by John Gettings After two years in San Diego, the world's largest "alternative" sports competition is moving north to San Francisco for more biking, blading and boarding under the…
U.S. Department of State Background Note
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PEOPLE
Eighty-five percent of the…
Profiles of leading female CEOs and business executives by John Gettings, David Johnson, Borgna Brunner, and Chris Frantz Meg Whitman, CEO of eBay, speaking at the Intershop Open Conference…
The Iditarod Alaska's marathon sled-dog race by Erin Teare The first Saturday in March marks the beginning of the Iditarod, a one thousand mile sled dog race across Alaska's harsh…
WorldBolivia Nationalizes Natural Gas Industry (May 1): Under orders of President Evo Morales, the military takes over the country's energy fields. Moussaoui Sentenced to Life in Prison (May 3): A…
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American Indian Place Names
by Borgna Brunner Many American places have been named after Indian words. In fact, about half of the states got their names from…
The TEN COMMANDMENTS Of a successful Super Bowl party by John Gettings and George Kane I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. RELATED LINKS Super Bowls I–XXXVIISuper…
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ZimbabweZimbabwezimˈbäbwā [key], officially Republic of Zimbabwe, republic (2015 est. pop. 14,229,000), 150,803 sq mi (390,580 sq km), S central Africa. It is bordered on the…
