by Beth (September 29th, 2006)
Anousheh Ansari is heading back from 8 days in space on the Soyuz TMA-9. As the first female space tourist and the first blogger, she’s making history.
Read her interesting and emotional blog about her journey.
I don’t know which blows me away more. The fact that someone can pay a …
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by Beth (September 27th, 2006)
Sarah Chayes was a correspondent for NPR. When I recently learned that she had left her job at this prestigious news outlet in 2002 to live in Kandahar, Afghanistan, I was shocked. However, as I listened to her interviews on NPR (with Ms. Chayes on the other end of …
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by Beth (September 25th, 2006)
Once again, we’ll be able to travel with our shampoos, lotions, potions, and hair gels on airplanes.
Beginning Tuesday, September 26th, passengers will be able to carry travel-size toiletries (3 oz or less) that fit in a one-quartz size Ziploc-type bag. You may now also carry items purchased in the secure …
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