Java junkie sets goal to visit every Starbucks (The Pantagraph)
FORT WORTH, Texas -- When Winter answers the phone, he is on the road, somewhere between Barstow, Calif., and Las Vegas. He is on the road so often, it's almost like a natural habitat for him. His mission? Visit every Starbucks in the world....more...Mild Strain of Human Bird Flu in Britain (The San Francisco Examiner)
LONDON ( Map , News ) - Four people have tested positive for a mild strain of bird flu, British authorities said Friday....more... USGS Has Science That Weathers the Storm (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
In recognition of National Hurricane Preparedness Week, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has initiated specific actions to prepare for the impending hurricane season that runs June through November. Improved monitoring of conditions on the ground from flooding and storm surge, enhanced ability to navigate in a disaster zone, and better assessments of the effect on coastlines and ecology are ......more... Bush's Amazing Achievement (New York Review of Books)
An article by Jonathan Freedland from The New York Review of Books, June 14, 2007...more... The Six-Day War: Forty years on (Independent)
Less than a kilometre past the hillside olive groves of the sprawling Palestinian village of Sinjil, Dror Etkes turns left off route 60 as it dips and winds north through the terraced West Bank hills halfway between Ramallah and Nablus. He drives his white Mazda pick-up at alarming speed up a bumpy dirt road to the panoramic summit of what has been known for centuries in Arabic as Jebel Betin ......more... Russia's Northern Sea Route: Just a dotted line on the map? (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Maxim Krans) - Debates over the Northern Sea Route, a shipping lane from the Atlantic to the Pacific along the coast of northern Russia, have been going on for many years....more... May 16, 2007 (San Francisco Bay View)
Speak up for a child in foster care. SF?s foster children need your help. Be a Court Appointed Special Advocate. Men and people of color are especially needed. Training provided. Call for upcoming orientations dates and locations, 415-398-8001. Info at www.sfcasa.org....more... Excerpt: 'The Daughters of Juarez: A True Story of Serial Murder South of the Border' (NPR)
I don't feel safe because once I step out on the street, I don't know if the second step I take will be my last....more... What's New in Cancun (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CANCUN, Mexico----News of Cancun's latest summer happenings is released today as the top international travel destination readies for its hottest season to-date. Topping the list are details of upscale renovations, new additions and expansions, sacred cultural journeys, effects of passport regulations, family-friendly beach events, film festivals and athletic competitions:...more... |