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Bill Bryson

The Big Read -I'm doing OK, so far

Stolen from Laney Please see http://www.neabigread.org/ 1) Look at the list and bold those you have read. 2) Italicize those you intend to read. 3) Underline the books you LOVE, and strikeout the books you read but didn't like....

Xcel Church Litter Pickers

As part of ‘Stop the Drop’ litter campaign, a volunteer Community Action Team picked up litter on Business Park collecting over 20 bags. The Community Action Team is part of Cloud Nine, the charitable arm of Xcel Church in...

Big Numbers Confuse the Basic Issues

The financial crisis is very bad for markets. It is however very good for newspapers. It makes our work easy. It creates an endless stream of quality copy, vying for a spot on pages that are already crammed with financial...

Time to vote for Saratoga Reads

It's time to vote for your pick for the new Saratoga Reads book. Every year, city residents vote on which book to read and hold events on. Last year was Sara Gruen's "Water For Elephants." The choices are good this year, with...

Holland America Line Launches Explorations Team

SEATTLE, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- With today's traveler looking for more enriching experiences and activities, Holland America Line has broadened its onboard programming with the new Explorations Team. As part of the premium...

Charming outlaw stole our hearts

PAUL NEWMAN was a beautiful man who never seemed to notice his own beauty. But nobody played shrewd better than Newman, who has died aged 83 of cancer. Stunningly handsome, Newman maintained his superstar status while...

Paul Newman - the man who stole our hearts

PAUL NEWMAN was a beautiful man who never seemed to notice his own beauty. But nobody played shrewd better than Newman, who has died aged 83 of cancer. Stunningly handsome, Newman maintained his superstar status while...

The Grange Hotel Cumbria Staying over

Old-fashioned charm and gentility greet Michael Rowley at The Grange Hotel in the small Cumbrian town of Grange-over-Sands. 'The view from our window is certainly green, with sheep grazing where donkeys should be' 'Our...

Does CERN’s Large Hadron Collider need a punchier name?

The Large Hadron Collider, a giant atom smasher located under the Franco-Swiss border, has brought science in to the mainstream, with everyone seeming to be interested in the results achieved by the experiments taking...

Sunday Salon: Book Depository and Man Booker

My small contribution this week is an interview of me by Mark Thwaite over at The Book Depository, in which I say a little bit about blogging and recommend some excellent books. None of them, of course, on the Man Booker...

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