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| Airline fines and delays: The world didn't end |
| Filed under: North America, United States, AirlinesHow many planes were stuck on the tarmac for more than three hours in May? You can count 'em on one hand: five This is the second lowest result since the feds began monitoring this metric back in Oc (more) |
| Dawsons' peak: Father-son duo climb, ski Denali |
| Lou Dawson had fantasized about this for nearly four decades The view from the top of North America was more spectacular and the moment more poignant than the grizzled ski mountaineering legend could ever have fathomed The 58 year old Car (more) |
| Aspen Music Fest: Baroque with Nicholas McGegan |
| ASPEN About a decade ago, at the Ravinia Festival near Chicago, Nicholas McGegan conducted all six of J S Bach's Brandenburg Concerts in one concert As in much of Baroque music, the instrumental configuration of the Brandenburg pieces varie (more) |
| Automobile Insurance Terms |
| What's the difference between collision and comprehensive auto insurance? If you're not certain, take a look (more) |
| Coming up this week in Aspen |
| Visual artsASPEN James Surls is a masculine figure a Texas native with a thick voice who often works on a big scale with heavy, solid materials His techniques can make him seem as much a construction worker as an artist So it may be for t (more) |
| Eagle County man on front lines of beetle battle |
| VAIL, Colo Slicing into the trunk of a pine with a hatchet, Cal Wettstein shaves off a piece of bark He's looking for one of the beetles that has killed most of the lodgepole pines in this grove off Red Sandstone Road north of Vail Today, h (more) |
| Wildlife officers kill bear that bit Durango man |
| DURANGO, Colo Wildlife agents shot and killed a bear Saturday that bit a Durango man as he slept in his backyard Authorities say the man wasn't seriously hurt and fled from the animal by going indoors But Colorado Division of Wildlife responded (more) |
| Banks backlash brings dividend for the Co-op |
| THE head of the 'ethical' Co operative Bank claims it has 'two to four years' more to capitalise on 'consumer negativity' towards big banks (more) |
| Gary Hubbell: Redneck Tree Hugger |
| Out here in the West, we do a lot of horse trading As more and more suburbanites move into ranch country, they buy horses and stick 'em in the backyard It's a popular pastime amongst new horse owners to make excuses for the horses they own 'P (more) |
| Daily gear deals - free travel grooming kit, $73 Heys luggage and more |
| Filed under: Gadling's Daily Deal
Here are the hottest gear deals for today, Sunday July 11, 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 free AVON travel gro (more) |
| Gear review: Killer backpack for kids |
| Buying outdoor gear for my kids is always a risky proposition; either they outgrow the stuff in one season, or it isn't sufficiently well designed to justify the price tag But when preparing for my 9 year old daughter's recent backpacking trip (more) |
| The naughty postcard museum |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Europe, United KingdomThe British have always been famous for their humor, both dry wit and the naughtier brand One man who combined the two is being celebrated in a new museum that opened in Ryde in the Isle if Wight (more) |
| Caravan Guard research shows Caravanners are keeping their 'vans for longer |
| Insurance specialists Caravan Guard say caravan owners are holding onto their caravans for longer and have consequently extended their 'new for old' cover limit for caravans up to 15 years (more) |
| Photo of the Day (7.11.10) |
| Filed under: Food and Drink, Photo of the Day
Does all this sweltering Summer weather have you feeling sweaty this week? Why not cool off for a second with today's refreshing Gelato photo, courtesy of Flickr user Leslie at The L List Taking photos (more) |
| Swinton: Swinton Commercial Warns Van Drivers to Check Speed Limits as Figu |
| MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM (MARKET WIRE) Following recent news that fixed penalty fines from speed cameras raise over GBP 65 million a year in revenue, Swinton Commercial has issued a warning to van drivers to check the speed limits for their vehicl (more) |
| Ex-multimillionaire's life insurance policy goes on the market |
| Bankrupt former property developer Pat Rippin has put his life insurance policy up for sale, which will yield the buyer $1 million at some stage as long as they keep up the premium payments And although Mr Rippin, 69, an '80s (more) |
| Peter Shelton: Writers on the Range |
| When the news spread last year about Tim DeChristopher's impromptu act of civil disobedience in Utah, I thought: Somebody is finally reviving the lost art of environmental monkey wrenching So I made certain to attend one of DeChristopher's tal (more) |
| UNESCO ponders new World Heritage sites |
| Filed under: Activism, Arts and Culture, History, Learning, Asia, Oceania, South America, Tajikistan, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, BrazilThe United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, better known as UNESCO, has announced that (more) |
| Factory Efficiency Comes to the Hospital |
| Seattle Children's Hospital says it has improved patient care, and its bottom line, by incorporating practices made famous in manufacturing (more) |
| 25-50-100 years ago |
| July 1910Aspen had a new postmaster a century ago The Aspen Democrat Times reported:Last January, President Taft sent the name of George E Rohrbough to the United States Senate for confirmation as postmaster at Aspen, Colorado, but Congress a (more) |
| Hotel employees nailed in $20 million airline ticket scam |
| Filed under: North America, United States, NewsThe feds just threw down indictments against 38 people accused of pushing fraudulent airline tickets at hefty discounts They were slashing between $100 and $200, usually, from the normal price of a (rea (more) |
| Bad Faith Insurance Claims |
| This can occur when an insurance provider does not provide the promised coverage for a valid insurance claim (more) |
| How to evaluate the amount of auto insurance claim? |
| Home > Topics > How To Evaluate The Amount Of Auto Insurance Claim? How to evaluate the amount of auto insurance claim? (more) |
| The granddaddy of Music Festival conflicts |
| This summer's controversies surrounding music festival factions and personalities are notable for arising after many years of stability But festival seasons of the developmental 1950s also featured fierce battles between the visionary founder, (more) |
| Kelly J. Hayes: WineInk |
| Editor's note: This column was first published in November 2007 The names have not changed in the ensuing years and a Melchior is still one big damn bottle If you have more than a passing understanding of Jeroboam and Methuselah, then I would (more) |
| Australian flight attendants object to airline ad of flight crew sponging d |
| Filed under: Airlines
Using sexy flight attendants to advertise an airline is nothing new, but the Flight Attendants Association of Australia says it has had enough of them According to the FAAA, the ads are demeaning, and increase the risk of sexu (more) |
| Garfield County sheriff opens annex in Rifle |
| RIFLE, Colo Garfield County officials will be killing two birds with one stone on July 12, in a manner of speaking, when the board of county commissioners holds its regular meeting at the new sheriff's annex building near the county airport On (more) |
| Wildebeest migration one of the natural wonders of the world |
| Filed under: Africa, Kenya, TanzaniaEvery year during this season, millions of wildebeest migrate northwards from Serengeti in Tanzania to the Maasai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya It's part of their annual cycle of looking for green pastures and plenti (more) |
| Insurance is confusing! |
| What do I need to do to insure my car? (a tricky Canadian situation) I was living in Saskatchewan to go to school for two years, and my driver's license is issued in SK Now I'm living in BC for more school, but my important mail and such still goes (more) |
| Photo of the Day (7.10.10) |
| Filed under: Asia, Burma (Myanmar), Photo of the Day
One of my favorite things about traveling in Asia is seeing the way waterways are incorporated into daily life: laundry, travel, bathing, dishes, playing and, in India, releasing the dead This ph (more) |
| Around Aspen: Favorite Events |
| Two favorite summertime Aspen events are the picnic and party at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) and the Aspen Writers' Foundation's festival and writers Retreats The ACES campus by Hallam Lake is the perfect place for the pi (more) |
| Swinton: Home Insurance Claims to Rise as Schools Shut for Summer |
| MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM (MARKET WIRE) One in four UK households have made a claim as a result of school holiday mishaps according to research carried out by Swinton (more) |
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