A prize that’s also for us Oct 10, 2009
But mostly, from the Swiss Alps to Canadian universities and from German homes to Caribbean beaches, good friends and total strangers gave me earfuls of anger over American policies. By the time of the 2008 presidential campaign, foreigners I met often sounded more desperate to get rid of the Republicans than American Democrats did. (Boston Globe)
Today in history Oct 4, 2009
In 1940, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini conferred at Brenner Pass in the Alps. In 1958, the first trans-Atlantic passenger jetliner service was begun by the British Overseas Airways Corp., or BOAC, with flights between London and New York. (Boston Globe)
Milo Oakland, 87, of Dunwoody, an ace WWII bomber pilot Oct 3, 2009
Piloting the plane back through the Alps with only two working engines was a real feat, said Charles Lamb of McGaheysville, Va. who was the nose gunner on the mission. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Charles Houston, 96; climber led, learned from K-2 trip Oct 3, 2009
The family loved to travel, and Dr. Houston first climbed mountains in the Alps when he was 12. While a Harvard undergraduate in 1934, he was part of the first group to climb Mount Foraker in Alaska. (Boston Globe)
Service in Md. to honor 122 fallen firefighters Oct 2, 2009
They include eight Oregon firefighters and a U.S. Forest Service worker from California who perished in a fiery helicopter crash in the Trinity Alps Wilderness Area near Weaverville on Aug. 5, 2008. It was the deadliest firefighting air disaster in U.S. history. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Driver's felony charge tossed Oct 1, 2009
On the morning of March 21, 2007, she was driving to her post on Baxter Street, where she assisted students at Clarke Middle and Alps Road Elementary schools. She was waiting at a red light on Hawthorne Avenue and West Broad Street, when Outen's westbound car jumped the curb, crossed the lawn of Checkers restaurant and plowed into the driver's side of Heard's sport utility vehicle, Athens-Clarke police said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Pill use 'may cut risk of cancer' Sep 30, 2009
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British actors dominate TV Globes Sep 30, 2009
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Brain 'can beat early blindness' Sep 30, 2009
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US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed' Sep 30, 2009
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Donation of child's organs affects hundreds Sep 30, 2009
Parks, bridges, schools and streets from the Alps to Sicily and the largest hospital in Italy are named for him. For years, a school in Sicily has had two clocks in its entrance hall, one showing the time in Italy, the other in California, so that students will feel the connection every day. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Cannabis 'affecting young minds' Sep 30, 2009
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Peruvian Glacial Retreats Linked To European Events Of Little Ice Age Sep 26, 2009
A key finding of the study is that while glaciers in southern Peru moved at similar times as glaciers in Europe, the Peruvian record differs from the timing of glacier fluctuations in New Zealand's Southern Alps during the last millennium, as reported in another recent study in Science led by Schaefer. "This finding helps identify interhemispheric linkages between glacial signals around the world. It increases our understanding of what climate was like during the Little Ice Age, which will in... (Science Daily)
Pope Visits Nonbelieving Czech Republic Sep 25, 2009
It will be Benedict's first foreign journey since he broke his right wrist in a fall in his bedroom while vacationing in the Italian Alps in July. Doctors said the fall was not related to any underlying medical condition and that his overall health is good. (Newsmax)
Stories of family, fans central to power of music Sep 24, 2009
Ms. von Trapp said her family didn't just flee from Nazi-ruled Austria over the Alps to Italy, work their way to America and live happily ever after, singing folk songs and spirituals. "When they got here, they were so homesick for Austria that they tried to figure out how they could stay in touch with their family and friends," Ms. von Trapp said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Its time to visit Bosnia Sep 17, 2009
We make our way to an overview at the base of Bosnias highest peak, the 7,828-foot-high Maglic Mountain on the Montenegrin border, the last great sigh of the Alps extending south from Switzerland. From here we set out to hike to an Alpine aerie to look for bears, wolves, and wild goats, chamois. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Transcript: Copilot pleaded for chopper to fly Sep 17, 2009
Worsening weather conditions forecast for the area prompted the decision to fly about 50 firefighters out of the Trinity Alps Wilderness. The helicopter had completed two trips and just refueled before it picked up the third group and made the ill-fated takeoff. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Clothing store marks 75 years in business Sep 13, 2009
The store is located on Alps Road in the Colonial Promenade Beechwood. Dick Ferguson Jr. was 22 years old in 1962 when he took over the men's apparel store started in 1934 by his late father, Dick Ferguson Sr.. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Shrinking Bylot Island Glaciers Tell Story Of Climate Change Sep 9, 2009
(May 7, 2005) While glaciers around the world are shrinking and disappearing, presumably due to global warming, two small glaciers in the Trinity Alps of Northern California are holding their own. Richard. (Science Daily)
Outdoors hot line Sep 8, 2009
WHERE: Thursday at Glen Alps trail head; Monday is Bicentennial Park Smoke Jumper Trailhead Series. DETAILS: Alaska Outdoors weekly hikes. (Anchorage Daily News)
A car crash named desire Sep 5, 2009
There was no excuse for Victoria's 37-year-old Water and Tourism Minister, Tim Holding, rescued after two days alone in the alps. An experienced hiker, Holding fell in the ice on Mount Feathertop. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Police sergeant moves beyond attack, eyes leadership role Sep 5, 2009
The knife sliced her femoral artery, and she would have bled to death in the Alps Road supermarket if a nurse who was shopping hadn't helped. Gale was in a coma for two weeks and had several surgeries to save her leg, and after she was released from the hospital 45 days later, she spent a month in intensive therapy at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Man butts heads with town over bare-bottom statue Sep 3, 2009
Ruby died after a climbing accident on Mont Blanc, which is the hi 00003D5D ghest mountain in the Alps and in Western Europe. The French Olympic Committee disclosed the news on Friday. (Fresno Bee)
Victorian MP Holding returns to work Sep 3, 2009
Victorian Water Minister Tim Holding has been given hugs, kisses and a pocket knife upon returning to parliament after going missing in the state's alps. After his two-night ordeal then rescue on Mt Feathertop, about 300km northeast of Melbourne, Mr Holding was greeted with applause when he returned to lower house question time on Thursday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Missing Victorian minister Tim Holding found alive Sep 2, 2009
Victorian Cabinet Minister Tim Holding found alive in the Alps. Mr Holding - who went missing on Sunday in freezing conditions - was reunited with his parents and partner at the Bright Oval after his dramatic air rescue this morning. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
MP soaks up warm welcome back from icy brink Sep 2, 2009
Victorian Cabinet Minister Tim Holding found alive in the Alps. A VICTORIAN politician who was plucked from steep terrain on the state's second highest peak said he had no plans to celebrate his rescue with another adventure any time soon. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
DUI stop leads to theft charges Sep 2, 2009
Jeannie Ann Clements, 28, was driving recklessly in the area of Alps Road and Baxter Street about 1:45 p.m., and when she turned onto Magnolia Street an officer stopped her car, found she was drunk and arrested her, police said ... A credit card in one wallet had been issued to a University of Georgia student who reported her wallet was stolen when her car was broken into at the BodyPlex health club on Alps Road, according to police. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Alpine search continues for missing minister Sep 1, 2009
Climber Andrew Ramsay describes the allure of walking in the Victorian Alps. Rescuers have this morning resumed their search for Victorian Cabinet Minister Tim Holding, who has been missing on Mount Feathertop, since Sunday morning. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Russians mark 5 years since Beslan school tragedy Sep 1, 2009
Police detained three suspected members of Basque separatist group ETA in a French Alps ski resort and seized material for making explosives, officials said, after a series of bombings claimed by the group on the Spanish island of Mallorca. The men were detained in Corbier-Villarembert in an operation led by French anti-terrorist agents and police, with help from Spanish authorities, a French official said on condition of anonymity because of police policy. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Search resumes as fears mount for missing minister Sep 1, 2009
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Best from Sunday Aug 31, 2009
Someone stole a purse from a locker at the Body Plex gym on Alps Road sometime between 4:30 and 5:20 p.m. Friday, Athens-Clarke police said. Burglars kicked in the front door on a home in the 100 block of First Street sometime between 10:30 and 11:00 p.m. Friday and stole a flat-screen TV worth $800, a laptop computer worth $300 and a dvd player worth $50, Athens-Clarke police said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Harding coaches take 'trip of a lifetime' Aug 30, 2009
Harnden, who has owned about 40 bikes in the 40 years he's been riding, once toured the Swiss Alps by motorcycle with his wife and said that trip didn't compare to the scenery in British Columbia and along the Alaska Range. The terrain is similar to Colorado, Harnden said. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Bavarian exquisite retreats and romantic hideaways Aug 27, 2009
The road led us through Bavarias super-smooth freeways right into the salubrious lakeside wonders of Rottach-Egern , on the fairytale Egernsee lake, ringed by the Alps and snow-topped summits. On a ledge by a grassy milestone, we stopped to greet fat cows by a fence, snorting curious glances at us. (India Times)
A unique WWII collection (5) Aug 25, 2009
Photos in Hubbard's scrapbook show him and friends skiing in the Alps, visiting tourist sites and having a Christmas dinner at their hotel. But despite such relative luxury, internees sometimes did escape to England. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Cricket legends take game to new heights Aug 23, 2009
Grand Raid battled up and down the Swiss Alps ... ch that thousands of competitors on Saturday had to grind their way up and down a searing 5,430 vertical metres of spectacular terrain along some of the toughest paths through the Alps ... ch: Where did this rather crazy idea come from to organise a mountain bike race of more than 120km through the Alps. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Doctors remove cast from pope's broken wrist Aug 22, 2009
Benedict has been staying in the papal palace there since returning in late July from the Alps, where he fractured the wrist on July 17. The 82-year-old pope tripped during the night at the mountain chalet in Les Combes, near the French border, the Vatican has said. (USA Today -- News)
Iceman used soot for his tattoo Aug 20, 2009
Fire pit soot likely was the tattoo ink for "Otzi", the iceman found frozen in the Alps in 1991, concludes a scientific analysis. In the current Journal of Archeological Science, a team led by Maria Pabst of Austria's Medical University of Graz, report electron microscope examinations of Europe's oldest mummy, dating to 5,300 years ago. (USA Today -- Tech)
3 suspected Basque militants detained in France Aug 19, 2009
PARIS -- A French official says three suspected members of Basque separatist group ETA have been detained in a town in the French Alps. The official says the three men were detained in Corbier-Villarembert on Wednesday. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Scientists Advance Understanding Of Cell Death Aug 17, 2009
Failure of the normal apoptosis process plays a role in different diseases including cancer, certain neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's and immune diseases, such as autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS). One of the study's authors, Dr Marion MacFarlane, MRC Toxicology Unit, explained: "This new research takes us a step closer to understanding how the DISC triggers cells to die. The challenge now is to try and use this fundamental knowledge to help work towards finding... (Science Daily)
New Heart Helped Woman Reach New Peaks Aug 16, 2009
The 5-foot-2, 100-pound Perkins was an active woman who loved the outdoors before she became ill with a racing heartbeat following a trip to the Swiss Alps in 1992. Doctors determined that a virus had infected her heart. (CBS News)
Obituaries in the news Aug 13, 2009
Cassin died at his home in Piani Resinelli, a hamlet north of Milan at the foot of the Alps, his climbing equipment company said. The cause of death was not announced. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Ezekiel Emanuel, Obama's 'Deadly Doctor,' Strikes Back Aug 12, 2009
"As an academic, what do you have? You have the quality of your work and the integrity with which you do it," he said by phone from Italian Alps ... Emanuel, for his part, plans to continue his work, which is focused on finding the most equitable and ethical way for this reform to be carried out, even if he has opted against returning from the Italian Alps. (Time.com)
Fight for fit clubs Aug 10, 2009
The clubs are less then a mile from each other in West Athens - Omni Club, at 2361 W. Broad St., and BodyPlex, at 196 Alps Road. Andiasean Johnson, a former Omni Club employee, is a key witness for BodyPlex. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Health scores Aug 9, 2009
Inoko Japanese Steakhouse and Seafood (161 Alps Road) 87. Hampton Inn (2220 West Broad St.) 97. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Cloud ships 'to deflect sun's rays and stop global warming'... Aug 8, 2009
" Even assuming that it will continue, that it is man-made, and that it will cause some problems, it is still likely that the cost is much less than the insane solutions we keep hearing about. James on August 08, 2009 at 06:52 AM Clearly global warming hasen't been thoroughly thought out as an multifaceted issue. For example we all know that plants convert CO2 into O2. Far to much attention has been paid to composition of the atmosphere rather than pure volume. Simply put, the atmosphere is... (The Drudge Report)
Smith: Vive la French hospitals, nurses Aug 8, 2009
After a glorious week in the French Alps, even an unfortunate experience only served to heighten my appreciation for the French. Driving home late at night after dinner, my friend Francois remembers that he nodded off. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Tour stage winner says he never used EPO Aug 5, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Mikel Astarloza of Spain after winning stage 16 of the Tour de France. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Up for the Cup Aug 2, 2009
When the coach pulled up at Juventus' training ground, where the match was to take place in the foothills of the Italian Alps, club officials were keen to show off their most valuable cargo - the World Cup itself. Sadly, it is a replica. (BBC News)
Health Inspections Aug 2, 2009
Subway (120 Alps Road) 86 ... Willy s Mexicana Grill (196 Alps Road) 91 ... Planet Smoothie (196 Alps Road) 89. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Smith: Long journey to happy ending Aug 1, 2009
MONTAGNY, France - This village in the French Alps is where skiing aficionados flock in winter ... They are English, but they hold lasting appreciation for French cooking, the Alps and captivating views that extend from the waters of the river in the valley to the mountain peaks - peaks that are sometimes obscured by the puffs of drifting clouds as white as the powder on which they ski in winter ... Here in the refreshing French Alps one is reminded that gratefulness in life is not required, but... (Athens Banner-Herald)
JUST AMONG FRIENDS Jul 30, 2009
The journey continued to the scenic towns of Lugano and Lucerne, in the heart of the Swiss Alps, where they ascended Mt. Pilatus via the steepest cogwheel train in the world ... Bill says the Alps are spectacular, but after two weeks of European cuisine and scenery, his favorite food and best views are still to be found at Cabin 616A at the Neshoba County Fair. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
Contador, Armstrong Trade Barbs After Tour Jul 29, 2009
While Armstrong briefly held a slight edge over the Spaniard in the first week, Contador proved too strong in the mountains and was able to pull away for a decisive edge in the Alps. On a couple of occasions, Armstrong questioned Contador's tactics during the race, saying they went against the good of the team. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Grandson arrested in beating of grandmother Jul 28, 2009
Bern police say the accident occurred Friday on a guided tour in the Bernese Alps on the Luetschine River near Wilderswil. All seven passengers and the guide were thrown from the raft when it capsized in rapids. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Shark phobias make irrational common sense Jul 28, 2009
More people die in skiing accidents in the Alps each year than are attacked by sharks worldwide ... More people die in skiing accidents in the Alps each year than are attacked by sharks worldwide. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
France's Sarkozy leaves hospital after heart check Jul 28, 2009
In a single week, the French leader dined with Egypt's president in Paris, popped down to the Alps to watch a leg of the Tour de France, jetted over to New York for a concert by his model-singer wife and still attended to the all-consuming business of governing a major European nation. ADVERTISEMENT. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
France's high-octane Sarkozy gets a wakeup call Jul 28, 2009
In a single week, the French leader dined with Egypt's president in Paris, popped down to the Alps to watch a leg of the Tour de France, jetted over to New York for a concert by his model-singer wife and still attended to the all-consuming business of governing a major European nation. This weekend, however, Sarkozy collapsed while jogging in the summer heat -- an episode that may prompt the intense, some would say hyperactive, French president to reconsider his schedule. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Parasitic Worms Make Sex Worthwhile Jul 27, 2009
The two lakes are on opposite sides of the Southern Alps mountain range, so the researchers assume that neither the worms nor the snails exchange genetic material between the lakes. The snail's parasite, a genus of trematode worms called Microphallus, can be found in both Alexandrina and Kaniere lakes, as well as a third lake, Poerua. (Science Daily)
Armstrong More Human In Third Place Jul 27, 2009
Winning, it became clear in the Alps, was beyond him. But he found enough gas in the tank to keep all but two other riders _ winner Alberto Contador and runner-up Andy Schleck _ at arm's length all the way to Paris. (CBS News)
Vatican: Pope's Wrist Healing Well Jul 26, 2009
The Rev. Federico Lombardi said in a statement that doctors from Aosta hospital as well as Vatican doctors carried out medical and radiological exams on the pontiff at his vacation chalet in the Italian Alps near the French border. The 82-year-old pope had surgery at the hospital on July 17 on his right wrist, fractured in a fall in the chalet near Aosta. (Newsmax)
Contador Keeps Tour Lead; Cavendish Wins Stage Jul 25, 2009
If his performances in the Pyrenees and the Alps are any indicator, he's unlikely to do it this time, either. While solid in the mountains, he has not been among the very best. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Economic bite Jul 24, 2009
In Tony Lees' case it was bad toothache while on a skiing holiday in the Alps. Tony Lees came up with his big business idea on holiday. (BBC News -- UK)
George Adzigian, long-time Wellesley resident and WWII veteran, dies Jul 22, 2009
He regaled his daughters with stories of flying over the French Alps, bribing a guard in Ireland with cigarettes to let him sit on a throne and just traveling all over Europe. I don t mean to use the words that he loved the war, but I think he loved the experience that he was serving his country, said Betty Ule, Adzigian s daughter who lives in West Roxbury. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Contador, Armstrong stay 1-2 at Tour in Alps Jul 22, 2009
BOURG-SAINT-MAURICE, France -- Alberto Contador kept the overall lead in the Tour de France on Tuesday after another ride in the Alps, with teammate Lance Armstrong clinging to second place. Mikel Astarloza of Spain won the 16th stage, a 99-mile route from the Swiss town of Martigny to Bourg-Saint-Maurice. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Rise of the geezer athlete raises a time-worn question Jul 22, 2009
This was, of course, on the assumption that Armstrong was spending his days riding up the Alps and his nights as a human pin cushion for the drug testers who could remove any lingering suspicion his epic performance was not pharmaceutically enhanced - no disrespect to Armstrong, but how can you trust an event with a record that would have shamed the East German shot put team. And finally, in glorious close-up, there was Shane Warne. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Armstrong to step up if Contador has bad Tour day Jul 22, 2009
Armstrong, speaking after the 16th stage in the Alps, stressed he doesn't expect that to happen and only a "big shake-up" would allow for such a scenario ... Armstrong says he's feeling better on his bike than he did during Sunday's entree into the Alps, when Contador dusted him and the entire pack on the ride up to the Swiss ski station of Verbier. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
