Witnessing the power of faith in Portugal (Seattle Times)
In what might be mistaken for a Godforsaken corner of central Portugal, tens of thousands witnessed an apparition ? and the lonely......more...Comments for 2012: No Planet X (Universe Today)
Because of the huge number of comments on this article, it was slowing down the server. I've created a separate thread here where people can continue their discussions on the story. © Fraser for Universe Today, 2008. | Permalink | 264 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh...more... Detroit Three plead for money, but is anyone listening? (CTV Winnipeg)
The head of the Canadian Auto Workers is calling on Canada and the U.S. to step in and save the Big 3 automakers, saying a failure would be "devastating" to the nation's economy....more... Tom Doctoroff: Chinese Consumers: On Rocky Shoals but Not Shipwrecked (HuffingtonPost)
This is the first time in history in which a Chinese middle class of broad scale (125-150 million people) has confronted a global economic shock,... Presented By: Expedition Week Continues Tonight Seven nights of one great discovery after another continues tonight at 9P e/p only on National Geographic Channel. From the ancient pyramids to the ocean depths, ......more... Andrew J. Bacevich, The (New Matilda)
Andrew J. Bacevich, The Limits of Power (Henry Holt and Company, New York, 2008) Published earlier this year when the eventual electoral victory of Barack Obama was still fairly remote and unknowable, Andrew Bacevich?s book was addressed not so much to the future occupant of the White House as it was to the American people at large: warning us that ?change we can believe in? will require a ......more... Awesome Alberta (The Charlotte Observer)
( By Dan Leeth, Special to the Observer) The former double-chair Larch lift at Lake Louise Mountain Resort was gone. In its place stood a new high-speed quad. Local skier Ken Barraclough hit the lift line on opening day, eager to be among the first to test the improved transport. He couldn't understand why, with the expanded carrying capacity, the queue was snaking forward at a slug's pace. ......more... In Mexico, a hostel environment is a peso-pincher's paradise (Austin American-Statesman)
I graduated from college in the early 1980s with a film degree and a bad case of wanderlust. It was time to get a job or get out of town....more... A heady mix of history and 21st century culture (The Inverness Courier)
LUNCH in Bergen ? was it to be a reindeer burger, or perhaps an open smoked salmon sandwich? Browsing around the city's daily open air fish market, the vast range of choices available at the various kiosks was proving something of dilemma....more... Talk About Travel (Washington Post)
Post travel editors and writers field questions and comments. On the itinerary this week: Florida, here we come! The Flight Crew visits the oldest city in the U.S. and checks out renovated hotels in Miami. ...more... |