"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Taliban militants are beheading and burning their way through Pakistan's picturesque Swat Valley, and residents say the insurgents now control most of the mountainous region far from the lawless tribal areas where jihadists thrive. The deteriorating...
"Great jobs, schools, housing—these 10 small cities have all that and more Courtesy of City of Plymouth, Photo: Martha Johnston Plymouth's Medicine Lake at sunset Chances are, you love the corner of the nation your family calls home. And that’s exactly as it...
created by EverythingFinance | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 886 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Drivers traveling over the world's longest sea bridge in China are getting fined - because they are slowing down to take in the view and disrupting the flow of traffic. The bridge, which is 22.4 miles long, is a...
created by Amy Judd | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 371 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"It doesn't look like the heart of a green revolution. The smoke stacks stick up jarringly above the line of pine trees and don't make for the most scenic view as you meander around the clear blue waters of the nearby lake.
But it is this power plant that has helped the small...
What can we dream. What's left. Remnants mostly. It's easy to swing wildly from optimism to dispair in America. Yea! The constitution works. Little tyrants beyond are worst imaginings are being called on the...
created by rverspirit | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 804 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
Aaron O., the blogger who posted this to Metroblogging Seattle asserts that this distinction brands Seattle a "world class city" (wink, wink). I wonder what the Project for Public Spaces would say about...
created by Kaitlin | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 2655 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
I found this through eco-Iron. This is great - plus I can't believe it's called Fort Portal. "The town of Fort Portal is known as one of the most scenic areas in Uganda. While it's remote, Fort Portal is not isolated.
Their window on the world is the Internet, surprising when...
created by kate | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 390 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments