| Sun 20 May 2012 |
London 2012: Cornwall's torchbearers light the way to Olympic countdown
The Guardian | Famous names carry the Olympic flame at the start of its 70-day journey around Britain – but the real stars are the ordinary people nominated for the task Torchbearer Kenneth Johnson carries the Olympic flame on the leg between St Stephen and St ... |
Marvellous multicultural Malaysia
The Daily Telegraph Australia | DAVID Bowden suggests ways to explore this richly diverse land and dispel the notion it is stuffy and straitlaced. | -- Riverboat journey | Taman Negara, Malaysia's largest national park, is accessible by a leisurely, two-hour sampan journey along ... |
Aloha to Lanai in Hawaii
The Daily Telegraph Australia | THE Doctor certainly wouldn't know what he was in for were he to land his TARDIS on Lanai at any given time in history. | Early on, evil spirits were said to rule the tiny Hawaiian island before nearby Maui's banished Prince Kaulalaau found a ... |
| Sat 19 May 2012 |
Chaa Creek Provides Six Tips for a Special Family Summer Vacation
Houston Chronicle PRWeb Published 08:30 p.m., Saturday, May 19, 2012 Larger | Smaller | Georgia (default) | Verdana | Times New Roman | ArialFont Printable Version Email This Photo: PRWeb / HC | View Larger Image | As part of their Summer of Love campaign to enco... |
Weather helps battle against U.S. Southwest wildfires
Daily Press | PHOENIX (Reuters) - Improving weather helped firefighters in Arizona make progress on Saturday against wildfires that have charred more than 65 square miles (168 square km) of forest, brush and grass in the U.S. Southwest and forced the evacuation ... |
Olympic torch relay travels from Plymouth to Exeter
BBC News The Olympic flame is being carried from Plymouth to Exeter on the second day of the torch relay ahead of the London 2012 Games. | The relay starts just before 08:00BST and heads up the coast, taking in towns including Modbury and Dartmouth. | The fla... |
Night herons settling down in downtown Oakland
San Francisco Chronicle | Downtown Oakland has no shortage of wildlife. Now it even has some of the nonhuman variety. | A colony of giant, squawking, black-crowned night herons has taken up residence in the gritty urban core of Oakland, apparently thriving amid the tattoo p... |
Colorado springs to stay open, despite frozen cows
Herald Tribune | ASPEN, Colo. - A popular hot springs area in Colorado will remain open after U.S. Forest Service rangers carved up several frozen cows in an attempt to prevent the carcasses from contaminating the water. | But Scott Snelson, a ranger in the White R... |
Former UNC president upgraded to serious condition
The News & Observer Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name | tool goes here The Associated Press Tags: | CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- University of North Carolina President Emeritus William Friday has been upgraded to serious condition at UNC Hospitals, two d... |
A tropical storm off of the east coast? Something is trying to form
The Examiner | It is hard to imagine a storm on this beautiful day, but 'something' is forming off of the east coast. The National Hurricane Center has identified a system about 120 miles off of the coast from Myrtle Beach, SC with a 50% chance to develop into a ... |
Malaysia scientist says found new Borneo frog
PhysOrg | Indraneil Das of the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak said the brown frog is just 4-5 centimetres (1.6-2.0 inches) long and makes a distinctive high-pitched chirp. | His team discovered the frog during an expedition to the rainforests of Mount Singai in... |
NC asked to support black Revolutionary War vets
The News & Observer Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name | tool goes here By MARTHA WAGGONER - Associated Press By MARTHA WAGGONER Tags: | RALEIGH, N.C. -- A Virginia man who wants the U.S. government to build a monument to blacks who fought in the ... |
Wife of Jeremy Mayfield files for bankruptcy
The News & Observer Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name | tool goes here The Associated Press | WILKESBORO, N.C. -- The wife of former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which will allow the couple to stay in their ho... |
Preseason tropical storm trying to form off the east coast: Invest 93
The Examiner | Tropical Storm Alberto? It is possible that we could have the first named storm of the 2012 season soon, but the season doesn’t even start until June 1st. Historically speaking, there have been a handful of storms that have formed in May. It does... |
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