Choice Tables | Seoul, South Korea: The Weird, Wild and, Ultimately, Sublime Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:37:24 -0000 A foodie’s quest starts with barbecue and takes off from there with a tangle of radish kimchi, spaghetti stuffed into an ice cream cone and raw octopus tentacles.
Food: Recipe Redux: 1980: Raspberry Flummery Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:17:19 -0000 A recipe for a delicate fruit stew, which ran in The Times in 1980, came from Nancy and Robert Charles, a Connecticut couple.
Shaken And Stirred: The Avocado’s Avocation Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:37:24 -0000 Macondo, a new restaurant, introduces itself, and an avocado cocktail.
Starbucks to Close 10 Stores in New York by Mid-2009 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:59:27 -0000 Starbucks said that 10 of the 600 coffee shops it planned to shut by mid-2009 would be in New York City, which would leave New Yorkers with 225 Starbucks to choose from.
East End Farmers Market Sold, With a Zabar Picked to Run It Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:26:23 -0000 The Amagansett Farmers Market, a fixture on eastern Long Island, will be operated by Eli Zabar, the youngest of the three Zabar brothers.
In Paris, Burgers Turn Chic Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:38:15 -0000 Hamburgers and cheeseburgers have begun to invade Paris, even in restaurants run by three-star chefs.
News from Yachting and Boating World
Amphibious boat nears production Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:57:19 -0000 Gibbs Technologies has teamed up with Saleen Inc to manufacture the first major amphibious civilian vehicle since 1961 Tidal power makes an impact Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:09:01 -0000 First commercially viable underwater turbine has been connected to the National Grid Weekend Video: Raz de Sein shows its teeth Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:03:18 -0000 Awe-inspiring footage from a helicopter
RSS - Hot Flashes Climbing News
Top Italian Climber Killed on Nanga Parbat Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:55:00 -0500 7/17/08 - Karl Unterkircher, one of the leading lights of Himalayan climbing in recent years, has been killed in a crevasse fall while attempting a new route on Nanga Parbat. Rands Sends South African V12 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:59:00 -0500 7/16/08 - Lisa Rands sent Nutsa (V12) despite rainy weather at the sandstone mecca of Rocklands, South Africa. U.S. Youth Climbing Team Chosen Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:35:00 -0500 7/16/08 - The 2008 U.S. Youth Climbing Team for lead and speed climbing was finalized July 13 at the Youth National Championships in Sunnyvale, California.
Planenews Aviation News Portal
Airbus Tops Boeing at Air Show Rescued by Mideast. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:13:21 -0400 (Bloomberg): Airbus SAS topped rival Boeing Co.’s sales tally at the Farnborough International Air Show, where plane orders from Middle Eastern and Asian airlines shored up an industry besieged by high oil prices... First Class for Brass on Air Force Jets? Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:12:55 -0400 The Air Force’s use of more than $16 million in counter-terrorism funds for "comfort capsules" on military planes has prompted an internal debate over whether taxpayer money should be used for luxury Defense items... Pilot Saves Tangled Army Skydiver. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:12:31 -0400 A pilot has been praised for his bravery after the mid-air rescue of an Army parachutist whose lines became tangled in the undercarriage of his plane...
MSNBC.com: Pet health
Dutch house cat adopts rejected red panda Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:02:15 -0000 A zookeeper's house cat has adopted a baby red panda abandoned by its mother and is nursing the cub along with her own kittens, the Artis zoo said Wednesday. Teaching your dog to swim safely Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:09:16 -0000 Believe it or not, some dogs don’t know how to dog-paddle. But even if you have one of them, there are ways to get your pooch into the swim of things gently and safely. Animal shelter mistakenly euthanizes family pet Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:48:43 -0000 Animal Control officials in Michigan have apologized to Anette Hetzer for accidentally euthanizing her dog last week.
