A White Woman In A Black Man's Country: Three Thousand Miles Up The Nile To Rejaf
Vox Verax (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
... owners objected to a state-funded beach restoration project east of Pensacola. More than six miles of white sandy beaches had been eroded by several hurricanes, and the project called for adding up to 75 feet of new sand to the shoreline.
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
... its inaugural bicycle summit in May, installed 25 new bike racks downtown and painted 38 lane miles of white bicycle routes -- a 32 percent jump in total city bike lanes. "Most of it was on the west side, in the industrial area," Bergenthal said. "This will help all those people who are working in that area if they choose to bike. Essentially, we had nothing out there, so this is...
The Whig (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
... facto leader. Right-wing devotees cheer her on, liberals writhe in fear lest she come within 3,000 miles of the White House, and the news media lavish her with attention that's out of proportion to her actual chances of a political future. In fact, only one defeated vice presidential candidate ever achieved the feat that Palin would like to duplicate, and to date she shows no signs...
Camden Chat (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... on the sidebar titled "Meet The Team." With the recent re-design there was about five miles of white space on the sidebars before getting to the bottom where our contributors names were listed. I thought that was ugly, so created the Meet The Team widget instead. The last link goes to the Who's Who at Camden Chat post. If you're new to the site or never wrote up an intro,...
A Plain Blog About Politics (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
... facto leader. Right-wing devotees cheer her on, liberals writhe in fear lest she come within 3,000 miles of the White House, and the news media lavish her with attention that's out of proportion to her actual chances of a political future. In fact, only one defeated vice presidential candidate ever achieved the feat that Palin would like to duplicate, and to date she shows no signs...
TONY Blog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon passed away yesterday at the age of 74. As the famous artistic duo , the husband-and-wife team has been creating large-scale temporary installations together since 1961. The two are known for their ambitious creations, which have included wrapping islands, museums and monuments in lengths of cloth, a Running Fence composed of 24.5 miles of white nylon...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
... address some of the world's most pressing issues," said Abbott Laboratories Chief Executive Miles White, who is co-chairman of the BIO 2010 Steering Committee along with Baxter International Inc. CEO Bob Parkinson. Both Chicago -area companies have a huge stake in biotechnology, with their top-selling drugs derived from genetic engineering of human cells. Deerfield -based Baxter...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
... of biotechnology to address some of the world's most pressing issues," said Chief Executive Miles White, who is co-chairman of the BIO 2010 Steering Committee along with CEO Bob Parkinson.Both Chicago-area companies have a huge stake in biotechnology, with their top-selling drugs derived from genetic engineering of human cells. Deerfield-based Baxter sells the blockbuster blood-clotting...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
... of biotechnology to address some of the world's most pressing issues," said Chief Executive Miles White, who is co-chairman of the BIO 2010 Steering Committee along with CEO Bob Parkinson.Both Chicago-area companies have a huge stake in biotechnology, with their top-selling drugs derived from genetic engineering of human cells. Deerfield-based Baxter sells the blockbuster blood-clotting...
TravelDailyNews.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... can benefit from all that this beautiful island has to offer including exotic local hideaways and miles of white sandy beaches, mountains and valleys. Our passengers will be spoilt for choice by the range of top class hotels, fine dining and excellent water sports in this tropical paradise.”Flights from Gatwick depart on Saturdays at 09:25, arriving into San Juan at 16:05 the same...
Another Pundit (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
... while simultaneously surrounding himself with advisers who should never have been allowed within a mile of the White House , and who, for the most part, belonged either in jail or an asylum, Henry began feeling his oats. Suddenly, with the Democrats in control of the House, he was no longer a back-bencher. He even got to have his name on a piece of major legislation, the Waxman-Markey...
