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| Top Travel Trips: April 2010 |
| Filed under: Festivals and EventsFestivals come in all shapes and sizes Whether you're heading out for a ride on the carousel at your town's local spring gathering or booking flights to partake in parties around the world, there's something exciting (more) |
| Mozambique attracting more tourists |
| Filed under: Africa, MozambiqueMozambique is enjoying a tourism boom, but it falls short of what officials in the large southeast African nation hoped for According to the latest figures, tourism earned the nation $195 million last year, up $10 mill (more) |
| In defense of the complaining expat |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Blogs, Internet Tools (more) |
| Lapse in Jobless Benefits |
| No Abstract (more) |
| The Waning of Private Medical Practice |
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| Contesting Jobless Claims Becomes a Boom Industry |
| The Talx Corporation helps employers process and fight unemployment claims, but critics say its errors and delays keep jobless workers from collecting benefits (more) |
| Remarkable Regional Manager Of Financial Services Company Joins The Ranks O |
| Stanford Who's Who recognizes Mary Rawls as a result of her phenomenal work in the Financial Services Industry (more) |
| The Marathon des Sables begins today |
| Filed under: Hiking, Africa, Morocco, CampingOne of the longest running and most challenge endurance races on the planet gets underway today when the 24th annual Marathon des Sables, or Marathon of the Sands, begins in Morocco Over the course of the (more) |
| For Colorado casketmaker, green is the way to go |
| DENVER, Colo Colorado's beetle killed timber is the fodder for a Longmont casketmaker whose handcrafted boxes are designed for a growing green burial market From a two car garage in a central Longmont neighborhood, Luc Nadeau, 37, is turning (more) |
| Opposition growing to Gettysburg casino |
| Filed under: Activism, History, North America, United StatesThe fight for the future of Gettysburg National Military Park is heating up once again Four years ago, the local community and thousands of history buffs stopped plans to construct a casino (more) |
| John Colson: Hit and Run |
| From the two extremes of the political spectrum, the calls for violence and retribution resound Today, it's ostensibly about the health care wars Tomorrow, it may well be about the increasingly devastating effects of global warming, water shor (more) |
| Aspen Shortsfest: Through a child's eyes |
| ASPEN Kids aren't merely smaller versions of adults Kids see the world differently than those with more years and more experiences behind them And, just as important in the realm of film, we see kids in a different way than we see grown ups (more) |
| More iPad news - Courtyard sponsored USA Today app, updated Point Inside, F |
| Filed under: Gadling Gear Review
There really is no getting away from the iPad news today unless you turn your computer off and hide in your broom closet
Even when you peel away all the hype and media frenzy, you have to admit that Apple has on (more) |
| Colorado developer closes backcountry skiing area |
| DENVER A developer who purchased roughly 103 acres of mining claims near Telluride Ski Resort has closed it off to backcountry skiers and hikers Tom Chapman of Gold Hill Development Co this week cited liability issues for closing the expert onl (more) |
| Beijing tackles trash stench with 100 deodorant guns |
| Filed under: Asia, ChinaFed up with the smell from their largest trash dump, municipal authorities in Beijing are installing 100 deodorant guns aimed to reduce the stench
The guns can spray about ten gallons of deodorizing liquid up to 175 feet aw (more) |
| Jim Tracy leaves as U.S. women's ski coach |
| PARK CITY, Utah U S women's ski coach Jim Tracy stepped down on Friday, less than five weeks after guiding the team to a strong showing at the Vancouver Olympics He did not give a reason, but said in a statement that he appreciated being part o (more) |
| Take a virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel |
| Filed under: Europe, Italy, Vatican City, Internet ToolsSeeing the Vatican's Sistine Chapel is a hassle It's constantly mobbed, you're not allowed to take pictures (unlike the sneaky photographer on the right) and you have to walk through a maze of (more) |
| Around Aspen: St. Patrick's Day |
| St Patrick's Day is a big day in Aspen and just about the best time of all is had by the Aspenites who attend the St Patrick's Day dinner at St Mary Catholic Church Everyone was either wearing green or had a touch of green The meal, as it (more) |
| Dallas Police Want Blood Draws Mandatory for All DWI Suspects |
| The Dallas Police Department wants to make breathalyzers a thing of the past and require all drivers to give blood when they are arrested on suspicion of drunk driving (more) |
| Kelly J. Hayes: WineInk |
| Big wines leave their mark on a drinker Some time ago I had the pleasure of attending a luncheon hosted by the legendary Italian winemaking company Masi Agricola The meal, prepared by Ryan Hardy at The Little Nell, was paired with a number of (more) |
| Speed + air + elbows |
| Skiercross, the new Olympic sport, reflects racing events of 40 years ago Its popularity as a spectator sport easily surpasses that of alpine racing, in which highly technical nuances separate competitors by hundredths of a second Aspen Highl (more) |
| Few Veterans Have Applied for Increase in Benefits |
| Only a fraction of veterans has applied for the improved benefits after Congress ordered a review on concerns the military was cutting costs by downplaying injuries (more) |
| Photo of the Day (04.03.10) |
| Filed under: Cuba, Photo of the Day, Caribbean
People watching is an underappreciated travel pastime In between sampling local delicacies, seeing the sights and taking countless posed photographs in front of funny street signs, we should all take m (more) |
| Compensation for Medical Bills in California Personal Injury Cases |
| How to determine the damages a victim can recover in a personal injury case has been hotly debated The California Supreme Court is currently reviewing Howell v Hamilton Meats (more) |
| Hickenlooper swings through Western Slope |
| GLENWOOD SPRINGS Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper said Friday that, if elected governor of Colorado, he would work to cut government red tape for businesses and to get warring factions of the state's water users to work together on critical wat (more) |
| Can 'GreenPort' power Eagle County economy? |
| EAGLE COUNTY, Colo Beaver Creek resident Vince Cook is used to thinking big Now he's leading a team trying to float the biggest idea Eagle County since the Vail ski resort Cook's resume includes a career with IBM, a medal from NASA for mana (more) |
| Aspen pioneer pilots finally honored for WWII service |
| ASPEN Creased faces, gnarled hands, unsteady legs The frailties of age belie the accomplishments of youth, but their eyes, still sparkling, reflect the pride captured more than 60 years ago in the black and white photographs of two young wom (more) |
| Daily gear deals - $80 Livescribe smartpen, $20 iPod FM transmitter and mor |
| Filed under: Gadling's Daily Deal
Here are the hottest gear deals for today, Sunday April 4th 2010 Remember, these deals are often valid for just one day, so act fast before they are gone
Today's first deal is for the 1GB Lives (more) |
| Colorado man hits sweet spot with agave-based soda |
| GREELEY, Colo Stephen Anson owned a natural foods restaurant in Denver He was happy with the menu, but he was frustrated with the drinks His customers wanted soda, but part of the reason for opening a natural foods restaurant was to avoid p (more) |
| Allen Best: Caught between the grins and the grims |
| Do you believe in technology? I sure do I came of age when electric typewriters were somewhat novel, a telephone call to a town only 10 miles away was long distance and a 30 volume set of Encyclopedia Britannica represented an exhaustive knowl (more) |
| 25-50-100 years ago |
| April 1910Fashion regulation was front page news in Aspen a century ago The Aspen Democrat Times reported:We understand that City Attorney Harold W Clark, at the earnest solicitation of Mayor Charles Wagner, is devoting a considerable portion (more) |
| Virginia Legislature Tackles DUI |
| Virginia, like several other U S states, is currently considering the advantages of cracking down on DUI offenders by increasing penalties and preventative measures (more) |
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