| Mistaken for a Republican |
| To the Editor: (more) |
| Canadians sweep medals in men's skiercross at Winter X |
| ASPEN Already so good in the aerials and moguls, the Canadians found another freestyle event to dominate All part of the country's attempt to win the medal count at the Vancouver Games, starting in less than two weeks Led by Chris Del Bosco, (more) |
| Financial Health and Literacy |
| When it comes to reading the small print in financial contracts, very few people actually bother to read the document in whole Whether the paperwork relates to business or personal finance, being able to have comprehensive understanding of the infor (more) |
| Gold for Aspen's Bleiler in Winter X pipe final |
| ASPEN Six riders made the final, but Saturday night's Winter X Games women's snowboard superpipe final quickly morphed into a head to head thriller Aspen's hometown hero Gretchen Bleiler and Vermont's Kelly Clark put on a show for the record (more) |
| Get $100 in Birthday Bucks from Joie de Vivre |
| Filed under: United States, Hotels and Accommodations, Budget Travel, Travel DealsJoie de Vivre, a chain of 35 boutique hotels in California, is making it a little easier to justify planning a birthday getaway this year The Birthday Bucks deal knock (more) |
| 'Degenerate Art' scattered by Nazis back in German museum |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Europe, GermanyBack in the 1920s and 30s, the Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany, had one of the best collections of contemporary art in the world The Nazis didn't like modernism, though, partially because they didn't u (more) |
| Kelly J. Hayes: WineInk |
| Hear the words 'cellar door' and different people think different things If you grew up in Kansas, you may think of a 'cellar door' as a place to seek safety from a twister Just as Dorothy did in the 'Wizard of Oz' when she sang, 'The wind be (more) |
| 25-50-100 years ago... |
| January 1910A 'smoker' hosted by the Fraternal Order of Eagles received plenty of pre publicity in The Aspen Democrat Times a century ago After the big event a series of boxing matches the newspaper reported:A very small crowd attended the bo (more) |
| Winter X Games 14 - the photo gallery |
| ASPEN Check out the Winter X Games photo gallery Find it at www aspentimes com xphotos (more) |
| Hostel World names world's best hostels |
| Filed under: Europe, Portugal, Hotels and AccommodationsTripAdvisor recently released its list of the best and worst in the hotel industry Now it's the hostel industry's turn Hostel World just announced the winners of the 'Hoscars', their annual ra (more) |
| I wish I had something worth insuring |
| Watching antiques road show lady just finds out she has a 350K dollar painting, appraiser says to get it insured ASAP! How much will this cost the lady? I have no paintings, just curious! So if you have a painting that should be appraised for 100k (more) |
| Daily gear deals - $10 laptop sleeve, $20 MP3 player and more |
| Filed under: Gadling's Daily Deal
Here are the hottest gear deals for today, Sunday January 31st 2010 Remember, these deals are often valid for just one day, so act fast before they are gone
Today's first deal is for a $9 99 Case Logic laptop (more) |
| Vonn wins World Cup super G race, season title |
| ST MORITZ, Switzerland Lindsey Vonn won a super G race Sunday, clinching the discipline title in the final World Cup race before the Vancouver Olympics The 25 year old American timed 1 minute, 1 77 seconds on the Corviglia piste for her nint (more) |
| New glaciers discovered in European mountains |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Hiking, Europe, Albania, EcotourismBritish geographers from the University of Manchester have discovered four previously unknown glaciers while on a recent expedition to the 'cursed' Prokletije mountains of Albania The (more) |
| Hotel Review: The Verdanza Hotel in Puerto Rico |
| Filed under: North America, United States, Hotels and Accommodations
Formerly a Holiday Inn (and long before that, a 60's era tennis club and hotel), the Verdanza Hotel in Puerto Rico underwent major renovations as it transitioned from chain to inde (more) |
| Barack Obama's banking guru Paul Volcker's banking record is under attack |
| AFTER months of fighting talk, US President Barack Obama unveiled his plan to tame America's banks by telling them they should no longer own, invest in or sponsor hedge or (more) |
| Victorian remuddling |
| Aspen's Victorian houses were not always so charming As first constructed, many found them to be subject to disrepair After years spent neglecting painting and other maintenance, owners of the 1950's retrofitted and remodeled, but not always (more) |
| Leadville fire, explosion deemed an accident |
| LEADVILLE, Colo Authorities confirm that an explosion in Leadville that injured four people last week was caused by a natural gas leak from a damaged fuel tank Officials say the fire was and explosion Jan 22 were an accident An employee from G (more) |
| Austria's Herbst wins World Cup slalom |
| KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia Reinfried Herbst led an Austrian 1 2 finish at a men's World Cup slalom Sunday for his second win in six days Herbst finished the course in a combined time of 1 minute, 45 35 seconds to beat Marcel Hirscher by 0 40 sec (more) |
| Obama Notwithstanding, Democrats Defend 'Messy' Lawmaking |
| By highlighting legislative maneuvering in Congress, the president created new tensions between the White House and Democratic leaders (more) |
| Uganda expands gorilla safaris |
| Filed under: Africa, UgandaUganda has started work on habituating another mountain gorilla group to humans in order to expand safaris in its famous Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Habituation involves gradually exposing gorillas to humans in orde (more) |
| Photo of the Day (1.31.2010) |
| Filed under: Asia, Vietnam, Photo of the Day
It's tough to take really good candid photos of strangers First you have to work up the courage to talk to them Plus you have to convince your subject not to 'pose' for you It's tricky business That's (more) |
| The movie listings: Aspen to Glenwood |
| SUNDAY, JAN 31ISIS THEATER Edge of Darkness at 2:10, 5:10, 8:00It's Complicated at 5:00 p m Avatar at 4:20, 7:50 p m Invictus at 2:00, 7:40 p m A Single Man at 2:10, 4:45, 7:30 p m 406 E Hopkins Ave , Aspen 925 7584 WHEELER OPERA HOUSESunday: (more) |
| Call for body to safeguard UK credit rating |
| FORMER Royal Bank of Scotland economist Jeremy Peat has called for the establishment of a new fiscal policy body to stave off the threat of the UK's credit rating being do (more) |
| Macdonald to revive stalled developments |
| DEVELOPER Macdonald Estates is in talks with banks and other financial institutions to acquire dormant projects and land holdings following the
collapse of several property c (more) |
| Thomas Power: Drilling slowdown is not government's fault |
| As an economist, it startles me when representatives of the business community ignore basic economic relationships such as supply and demand Yet oil and gas interests have been doing exactly that recently It is hard to believe that there is an (more) |
| Around Aspen: Books and Parties |
| Book signings in Aspen are always very festive affairs Carolyn (Kay) Bucksbaum signed copies of her memoir, 'A Place to Grow: Remembering an Iowa Childhood,' at a gathering during the holidays at Pitkin County Library The book is a heartwarmi (more) |
| Home Insurance Coverage - A Must For Every Home Owner |
| Insuring one's home and hearth is unquestionably an absolute must; the benefits that any home insurance coverage plan brings along, far outweigh the costs that you will incur in obtaining that plan The benefits stem from the fact that undesirable ha (more) |
| Rahlves goes down hard in Winter X Games wreck |
| ASPEN U S Olympic freestyle skier Daron Rahlves dislocated his right hip after a nasty wreck in his opening skiercross race Sunday at the Winter X Games The injury is a setback as Rahlves prepares to compete in Vancouver, but a doctor who ch (more) |
| Travel Read: Culture Smart! Ethiopia |
| Filed under: Africa, Ethiopia, BooksI'm headed to Ethiopia soon and I'm busy reading everything I can get my hands on about the country Thus I eagerly picked up a copy of Culture Smart! Ethiopia The Culture Smart! series offers insights into the cu (more) |
| New Castle's McKennis 9th in World Cup downhill |
| ST MORITZ, Switzerland New Castle native Alice McKennis scored a career best World Cup finish at Saturday's women's downhill race in St Moritz, Switzerland The 20 year old, who's bound for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, clocked (more) |
| Dubai adds another 'world's tallest' with the 1092 feet tall Rose Rayhaan h |
| Dubai was apparently not content with holding the title for 'tallest building in the world', so they added the tallest hotel in the world
The 1092 foot tall Rose Rayhaan hotel features 480 rooms and suites, including several penthouses with a full (more) |
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| Standard Life unveils trading figures |
| STANDARD Life is expected to unveil fourth quarter trading figures showing that the decline in worldwide sales of life and pensions products has slowed from 15 per cent to 12 (more) |
| Aspen's firefighting family is home again |
| ASPEN With little fanfare or attention paid to the historic moment, the Aspen Fire Protection District put its downtown station back into service last week after nearly two years of rebuilding The majority of the department's volunteer firefi (more) |
| Firoozeh Dumas up next at Aspen Winter Words |
| In the effort to cross cultural gaps, there are some things humor simply cannot achieve For instance: Shake 'n Bake For Americans who grew up with that quintessential though nutritionally baffling convenience food, the memory of the '70s era (more) |
| Staveley Head: Van Insurance Specialist Welcomes Electric Car Plans |
| FLINT, UNITED KINGDOM (MARKET WIRE) Leading cheap van insurance brokers Staveley Head have welcomed news from car manufacturer Nissan, together with Regional Development Agency One North East of plans to create charging points across the area for th (more) |
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