Category: Lifestyle
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This $4,000 Blended Whisky from 1971 Is Good to the Last Drop
The story of The Last Drop Distillers sounds almost like a movie plot. Two titans of the spirits industry who created some of the world’s most iconic brands (among them Johnnie Walker Blue Label, Chivas Regal 18 Year Old, and Baileys Irish Cream), find retirement doesn’t suit them, so they team up to pursue their true passion…
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Orlando airport executive says lessons learned after battery explosion scare
Orlando International Airport leaders met Monday to discuss how the airport handled an incident last week in which a camera battery exploded creating widespread panic and what they learned. Greater Orlando Aviation Authority CEO Phil Brown said it was next to impossible for a few workers to get the message out to the masses that the incident was…
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Water sports park planned for Lake Nona
A new water sports park is being planned for Orlando’s Lake Nona development, the Tavistock Group said Monday. (Photo via Tavistock Development Co.) Nona Adventure Park will feature a solar-powered water ski and wakeboard cable park, an inflatable aqua park, a climbing tower with a ropes course and climbing walls, the Bahamas-based private investment organization…
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Corvette unleashes the 2019 ZR1: The most powerful ‘Vette ever
Today, Chevrolet officially pulled the sheet off of the Corvette ZR1 ZR1, the most powerful ‘Vette ever produced. Confirming what was revealed in the latest issue of Car and Driver this week, the monster machine advances Corvette’s supercharging legacy with a 6.2-liter V8 that produces 755 horsepower and 715 pound-feet of torque. This is thanks to a…
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Publix suspends shipments from Florida dairy farm after video shows employees beating cows
Lakeland-based grocer Publix has suspended its relationship with a Florida dairy farm after an undercover video surfaced showing employees literally kicking cows in the face. The very graphic video, which was released yesterday by Miami-Beach based animal cruelty investigative organization Animal Recovery Mission (ARM), was shot at Larson Dairy in Okeechobee, Florida, by a member who…
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Plans to Build BMW Version of McLaren Super Series Shelved
According to Automobile, as recently as this past Summer, BMW was working with McLaren on producing a BMW version of the next-gen McLaren Super Series model. The BMW version would have seen the Super Series model wrapped in BMW bodywork and interior, with bespoke cylinder heads for the V8 engine part of the hybrid powertrain. BMW…
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How IoT is Revolutionizing Workplace Safety?
Safety is a concern & responsibility for all businesses, especially when talking about workplace safety. It is a vital responsibility on the part of safety assurance experts to check and confirm whether the worksite is suitable and safe for the employees to carry on with their daily tasks. Workplace safety becomes crucial when the area…