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Stop Her She's Knitting (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Oh, it is Friday again! Woo Hoo!!! Remember to click on the above picture to go over to Conversion Diary and then take endless hours reading, and enjoying all the things that we have been doing. -1- Text exchange this week between myself and Progeny #1 Cartoonist : I made food today:D with a frying pan and everything Me : My heart may not be able to take the shock! Cartoonist : And it didn't stink!!!...
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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analys (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
The Wall Street Journal is reporting Kodak to Take Kodachrome Away . Kodachrome, the storied camera film that has documented historic events and everyday lives since the Great Depression, is about to fade into oblivion. Amid a long-running shift to digital photography, Eastman Kodak Co. said Monday that because of plunging sales, it is ending production of the film it first introduced in 1935. The...
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NASA Watch (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
"But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may ask, why climb the highest mountain? Why thirty five years ago fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas? We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy but because they are hard. Because that goal will serve to organize...
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NewMexiKen (Free subscription) | 05/29/2009
… of Nepal and Edmund Hillary of New Zealand become the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest (29,035 feet/8,850 meters) 56 years ago today. The mountain is called Chomolungma (”goddess mother of the world”) in Tibet and Sagarmatha (”goddess of the sky”) in Nepal. It’s growing/moving about 6 cm a year. [...]
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英文人行道 et cetera, et cetera (Free subscription) | 05/29/2009
On May 29, 1953, Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit. sherpa Meaning #1 : a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers
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TortsProf Blog (Free subscription) | 05/29/2009
On this day in 1953, Edmund Hillary conquered Mt. Everest. On to this week's news in the world of torts: Reform, Legislation, Policy FDA proposes new direct-to-consumer advertising guidelines. (Life Sciences Legal Update) House bill strengthens FDA's watch over food...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 05/29/2009
On the local front: A year ago today: A special commission created by the Providence City Council has delivered a comprehensive report of the causes and impact of the Dec. 13, 2007, snowstorm, painting a picture of a city where no one was in charge at the crucial moments and making recommendations for how to fix the city's emergency response. The city's poor storm response left more than 100 schoolchildren...
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findingDulcinea (Free subscription) | 05/29/2009
On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Nepal battled ice and storms to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain.
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Anorak News (Free subscription) | 05/25/2009
iconic-burnsFIRE! FIRE! Antarctica is on fire! A hut favoured by Kiwi explorer Sir Edmund Hillary is burning...
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 05/25/2009
Antarctic hut favoured by explorer Sir Edmund Hillary burns down after a fuel leak.
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 05/25/2009
An isolated Antarctic hut favoured by explorer Sir Edmund Hillary burns down after a fuel leak.
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New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 05/24/2009
A blaze at a historic Antarctic hut which was Sir Edmund Hillary's favourite place to stay at Scott Base has destroyed a piece of Kiwi history. The A-frame hut went up in flames on Saturday night after a fuel leak from a heater. Staff...
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New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 05/24/2009
The dispute between the Auckland Museum and the children of Sir Edmund Hillary seems complicated but it is not. Indeed, it is hard to work out how it came about at all. It seems only to be about the attitude of the museum and its...
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New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 05/21/2009
Talks have begun between the Auckland Museum Trust Board and Sir Edmund Hillary's children over Sir Ed's papers after an approach from Prime Minister John Key. Mr Key's office said he had spoken to the two parties, and Government...
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New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 05/19/2009
When he was alive, Sir Edmund Hillary allowed his life to be an open book. Always approachable for a good cause seeking his endorsement, or interviews on some aspect of his extraordinary pursuits, or just a quick comment on a subject...
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