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The best classic golf courses in the south central U.S.
October 1, 2007
Brook Hollow Hole No. 3
Our series on America's best golf courses continues with a look at three of the best classic fairways in the south central U.S., as determined by Golfweek magazine's handpicked panel of 385 course raters. The raters, who are students of architecture, attend national workshops and each evaluate 15 to 20 courses per year.
Lexus LS600hL hybrid
October 1, 2007
With the LS600hL, Lexus has given the hybrid propulsion system popularized by the Toyota Prius some serious muscle and cloaked it in luxury robes. The "h" stands for the hybrid V8/electric motor powerplant that drives all four wheels and the "L" is for long wheelbase, which describes the expansive but not quite Maybachian rear passenger area.
Up a lazy river
October 1, 2007
Three thousand kilometers from tidewater, a porpoise surfaces. Then a foot-long skinny slasher of a fish grabs the streamer fly you strip through water the color of Lapsong tea and shreds it. Sweat runs down your nose. The February sun blazes.
Going Places: Beyond the Final Frontier
October 1, 2007
NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., will host a celebration of 50 years of space exploration, November 1 to 4. The World Space Expo uses space exploration as the springboard to showcase aeronautics, space operations, future electronics and earth and life sciences.
Spring Ridge Club
October 1, 2007
"I've never had a day when we didn't catch lots of fish," said Brad Frankhouser, one of 20 fly-fishing guides at Spring Ridge Club in rural Spruce Creek, Pa. "Some days are tougher than others, but if people do what I suggest, they're going to have a great day."
Business Aviation's Big Days
August 1, 2007
The National Business Aviation Association's Annual Meeting and Convention returns to Atlanta this year, for the first time since 1999. The event will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center from September 25 through 27.
The best modern golf courses in the western U.S.
August 1, 2007
Bandon Dunes Golf Hole No. 6
Our series on America's best golf courses continues with a look at three of the best modern fairways in the West, as determined by Golfweek magazine's handpicked panel of 385 course raters. The raters, who are students of architecture, attend national workshops and each evaluate 15 to 20 courses per year.
California's Napa Valley
August 1, 2007
Business jet travelers can touch down in the heart of wine country.
Summer days can be quite warm in northern California's inland valleys, even those that lie fairly near the coast. By evening, though, the warm, moist air is cooled by the bitterly cold Pacific Ocean, resulting in a thick bank of offshore fog.
Ferrari F430
August 1, 2007
Cruise control on this car would be as out of place as an autopilot on an unl
What's in a name? Would a Ferrari by any other name be as provocative? What if the Ferrari boy had been born into the Focaccia family and christened Sal?
Reeling in salmon on Alaska's stunning 'lost coast'
August 1, 2007
During the golden weeks of late September and early October, few places offer a greater fly-fishing spectacle than the short tidal rivers on the edge of the Bering Glacier, an ice field larger than Rhode Island. These rivers are packed with coho salmon-silvers, as Alaskans call them.

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