering consultant (and former General Motors systems architect responsible for the Chevrolet Volt), said recently that the Model 3 needs to be much […]
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After Volkswagen announced last week that it would cut dividends by 97 percent due to the financial fallout of the diesel emissions scandal, there's a ray of light for those who have shares in the company's owner. Porsche Automobil Holding SE, the investment vehicle of Volkswagen AG's ultra-wealthy owner family, said it will front the […]
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Creature Comforts Bibo Pilsner will be available in cans in May, 2016. This will be the brewery's third year-round offering.
The brewery needed to increase fermentation capacity in order to release their already year-round draft pilsner. Creature Comforts Bibo Pilsner has been available from the brewery's inception two-years ago, only on draft.
“For this label, we took inspiration from the classic design of European Pilsners, which are often a more traditional style with colors including white, gold blue, silver, red and green,” said Creature Comforts Co-Founder and CEO, Chris Herron.
Creature Comforts Bibo Pilsner is brewed with Czech Saaz, Sterling, and Moteuka hops. The Athens, Georgia market will see Bibo cans the week of May 7th, corresponding with the Athens Criterium bike race. Creature Comforts is a sponsor for third year in a row.
Style: Pilsner
Availability:
Release (Cans): May 7th, 2016
4.9% ABV
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Brooke Saward (worldwanderlust)
Brooke Saward is a 24-year-old Australian with restless feet and a desire to see the whole world, one country at a time. After booking a one-way ticket to London she has hardly stopped traveling. According to her Instagram account-where she has over 400,000 followers-she's currently in France.
The music industry lost one of their giants this week when Prince, 57, was found dead on Thursday at his Paisley Park home in Minnesota. The tributes have been flooding in and my favorite is this one by legendary rocker, Bruce Springsteen who kicked off his Brooklyn concert last night with a cover of Prince's “Purple Rain.”
H/T Variety
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You've nominated almost every vehicle sold in the United States for TTAC's Ten Best and Worst Autos for 2016 - but your nominations still count. On the line is a $100 Amazon gift card and your chance to be immortalized in Internet glory as we use your nomination reasons for content fodder. Consider this your last […]
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There's happy faces inside the Renaissance Center today. General Motors saw its first-quarter pretax profit rise 28 percent, despite continuing trouble in foreign markets, Automotive News has reported. A net income of $1.95 billion means investors will reap $32.66 a share, a 1.5 percent increase. Revenue was up four percent in the first quarter, at $37.27 billion. […]
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Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week's tip comes from reader Chris H., who says:
“On one of my last trips I ran into an issue when I tried to pull up my airline app on my phone to display my boarding pass and found that the servers were down and I could not access it. I was lucky though because I happened to have a paper backup. Since then I have decided to take a screenshot of the boarding pass just in case I can't access the app for some reason.”
I do this all the time-and, when possible, I bring a paper boarding pass, as well. Thanks, Chris!
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Living in Colorado, I have become something of a connoisseur of low-sales volume, all/four-wheel-drive versions of otherwise commonplace vehicles. The rarest one so far has got to be this '87 Ford Tempo AWD, but I also have managed to find some fairly unusual All-Trac-equipped Toyota vehicles. There's this '90 Camry All-Trac, a car that's a […]
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New Glarus Brewing is ACTUALLY canning. It's complicated.
Back in February, New Glarus posted that they were getting a canning line. Due to some unforeseen issues, there was a little bit of confusion. It was, in fact, a KEGGING line.
Here's what we had to say back then:
New Glarus posted to their Instagram over the weekend, a picture of a new piece of a equipment in the brewery. They asked fans to guess what it was. Judging by the comments, most thought it was a canning line. To which the brewery or PR person in charge of the account confirmed it was a canning line.
That post on the brewery's Instagram remained unchanged until this afternoon, when they updated it, mentioning their mistake. (See above).
For now, it's a keg line. Sadly, no known can plans for New Glarus. For now.
The original post is below.
And here is the updated version:
However… Today brought some good news to those of you in Wisconsin and the surrounding area:
So it seems that New Glarus Brewing Co. will be canning after all.
Moon Man will be the debut can release (in 12 packs) followed by Spotted Cow in the near future. Dates are not set yet for when these cans will hit shelves, but summer in Wisconsin looks bright.
Keep drinking.
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Clos Du Val is worth the visit
Why did I visit Napa Valley in California's wine country? Aside from loving wine and Napa being a quick flight from LA, I enjoyed visiting Sonoma County (which you can read about here), which is next to Napa, and I wanted to see more of California wine country.
My boyfriend and I loving our wine/sparkling wine tasting
Before visiting Napa Valley, I solicited a lot of recommendations from friends and locals, read online reviews, and finally made a short list of wineries, restaurants and hotels that couldn't be missed. Each place that I hand-picked had something cool or unique about it. But, it wasn't a very short list, which left me in some trouble. So I narrowed my location to downtown Napa and Yountville to make my list more manageable.
Here are my favorite picks for food and wine from my trip to Napa Valley with my boyfriend Spencer-followed by my hotel picks in Part 2 tomorrow. Feel free to share your favorite Napa Valley spots below in the comment section!
Bistro Jeanty
Food: Bistro Jeanty, 6510 Washington St, Yountville, CA 94599; 707-944-0103
Pretty much every local recommended Bistro Jeanty. And I now see why. It stood out not only for the fact that it was a beautiful French bistro and because everything we had was excellent (we had the “Foie gras au torchon with sauternes gelée and brioche, pate and rabbit blanquette pappardelle with morels and creamy mushroom sauce”), but also because everyone was friendly and pretty laid-back. And I'm not talking just about the server; the people on both sides of us were either locals or regulars. We really enjoyed talking to one couple that was retired and comes here often for lunch and the other couple had an interesting story of discovering the States in an RV and they come to Napa every three years.
We did not expect to meet such wonderful people at lunch, especially considering all the hype about Napa. Bistro Jeanty was by far my favorite dining experience in Napa.
Tip: Go for lunch! Not only is it less-crowded at lunch, but also the patio was just gorgeous during the day. And always order the specials. Not that anything is bad, but the specials were just incredible and if you're looking for a unique meal, you can't do any better.
Clos Du Val
Wine: Clos Du Val, 5330 Silverado Trail, Napa, CA 94558; 707-261-5200
Clos Du Val is French for “small vineyard estate of a small valley.” It acquired vineyards in Stags Leap in 1972, and it was there that its first wines were made-including the famous 1972 Cabernet Sauvignon. It was one of six California Cabs selected for the famous 1976 Judgment of Paris Tasting, where California defeated some of Bordeaux's best.
We visited many wineries that we liked including Mumm Napa, Chandon and HALL Wines, but Clos Du Val was my best experience for several reasons. First of all, the place looks dreamy from the outside, with ivy growing up the building and rose gardens. It has a laid-back vibe and all of the people we interacted with were great.
Jim at Clos Du Val
Many wineries boast that they educate visitors, but with some wineries we found that we either had issues getting the attention of the staff or felt as though we were bothering them by asking questions. Not so at Clos Du Val. I really appreciated our educational tasting experience led by Jim. He made it fun, and we didn't feel silly for asking him a question. Jim also taught me how to use a decanter with a pointed bottom. (Am I the only one who has a flat-bottomed decanter?!) Now I clearly need one.
Clos Du Val
The best part, of course, was the wine! Spencer and I each did the “Splendor Tasting” (one white and three reds) and really enjoyed the Cabernet Sauvignon and the Reserve Cab! My boyfriend also liked the Cab Franc. While we didn't have room in our suitcase then, we purchased the Cab when we got back home. I cannot wait to drink it and relive our experience again!
In Part 2, tomorrow morning: Where to stay.
For more on Napa Valley, downtown Napa and Yountville, visit visitnapavalley.com.
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