"travel" Articles & Blogs:
Has (Women’s) Tennis Gone to the Dogs?
| The U.S. Open Tennis Tournament starts tomorrow. After reading “Pets Are the Portable Part of a Tennis Player’s Entourage” in the August 30, 2009 New York Times online, I winced internally. Even before reading the story, I thought to myself, “I be...[Read on] |
Late Labor Day to reduce number of vacations, AAA says
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AAA projects the number of Americans traveling on vacation this Labor Day weekend will be impacted by when Labor Day falls on the calendar. Approximately 39.1 million travelers are expected to take a trip of 50 miles or more away from home, a decrease of...[Read on] |
Is Your Car Ready for a Holiday Road Trip?
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Deep down, you know your car should be checked out before hitting the road for the holidays, but with so many other things left to do, some folks put it off. Bad idea, says the Car Care Council, especially when motorists realize that in as little as 10 m...[Read on] |
Nora and Delia Ephron — Love, Loss and What I Wore
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Nora and Delia Ephron
This week I spent some time in the world of the sisters Ephron — Nora and Delia. First, I saw their show – Love, Loss and What I Wore (which is breaking box office records at the West Side Theatre and it has been extended into...[Read on] |
Recession, health care, and roller derby
| I was just talking to a friend the other day about how roller derby is such a hot topic in sport studies because it's a great venue for examining gender roles, subversion, aggression, alternative sport, sexuality, and a host of other things.And of course ...[Read on] |
AskPatty joins with Bark Buckle UP Pet Vehicle Safety Awards
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Millions of Americans love their pets, and many drivers love to bring their pets along for the ride. Bark Buckle UP (www.BarkBuckleUp.com) is dedicated to pet travel safety, and as the leader in pet safety education travels the country to work closely wi...[Read on] |
There’s a Title IX Game Being Played (and it’s NOT helping female athletes)
| By Laura Pappano
Whether or not a judge rules that Quinnipiac University has violated Title IX by cutting its Women’s Volleyball team is less newsworthy than what we learned in court today.
That is, coaches manipulated rosters to meet Title IX require...[Read on] |
Madoff Victims Come Together to Find Justice — or at Least a Little Relief
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Victims of Bernard Madoff’s alleged Ponzi scheme saw their financial lives disappear — and now they’re trying to find their way backPost | Today 10:30 am
Ronnie Sue Ambrosino, 56, and her husband aren’t quite sure where they’re goi...[Read on] |
Take a Volunteer Vacation
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My husband has a BIG birthday coming up next year and I want to take him on an international trip. I’ve been debating what type of excursion to plan. After reading Nola Lee Kelsey’s new book The Voluntary Traveler, I knew I’d found my answer: a vol...[Read on] |
Flying Somewhere? Tips for Healthy In-Flight Travel
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Taking a plane can mean a lot of things: the beginning of an exciting vacation, the means by which you travel home from college, the place where one might run over notes before an out-of-town business meeting.
Whatever flying means to you, it doesn’...[Read on] |
Flying Somewhere? Tips for Healthy In-Flight Travel
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Taking a plane can mean a lot of things: the beginning of an exciting vacation, the means by which you travel home from college, the place where one might run over notes before an out-of-town business meeting.
Whatever flying means to you, it doesn’t h...[Read on] |
AskPatty’s Automotive Holiday Guide for Pets
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Well, folks, here is the last in our series of automotive-themed holiday guides! Looking for a special gift for the car-crazed pet lover in your life? Are YOU the car-crazed pet lover looking for something for your traveling animal? Will you be traveling...[Read on] |
Spanish spoken at White House briefing for the first time
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Add this one to the list of firsts under the Obama Administration. From HuffPo:
The White House made history on Monday. And it wasn't just by loosening travel and remittance restrictions for individuals looking to reach out to family members in Cuba.
Wh...[Read on] |
Pro Squash player Suzie Pierrepont talks passion, tournaments, and — yep — women’s (lower) pay
| By Sarah Odell
I met professional squash player Suzie Pierrepont last spring at the U25 National Doubles Tournament at the Field Club of Greenwich, CT. Suzie, a 23-year-old Brit, is ranked 25th in the world and is now based in the U.S. at the Apawamis Cl...[Read on] |
Women & Wine - A Food & Wine Lovers Guide to A Gourmet Seder
| My husband has this fantasy - he's invited to a Seder for Passover and none of the food resembles anything from Seders past. No jarred gefilte fish - no hard as rocks matzoh balls, no overcooked brisket (have I whet your appetite yet?)
Actually, part of ...[Read on] |
Make a Difference and See the World: Volunteer Abroad
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Summer is the one time of year where you get to kick back, work on your tan and enjoy a schedule free of impending deadlines, pop quizzes and lengthy term papers. You may spend your time away from school picking up extra hours at work, penciling in an int...[Read on] |
Women’s Tennis: Getting to know Julia Goerges
| Women’s Tennis: Getting to know Julia Goerges
Sonyericssonwtatour.com caught up with Julia during the BGL Luxembourg Open, where she competed on a new career-high ranking of No.76 – which means she’ll finish the season in the Top 100 for the first ...[Read on] |
The Time Traveler’s Wife
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I have to preface my thoughts on this film by saying that my eyes exploded in a huge allergic reaction during the second half of the film. Weirdly, even though I could barely see I liked the second half better but for a epic type romance there was somet...[Read on] |
Travel Tip: Bugs may be small, but they leave a big splat on your windshield
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Thanks to the warm summer weather, the number of bugs across the country is on the rise. From "lovebugs" in the south to midges, mayflies, and mosquitoes in the north, these insects swarm the roadways. Many of them met an untimely death on the windshield...[Read on] |
Japan women’s soccer cancels trip to United States due to swine flu
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This one made me laugh out loud in my chair.
A headline on USA Today reads Japan cancels games against U.S. women due to swine flu.
Japan was scheduled to play the U.S. team in Texas on May 20, and in Utah on May 23,. The team was also scheduled to t...[Read on] |
Thanksgiving travel by car saves money and headaches
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With gas prices dropping and airlines making drastic cuts to the number of flights they will offer over the Thanksgiving holiday, the Car Care Council suggests that driving may not only save you money, but will also save you from plenty of travel headach...[Read on] |
You know you are a REAL female rider if…
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You’ve broke a nail on your clutch or front brake
Your perfume smells like eau de exhaust
You have specific riding shoes so you don’t have shifter marks on your cute ones
Your helmet has makeup on the inside of it
You take the “windswept” hair lo...[Read on] |
Celebrate Bike to Work Week!
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This week's Bike to Work Week! In case you're just hearing about the eco-commuting celebrations now, don't feel left out. Take a glass-half-full attitude and bike to work the rest of this week! And get inspired to green your commute all year long:
&g...[Read on] |
Bark Buckle Up sends 2010 Chicago Auto Show to the dogs
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Attendees to the Chicago Auto Show were treated to a woof-errific time when Bark Buckle UP -- the recognized leader and experts for pet travel safety -- awarded the Pet Safe Choice Awards at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show.This year, Bark Buckle UP founder Pe...[Read on] |
Traveling on a budget? Try a hotel alternative
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As a newly minted college grad, I had one thing on my mind: buy a plane ticket to Europe and spend six week backpacking across the countries I had only ever dreamed of visiting. But after I started calculating the price tag of my European adventure - from...[Read on] |
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