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Where we stand . . .
Over the last week, the editorial board of The Buffalo News met with policy-makers and leaders and researched, analyzed and debated issues affecting this community.
5 Sep 2010, 6:37 am | click here to view more
Israel's Barak to make 24-hour visit to Russia
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak was to travel to Moscow tardy on Sunday for talks with senior officials, his spokesman said.
5 Sep 2010, 3:37 am | click here to view more
Travel briefs: New taxes? More baggage fees? Kid-free fly zones?
Anyone who has recently traveled to a major U.S. city knows the shock of finding a hotel, car rental or restaurant bill laden with extra charges. It's a growing trend among cities to add bed taxes, airport concession taxes and other charges to visitors' bills in order to fund tourism marketing campaigns, airport improvements and other projects.
5 Sep 2010, 1:17 am | click here to view more
Loudoun County sports announcements
PLAYERS: Loudoun South Eagles Gold 13-and-below travel team is looking for players to add to its fall and spring rosters. Coach Don Hurt, DonHurtSr@aol.com . Virginia - Loudoun - United States - Counties - Loudoun County Virginia
5 Sep 2010, 12:00 am | click here to view more
Mine foreman keeps trapped crew on task in Chile
Luis Urzua went to work as a shift foreman at the San Jose gold and copper mine here in northern Chile on Aug. 5. A month later, the steely 54-year-old has yet to relinquish his command, pivoting to the challenge of organizing the increasingly sophisticated existence of 33 men facing long-term entra Chile - South America - History - Travel and Tourism - Atacama Desert
4 Sep 2010, 9:57 pm | click here to view more
Ultra-Running: A marathon is no longer good enough
If you thought marathons were tough, think again. A new breed of extreme runner is spurning the 26 miles that did for the Ancient Greek messenger Pheidippides, opting instead to run anything up to four times that distance – across deserts, up mountains or through jungles.
4 Sep 2010, 8:14 pm | click here to view more
Extreme ecologist
Since graduating from the University of Notre Dame, Godfrey native Ted Kratschmer, 22, has not only traveled from Indiana to Iceland but he will also leave shortly for a second three-month internship in Trinidad.
3 Sep 2010, 1:03 am | click here to view more
Extreme Effects: Seven Things You Didn't Know About Mercury
by Elizabeth Zubritsky Washington DC (SPX) Sep 02, 2010 Pity needy Mercury. The tiny planet endures endless assaults by intense sunlight, powerful solar wind and high-speed miniature meteoroids called micrometeoroids.
2 Sep 2010, 9:38 pm | click here to view more
10 hot rides for rent
This fall business travel comes in a new flavor of recession-proof: high style. Rental shops on both coasts harbor every form of extreme machine, from green to gas-guzzling.
2 Sep 2010, 11:21 am | click here to view more
PHOTOS: Extreme World Travel Adventures
Travel Adventures Around the World BASE jumping - Sports - Extreme Sports - Recreation - Travelogues
1 Sep 2010, 10:54 am | click here to view more