| Rob Pudim: Westerners happy for very good reasons |
| It was a miserable morning overcast sky, snow on the ground and temperatures in the teens I was on my way to the recreation center and the Post Office by way of the local bus system As a new year got underway, there was no good reason to be (more) |
| Qantas & Tourism Northern Territory offer cheap flights to Australia's |
| Filed under: Oceania, Australia, Airlines, Travel Deals
Gadling loves Australia We've been proponents of Americans visiting Oz for a while and I was fortunate enough to check out Australia's Red Center last year The added flights and the costs o (more) |
| New device will let you text, twitter from remote places |
| Filed under: Climbing, Hiking, Paddling, Gear, North America, United States, CampingThe Consumer Electronics Show has been going on in Las Vegas the past few days, with a host of new gadgets and gizmos being announced, including everything from new d (more) |
| Carnival says 'no way' to cougar cruises |
| Filed under: CruisesBack in September, Tom wrote about the first 'cougar cruise' For those out of the loop Tom describes a cougar as 'an older women who happens to enjoy the ummmm 'company' of younger men '
The cruise was on board the Car (more) |
| Photo of the Day (01.09.09) |
| Filed under: Photos, Iceland, Photo of the Day
Puffins always amaze me They appear so exotic and tropical, yet they reside in such frigid places as Iceland, Russia and Greenland This little guy posed for Fiickr user The Rohit in the tiny Icelandic (more) |
| 25-50-100 years ago... |
| January 1910Area prospectors waiting out the winter in Aspen were itching to get back into the hills a century ago The Aspen Democrat Times reported:While it is yet early, many of our prospectors are beginning to experience what is known among (more) |
| Health Reform, the States and Medicaid |
| The House and Senate leaders should look for ways to lessen the Medicaid burden on hard pressed state budgets and ensure that relief is fairly apportioned (more) |
| Hell train hits Chicago 19 hours late |
| Filed under: North America, United States
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The passengers who got stuck in the Channel Tunnel recently had an awful situation, but was it worse than what the passengers who jus (more) |
| Utah ski resort offers 30-year pass, with a catch |
| Filed under: Skiing, North America, United States, Hotels and AccommodationsUtah ski resort The Canyons is offering skiers and snowboarders the chance to buy a season pass that is good for 30 years and can be loaned to friends and family But, as in (more) |
| Pilots Game Texas Divorce Laws, Playing Continental for Pension Funds |
| A group of airline pilots recently used the system for early pension payment Despite the plan administrator's objections, a Texas court ruled that this was completely legal (more) |
| An astonishing feat |
| In 1890, Jack Demsey gave a boxing exhibit in Aspen A mine tram began operating from town to Tourtolotte Park The Pitkin County Courthouse opened its doors to a growing population approaching 10,000 With all that excitement, it is not surprisin (more) |
| John Colson: Hit and Run |
| Some weeks the adage, 'truth is stranger, or at least funnier, than fiction' gets stuck in my mind, like an old vinyl LP with a really bad warp and scratch defect This was one of those weeks On the political front, we had Democrats all over the (more) |
| Obama Urges Quick Action on Health Overhaul |
| President Obama said that Americans would see immediate benefits from health care reform when it is enacted (more) |
| The movie listings: Aspen to Glenwood |
| FRIDAY SUNDAY, JAN 8 10ISIS THEATER (Early shows Saturday and Sunday only )It's Complicated at 1:40, 4:50 7:40 p m Sherlock Holmes at 1:20, 5:00, 8:00 p m Avatar at 12:45, 4:20, 7:50 p m Up in the Air at 1:00, 4:40, 7:30 p m 406 E Hopkins Ave (more) |
| Current events |
| TelevisionFilmmaker Morgan Spurlock wailed on Fast Food Nation (not the book, the metaphoric nation) in his documentary, 'Super Size Me,' and did quite a job on his innards too One imagines he'll go easier on the underbiting inhabitants of Spr (more) |
| Meet Sen. Gail Schwartz, the legislator from Snowmass |
| SNOWMASS VILLAGE The Aspen area is often written off by the rest of Colorado as an oddball bastion of liberal politics, but Gail Schwartz of Snowmass Village has managed to shake off the label and ascend to a leadership role in the Democratic (more) |
| Nathan McEuen shoots for the stars |
| ASPEN Nathan McEuen is shooting for the stars The Ventura, Calif musician envisions a project that would tour the world's planetariums, a multi media performance of video, light and original live music with an appropriately cosmic vibe 'Wh (more) |
| Saint Louis Workplace Shooting Leaves 4 Dead. Former FBI Agent and Security |
| Retired FBI Special Agent in Charge Michael Tabman discusses the continuing rise in workplace violence shootings Training and early intervention are necessary to reduce the risks of these tragedies (more) |
| Florida School Bus Accidents -- More Common than You Might Think |
| While lightning may have struck twice in the case of Matthew Magness, bus accidents, themselves, are not uncommon in Florida (more) |
| Snowy roads in the Netherlands may be smelling sweet this winter |
| Filed under: Europe, Netherlands, Transportation, NewsThere seems to be a major salt shortage in the Netherlands this winter According to Radio Netherlands Worldwide, the country normally uses about 70,000 tons of salt to de ice the roads each winte (more) |
| Former airline employee robs bank -- dressed in his airline uniform |
| Filed under: North America, United States, Airlines, AirportsWhy is it that we never hear stories of smart bank robbers? For some reason, when someone decides to rob a bank, it is usually someone as dumb as a bag of rocks Take for example Deoquisto (more) |
| Two steps forward, one step back at Scottish financial service firms |
| FINANCIAL service firms' business volumes are expected to fall and profits remain flat over the next three months after activity rose modestly in the past quarter, an auth (more) |
| Santander starts big rebranding |
| SPANISH bank giant Santander will today begin rebranding its Abbey and Bradford & Bingley branches (more) |
| 5 things to do in Aruba other than working on your tan |
| Filed under: Food and Drink, Ecotourism, CaribbeanAruba's white sand beaches and acquamarine waters are well known throughout the world and for good reason But there's more to do on this small Dutch Caribbean island than working on your tan From an (more) |
| LEGOLAND Water Park to follow 6th year of growth |
| Filed under: North America, United StatesThe first look at the world's first LEGO(R) water park were revealed yesterday at LEGOLAND California Resort So far, it's only an artist's rendering of the new water park, but that's the first step toward get (more) |
| Air Canada ordered to offer a no-nuts option for allergic flyers |
| Filed under: North America, Canada, AirlinesThe Canadian Transportation Authority has ruled that Air Canada needs to create a 'nut free' zone on all of its flights, to accommodate those passengers who are severely allergic to nuts The order came aft (more) |
| Bill Jamieson: No dividends should mean no bonuses for bankers |
| BRACE yourselves: here comes Bank Bonus Uproar, Round 109 Just when you thought this story, like the weather, was running out of steam, along comes a new batch of bonuses to (more) |
| Stressed? Soak up some relaxation in a hammam |
| Filed under: Europe, SpainNew experiences make the best presents My brother in law and his wife gave me and my wife gift certificates to Madrid's biggest hammam, or Arab Turkish bath I've always liked hammams The ones in Turkey, with their cold, war (more) |
| Missing your pet when you travel? Just borrow one |
| Filed under: North America, United States, Hotels and Accommodations, NewsI love my two cats and I miss them dearly them when I travel for extended periods of time Though there are more and more options for traveling with a pet, I'm still not about (more) |
| Hot Vegas travel deal - 4 nights + flight from $104 |
| Filed under: North America, United States, Hotels and AccommodationsYes Vegas may appear to be bouncing back from its biggest drop in visitors ever but they are still hurting How badly? How does a $104 4 night trip sound?
Packages are being of (more) |
| Becoming Familiar with Life Insurance Death Benefit Essential, Advises Insu |
| According to a new InsuranceAgents com article, a death benefit is what the policyholder's beneficiary receives when the policyholder has passed away (more) |
| Halle Berry gets police escort at airport security line |
| Filed under: North America, Canada, AirportsWho knew that Halle Berry was big in Canada? Well, maybe it was her boyfriend, a Canadian model, who was able to inspire the local police to provide special treatment
At a Montreal airport last week, Berr (more) |
| Up next in airplane design: Donut planes? |
| Filed under: AirlinesShould the airline industry begin designing donut shaped airplanes? It's a suggestion posed by the folks over at Lonely Planet, who after running an informal survey discovered that over 60% of respondents preferred sitting in the (more) |
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| Daily gear deals - $12 iPhone car mount, $10 plug adapter and more |
| Filed under: Gadling's Daily Deal
Here are the hottest gear deals for today, Sunday January 10th 2010 Remember, these deals are often valid for just one day, so act fast before they are gone
Today's first deal is for an international plug adapte (more) |
| The next step in in-flight Wi-Fi -- video on demand in the skies |
| Filed under: Airlines, Airports When I was at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, I had the chance to sit down with one of the executives from Aircell, the company behind the Gogo Inflight Internet service (amongst other things)
Aircell wa (more) |
| Lifelong New Yorkers are unreliable for directions |
| Filed under: North America, United StatesDon't ask New Yorkers for directions Don't get me wrong, we're more than willing to help But, you could wind up with some bad information A recent poll of lifelong New Yorkers conducted by New York Pass, an (more) |
| Shaun White can book a ticket to the Games |
| MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, Calif Olympic gold medalist Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) can book a ticket to Vancouver now as he won his second Sprint U S Snowboarding Grand Prix competition to lock down his team spot for the Games White was joined in the (more) |
| Around Aspen: Institute Fellows |
| The Aspen Institute Fellows held their annual holiday party during Christmas Week at the Doerr Hosier Center at the Aspen Meadows During the party Nicholas Thompson signed copies of his new book 'The Hawk and The Dove' about Paul Nitze and Geor (more) |
| Kelly J. Hayes: WineInk |
| One of the coolest things about the first decade of the new century was a continuing reemergence of cocktail culture And now, with the dawn of the new decade mixology has become a major part in the palette of the culinary arts People have no d (more) |
| Drivers Need to be Aware of Recent Changes in Texas Traffic Laws |
| Effective September 1, 2009, several news traffic laws went into effect in Texas, including a law requiring all passengers in a motor vehicle to wear seatbelts (more) |
| Bonus clampdown for City workers |
| MORE than 5,000 City bankers earning more than £1 million a year look set to be hit by an additional bonus clampdown by the UK's financial regulator, writes Martin Flanaga (more) |
| Hilton January: buy now save all year |
| Filed under: South America, Mexico, Central America, CaribbeanThe end of the holiday season doesn't mean all the discounts are gone So, while the big box retailers begin to reset their prices to 'normal,' Hilton is extending Christmas cheer through (more) |
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