Autumn

Nice and crisp, typical of those my favorite autumn days. But there is something missing about the autumn in Switzerland. I couldn't find a trace of the beauty of those I had back in Boston, the autumn here is so...

James Vellanti: Death From An Escalator

At the Pier Shops at Caesar's in Atlantic City, New Jersey, James Vallanti, the chief opertaing officer for JNF Asset Management LLC in New York, had fell to his death from an escalator. "Police are investigating...

Fall TV Shows

"Violence! Mayhem! Wind! The slick art for NBC's new paramedic action series "Trauma" (which would be a better show if named "Trauma!") was inspired by actual war photography. All three of NBC's "Trauma" ads...

Pine Nut Festival

It feels like fall....these pine nuts are literally falling , flying down on their papery wings everywhere!!! pine needles everywhere as well!stripped pine cone cobs as well as heavy green sap coated 20 pound pine...

Pope Released from Hospital After Breaking Wrist in Fall

"Pope Taken To Hospital Following Fall " Pope Taken To Hospital Following Fall 9:24am UK, Friday July 17, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI has been taken to hospital in northern Italy after slipping and falling during his holiday in the Alps, a Vatican spokesman has said. Reverend...

Economist declares economic 'train wreck' in America's future

" If you thought last week’s job numbers were bad, take a look at the latest from Morgan Stanley’s chief economist, Richard Berner. In a research note that’s been making the rounds of economics blogs this...

Violent Winds send Mediterranean Cruise Passengers into Sea

Palma del Mallorca, Spain - Cruise ship passengers have had to be rescued from the sea after stong winds caused a gangway to collapse on Thursday.  An eighty year old Egyptian man is being treated in the...

Divided—We Fall (updated)

Pakistan got an elected government, and the Army declared its retreat from politics and governance, there has been a discernible trend to create and sustain the perception that there is a serious divide between the military and the civilian government. Every misstep is blamed...

Top 5 Runway Bails of 2008

We love watching women. We love watching beautiful women. But let's face it, there's nothing we love more than watching beautiful women make fool of themselves. As the stiletto heels skyrocketed this year, so...

Jay Leno to prime time: Why NBC is doing it

"Everyone knew the face of late-night TV would change when Jay Leno left The ­Tonight Show, but prime time as well? On Dec. 9, NBC announced that the reigning king of late night will stay put at the network by...

Saks Fifth Ave on 70% Discount

The economy crisis terrorized the Wall Street at first when share prices dropped to the figure below negatives for some even stopped existing all together and the government came up with the slogan " They got...

Bank of England slashes rates 1% to historic low

The Bank of England today slashed interest rates by a further 1%, bringing the interest rate to a historic low. The interest rate cuts in recent months have been among the fastest in Britain's history."The Bank of...

I Fell 106 Feet. And Lived.

I Fell 106 Feet. And Lived. My friend Dusty Jenkins rappelling down Pine Creek Canyon during one of my earlier canyoneering trips there. Photo by Kaitlyn Bohlin. "Right as I saw the rope whiz up past me, I blacked out." As a backcountry ranger...

London Fashion Horror!

" Fashion Horrors in London Inspired by everything from horror movies to Maggie Smith in The Pride of Miss Jean Brodie, London designers took a few risks for Fall, 2008 and came up...

Investors Hit BofA Loan Modifications

Bank of America Corp.'s decision to embark on an $8.4 billion home-loan-modification program to settle charges brought by state attorneys general against Countrywide Financial Corp. was hailed as a milestone when the deal was announced this fall. But apparently nobody...

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