Type: translate and the word you want translated
I use this for news...
http://fastflip.googlelabs.com/
For traveling, type in the airline and flight number, google will return the times the plane departs, gets in, delayed, etc..
Or you can type math directly in: ((100 * 100) / 50) + 2 or you can just type 100 x 100 / 50 + 2 and it gives the answer as you're typing it out.
You can check what time it is all over the world without having to look at a world clock: Search: Time in NY
Google has so many...