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NEW YORK, N.Y. – A vintage Apple computer that was one of only 50 made in Steve Jobs’ garage in 1976 has sold for $905,000 at auction in New York City.

Bonhams auction house says the winning bid on Wednesday came from The Henry Ford museum. The final price of the Steve Wozniak-designed Apple 1 computer was far above the pre-sale estimate of $300,000 to $500,000.

The still-working computer has an intact motherboard, as well as a vintage keyboard and monitor.

The auction was Bonham’s first sale in New York City of items connected to science and technology. Other lots included a letter by Charles Darwin to a colleague about the sex life of barnacles, and a Helmholtz sound synthesizer from 1905, the earliest electrical keyboard.

Parliament Hill came under attack today after a man with a rifle shot a soldier standing guard at the National War Memorial in downtown Ottawa, before seizing a car and driving to the doors of Parliament Hill’s Centre Block nearby.

MPs and other witnesses reported several shots fired inside Parliament, and a gunman has been confirmed dead inside the building. The soldier’s condition is not known as this time.

继续阅读Parliament Hill attack: 1 gunman dead after soldier shot at National War Memorial

Travel experts at Lonely Planet have gazed into their crystal balls and come up with lists of the top 10 cities, regions and countries to visit in 2015, giving top nods to Singapore, Washington D.C., and the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey.

Destinations that made the cut for Lonely Planet’s latest, “Best in Travel 2015” — their biggest guidebook of the year — are chosen for their “topicality, unique experiences and ‘wow’ factor.”

继续阅读Lonely Planet ranks Toronto as 10th best city to visit in 2015

Africa has “enormous potential” for low-cost air travel, according to Tony Fernandes, the man behind successful budget carrier AirAsia.

In 2001 he bought the struggling Malaysian-based AirAsia and managed to turn it into a thriving business. It has been described as a pioneer of budget travel in the region. And with interests in numerous other ventures, Fernandes is now considered as one of Asia’s top business people. He also plays Donald Trump in the Asian version of reality show The Apprentice.
继续阅读AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes sees opportunities for low-cost air travel in Africa

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阿提哈德航空品牌大使丹妮•米洛不久前向全世界媒体公布了该公司对空客A380和波音787梦幻客机舱位的设计成果，这些设计工作就是在这家创新中心完成，包括由阿提哈德公司独创的阿提哈德–空中官邸™、公寓头等舱、套间头等舱和灵动经济舱位的1：1实体模型，达到与实际舱位同样的真实效果。
继续阅读For $20,000 you can have a ‘flying butler’ on an Etihad Airways’ A380 flight