North Korea’s “Hotel of Doom” wakes from its coma
By Jon Herskovitz Thu Jul 17, 3:56 AM ET
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea’s phantom hotel is stirring back to life. Once dubbed by Esquire magazine as “the worst building in the history of mankind,” the 105-storey Ryugyong Hotel is back under construction after a 16-year lull in […]
Collecting of Details on Travelers Documented
U.S. Effort More Extensive Than Previously Known
By Ellen Nakashima
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 22, 2007; Page A01
The U.S. government is collecting electronic records on the travel habits of millions of Americans who fly, drive or take cruises abroad, retaining data on the persons with whom they travel or plan to […]
Underdressed Passenger or Overreacting Airline?
Young Woman’s Outfit Raises Eyebrows, Ire of Southwest Flight Attendant
By DAVID SCHOETZ
Sept. 7, 2007
Her outfit aboard a Southwest Airlines plane two months ago first earned her a flight attendant’s reprimand and now has sparked a decency debate that may result in a lawsuit.
Kyla Ebbert, a blond, shapely 23-year-old San Diego coed […]
First planet with water is spotted outside Solar System
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View of a star cluster in outer space. Astronomers on Wednesday announced they had spotted the first planet beyond the Solar System that has water, the precious ingredient for life.(AFP/NASA-HO/File)
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Wed Jul 11, 1:58 PM ETPARIS (AFP) - Astronomers on Wednesday announced they had spotted the first planet […]
Mother says baby’s ‘bye-bye’ got them booted off plane
By KEN SUGIURA
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 07/12/07
A weary Kate Penland and her 19-month-old son, Garron, were more than ready to say goodbye to Houston last month as they sat in an airplane that was 11 hours late for its scheduled departure to Oklahoma City.
Instead, the Buford resident […]
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Actual story is here.
I don’t conveniently forget about my forays into the crystal ball. The enclosed post was a response to the story about the New Seven Wonders poll in March.
I present for all to see that I failed to agree on even one of the winners. As it was an international poll, I can assuredly say […]
What’s trendy on cruises?
From Yahoo Home page this morning…
Feb 11, 2007
When will the story of people sickened on cruise ships stop being news?
During the 1970s, the National Lampoon fixated on bus plunges
as newspaper column filler despite the fact that people died.
The past ten years have seen NFL player assaults, stolen computer personnel files and relatively outrageous celebrity behaviors as occurring so often as to be […]
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