by Beth Whitman (June 7th, 2010)
I’m sad this week. My friend, Lauren, recently alerted me to the disappearance of Aubrey Sacco who was on a solo trip through South Asia and was last seen part way through the Langtang trek in Nepal. Aubrey went missing sometime around the 3rd week in April. She was to check in with her family [...]
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by Beth Whitman (January 18th, 2010)
Google’s been in a tussle with China for some time now over the decision to censor content in their search results. On a Google blog post dated January 12, the company states that Google launched their China site, “in the belief that the benefits of increased access to information for people in China and a [...]
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by Beth Whitman (September 28th, 2009)
I was almost sucked into the excitement of the Cash for Clunkers program. I test drove a Smart Car and briefly considered trading in my ’99 Jeep Wrangler for one. Turns out I didn’t like the way the Smart Car shifts gears and abandoned the whole idea. (Go test drive one if you don’t know [...]
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