Dec 18
2009
PITTSBURGH, Pa. This sign at a chocolate factory in Pittsburgh needs no explanation in an American economy in the toilet. (Fudgie Wudgie Fudge and Chocolate Factory) Read the rest of this entry »
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2009“Live the Deal” initiative emerges from Copenhagen conference
The United Nations Climate Change Conference that wraps up tomorrow in Copenhagen has making popular headlines mainly for the number of demonstrators, the number of demonstrators arrested and the heads of government who would or wouldn’t be attending, and if the were, when, and if they weren’t, why not. A travel-industry initiative called Live the Deal has emerged from Copenhagen. Let’s hope it helps people continue to travel while decreasing the environmental burden caused by those travels. We have already seen hotels go green, but lodgings are only a small part of the travel picture. International industry leaders are, of course, just beginning to talk, but as the old proverb says, “Even a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
Dec 16
2009
Jeff Nystrom, a commissioner for the newly-organized National Senior League of Wii bowling, left, awaits the results of its championship match that left the Charleroi, Pa., team, whose members also are shown, in a disappointing second place.
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2009Smithsonian Museum of Natural History to display two fabled blue diamonds
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