| Snapshots of Chinese battling snow chaos
I bought a new bike, googled the route, brought some water and chocolate, and hit the road on Jan. 22," he said. He hiked during the day and spent the night at small inns. "It was indeed a tough journey but I'm happy I made it. After all, people of my generation enjoy too much comfort. It's worth testing our limits sometimes." Gao didn't tell his parents what he was doing until two days before he was to arrive home. "I'd certainly have stopped him had I known in advance," said his father. "But I'm proud of him." WEDDING ON THE TRAIN A young couple who was to get married on Jan. 27 decided to celebrate their wedding on the train with complete strangers when a trip to the bridegroom's home in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality was disrupted by heavy snow.
Ben Stein Documentary: Intelligent Design Scholars Muzzled By ...
Expelled" is set for release this coming Spring though Premise Media Corporation, a company that finances and produces independent films. The documentary begins and ends with a plea for greater freedom in academia from Stein. The ability to question conventional wisdom and to raise new ideas that run counter to the consensus is in great peril in his view. “Freedom of inquiry is basic to human advancement," Stein wrote in a his own blog introducing the film. “There would be no modern medicine, no antibiotics, no brain surgery, no Internet, no air conditioning, no modern travel, no highways, no knowledge of the human body without freedom of inquiry. This includes the ability to inquire whether a higher power, a being greater than man, is involved with how the universe operates.
Nov. home prices fall, but remain costly
U.S. home prices plunged by a record 8.4 percent in November, marking two years of slowing returns, according to a key index released Tuesday. However, housing is only slightly more affordable for many American workers, a separate study found. The decline in the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 10-city composite home price index was the biggest year-to-year drop since a 6.7 percent decrease in October. The November performance was the 11th straight monthly decline. The index tracks prices of existing single-family homes in 10 metropolitan areas. "Nothing in these numbers suggest a bottoming out. The numbers universally are disappointing," said David Blitzer, S&P's managing director and chairman of the index committee. "Maybe when we get into the spring/summer home-buying season and with lower interest rates, maybe it will all come together." The broader 20-city composite index also was down year-over-year, falling 7.7 percent in November.
Snow, Cold, Wind Head Into Northeast
Power was out in 40,000 homes and businesses, roads were slick and most schools in the Buffalo area were closed.
Jean Ewing stood with her back to the wind while waiting for the Buffalo pharmacy where she works to open Wednesday morning. She said a double-whammy of ice and blowing snow made for a difficult commute into the city.
"It took me 10 minutes to open my car" because it was covered in ice, she said.
In northern Illinois, high winds downed power lines and knocked trees onto utility lines, causing nearly 14,000 customers to lose power overnight, mostly in Chicago's south suburbs, said ComEd spokeswoman Judy Rader. Service to all but 1,300 had been restored by Wednesday morning.
Thousands also lost power in West Virginia, Ohio and Illinois.
Reshaped Braves aim toward spring training
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Tahlequah in top 20 places to fish in U.S.
Tahlequah in top 20 places to fish in U.S. By TRAVIS METCALF TAHLEQUAH DAILY PRESS (TAHLEQUAH, Okla.) TAHLEQUAH DAILY PRESS — Residents of the Tahlequah area have always known that this area is a great spot for fishing with its many lakes and the Illinois River.Now the rest of the nation knows it.Field and Stream magazine has named Tahlequah as one of the top 20 best places to fish in the nation."This is going to shine a positive light on another aspect on Tahlequah tourism," Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce Tourism Director Kate Kelly said. "Tahlequah, with Tenkiller and the Illinois River, has been known for things like boating and canoeing, but this will attract a whole new audience of travellers."Field and Stream has a circulation of 1.5 million people. Because of this, spring and summer may see an influx of new visitors.
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