Court denies Salcido death penalty appeal Jul 8, 2008
The ballooning price tag amounts to 550,000 a cell. Salcido, meanwhile, has reportedly had a change of heart since telling reporters in 1989 he had "no regrets," over the killings. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Lawn-Chair Flier Hopes Third Time Is Charm Jul 5, 2008
Couch said "cluster ballooning" is generally carefree although he acknowledges "a little stress" coming down. He hopes one day to lawn-chair across the English Channel and Australia. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Wildfire toasts 10 acres near Campbell Creek Jul 4, 2008
A wildfire tore through part of the Campbell Creek Greenbelt on Wednesday afternoon, rapidly ballooning in size before being reined in by an all-out response, according to the Anchorage Fire Department. The fire was reported at about 2:15 p.m. at less than a quarter acre, said department spokeswoman Jen Klugh. (Anchorage Daily News)
Lawn chair pilot plans 300-mile flight Jul 4, 2008
Cluster ballooning is inherently risky, but the ride is generally carefree, he said. "When you're up there, there's not much stress," he said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Crews get greenbelt wildfire under control Jul 3, 2008
A wildfire tore through part of the Campbell Creek Greenbelt on Wednesday afternoon, rapidly ballooning in size before being reined in by an all-out response, according to the Anchorage Fire Department. Click to enlarge. (Anchorage Daily News)
Jackson fuel prices up 9 cents in month Jul 1, 2008
Nine in 10 people are expecting the ballooning costs to squeeze them financially during the next six months, according to a Associated Press-Yahoo News poll released Monday. Jackson's average gas price was $3. (The Clarion-Ledger)
The world's best hot air balloon trips Jun 28, 2008
So Tucker Comstock, a ballooning friend of Malcolm Forbes, brought the first hot air balloon to Costa Rica in 1991 and now runs a full-service adventure tour company, Serendipity Adventures ... Hot air ballooning has long been associated with billionaire explorers, eccentric adventurers and literary heroes (or a combination of all three, as in Forbes magazine's own late Malcolm Forbes) ... Ballooning's most famous champions, then, have been competitive, wealthy men with extravagant tastes for... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Bike map unveils access to light-rail service Jun 24, 2008
Regional transportation planners have updated the Valley's ballooning map of bicycle routes to help two-wheel travelers better navigate city streets and canal paths to get to work or to school, or for exercise. The new map is the first to include routes tied to the light-rail system. (AZCentral -- News)
Will rising fuel prices force more pedaling? Jun 13, 2008
While it s hard to quantify Peels claims because no surveys or studies on the subject have ever been commissioned, Peel said increased bicycle sales and anecdotal evidence suggests commuter bicyclers are ballooning, he said. The gas prices are waking people up to alternatives, Peel said. (Slidell Sentry-News, LA)
More than just a stroke of bad luck Jun 5, 2008
The ballooning infection affected his result in the second regatta, where he finished sixth. Meanwhile Robinson, gunning for his fifth Olympics, had a throat infection and didn't contest the second selection regatta. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Romania -- 2008 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement of the Mission May 3, 2008
The widening spending-income gap has its counterpart in a ballooning external deficit, which reached 14 percent of GDP in 2007, an unsustainably high level, notwithstanding a still moderate external debt level. 5. (IMF News)
McCain won’t tap Condi for VP Apr 13, 2008
wrote on Apr 12, 2008 11:43 AM:" Throughout most the 19th century periodic 'panics' (later called 'depressions') would occur but Washington DC did almost nothing either to stifle such ballooning bubbles of corruption (hmmm see recent history too) or to mitigate the effects of. Who killed Custer? The great panic of the 1870s you could say, because all the gov would do is decide to 'permit' hundreds of indigent folk to 'invade' the Black Hills of South Dakota looking for gold and the resultant... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Wanted: One President, Judgment Required Mar 29, 2008
With a ballooning budget deficit, the next president will be required to prioritize and rally his or her constituents. 3. (Forbes)
Spa Resort Vacations and Getaways Mar 22, 2008
The Emerson Resort and Spa offers winter skiing at Belleayre Mountain and summer tubing and water rafting in Esopus Creek as well as ballooning, horseback riding, skydiving and kayaking and a fitness center wit yoga, Pilates and tai chi classes. The Lodge at Woodloch offers rowing, kayaking, and fishing on site and in the area, golfing, river rafting and hiking opportunities are available. (Suite101.com)
Become a tourist - right where you live Mar 8, 2008
The Great Outdoors - An outdoor adventure directory that highlights a variety of ways to get out there, from ballooning and boating to fishing, golf, camping and sky diving. The sky is the limit. (East Hartford Gazette, CT)
Lex: Credit sell-off intensifies Mar 8, 2008
Signals of distress abound: Fridays non-farm payroll data were awful, the US auction rate market is closed, banks shares are collapsing, interbank rates are back in the danger zone and debt spreads are ballooning. Even sovereign borrowers such as Italy are being hit. (FT.com -- Markets)
Analysis: The Sage calls time on insurance sector Mar 3, 2008
Such moves were natural given the USs ballooning debt, large trade deficit and weakening currency, he said, and not a nefarious plot by foreign governments. He also revealed a large holding of Brazilian real, whose value against the greenback has soared in the past five years. (FT.com -- Markets)
U.S. auto sales expected to show steep February drop Mar 3, 2008
The Detroit Three stand to lose market share in a declining market and could be forced to rein in production to keep inventories from ballooning. The difficult environment for auto sales continues to take a much heavier toll on the Big Three, Lehman Brothers analyst Brian Johnson said in a note. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Judge declares adventurer Fossett dead Feb 17, 2008
He holds 14 world records in airplane flight, two in ballooning, 11 in sailing, six in glider flight, and one each in airship flight and cross-country skiing. He set numerous other records that have since been broken by other adventurers. (CNN -- US)
Tycoon, adventurer, aviator Steve Fossett declared dead Feb 17, 2008
But he was best known for his aerial exploits, first in ballooning, more recently in airplanes. Beginning in the 1980s, teams led by Fossett, Branson and others used steadily improving technology to try to best each other and their predecessors in a series of ever-longer balloon flights. (AZCentral -- News)
Man Loses 600 Pounds With Diet, Exercise Feb 2, 2008
He told television station KETV that he is obsessive-compulsive, and that contributed to his ballooning weight. "Sometimes used to have as many as many 50 or 60 fast-food sandwiches in (my freezer)," Lapitz said. (KSBW 8, CA)
Airlines hike fuel surcharges - again Jan 29, 2008
But carriers are facing increased pressure to pass on costs, as many - including American Airlines parent AMR (NYSE: AMR), United parent UAL (Nasdaq: UAUA), and Delta (NYSE: DAL) - lost money in the fourth quarter thanks to ballooning energy prices. Source: Triangle Business Journal. (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
Clinton Addresses Race on BET Jan 17, 2008
If she wants to take credit for her years as first lady, she should take responsibility for her husband s administration: millions more americans uninsured, jobs shipped overseas by NAFTA and countless corporate free trade agreements, so-called welfare reform putting poor people on the streets, privatization of public services, dramatically increased inequality, stagnant to declining wages for working people, rampant labor law abuses that got thousands fired for trying to form unions, ballooning... (New York Times)
The day Baldy blew Jan 1, 2008
Fanned by hot afternoon winds and fueled by the driest brush and timber anyone could remember, the fire took off, ballooning to five acres, then 30. Over the next three weeks it would torch 48,520 acres. (Wood River Journal, ID)
Namibia courts adventurers seeking the spectacular Dec 19, 2007
Ballooning, paragliding, skydiving and rock-climbing adventures abound as the southern African nation seeks to carve out a niche market among well-heeled tourists in search of the wild and adventurers thirsting for the spectacular. Nearly 850,000 tourists visited Namibia in 2006, according to official statistics, a rise of 7% on 2005. (USA Today -- Travel)
Senate votes to help homeowners Dec 15, 2007
WASHINGTON - The thousands of Americans facing foreclosure because of ballooning interest rates on their variable-rate mortgages would get help from the federal government under legislation overwhelmingly approved by senators Friday. The legislation, approved 93-1, is the Senate's first attempt to deal with the looming subprime mortgage crisis through stand-alone legislation. (MSNBC -- Politics)
More of this story Dec 14, 2007
Lucas, though young, is an old hand at ballooning ... Ballooning isn't an individual sport; that's proven both before and after flight ... A former pilot for Eastern and United, he took up ballooning in 1974 and said he never gets tired of it. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)
China trade surplus reaches record $238 billion Dec 11, 2007
The report comes as senior U.S. and Chinese officials meet Wednesday in Beijing to ease economic tensions between the two countries, largely over China's ballooning surplus with the United States. U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. has said food safety would be the top item in the latest round of "strategic economic dialogue" with Vice Premier Wu Yi and other high-level officials. (Los Angeles Times)
Best Ways To Beat Holiday Stress Dec 4, 2007
5 billion on holiday gifts, a 4% increase from last year, credit card debt and ballooning budgets will surely result, which can have long-term consequences for many families. Other triggers of holiday-related stress are relationship dynamics and the emotional and physical demands of balancing work and family. (Forbes)
Blazing a Trail with Solar Power Dec 1, 2007
"The balloon flight was a personal dream, the last thing to write in the history books before the end of the 20th century," says Piccard, whose father and grandfather were legendary ballooning and diving adventurers. "This project is more difficult and more useful: we want to share a state of mind.". (Time.com)
The god of small things Nov 17, 2007
Mismanagement and ballooning costs saw the price tag leap to more than $12bn by 1993, and under Clinton Congress finally voted for building work on the collider to be scrapped. Nearly $2bn had already been spent. (Guardian Unlimited)
America's Most Obese Cities Nov 15, 2007
Other factors contributing to our ballooning waistlines, says Marian Levy, director of the master's of public health program at the University of Memphis, include enormous food portions, declining exercise rates and cheaper, unhealthy food. When asked about Memphis, however, Levy emphasizes a local culture built around Southern hospitality. (Forbes)
Labor sends in mum with attitude Nov 4, 2007
No offence, but you've just been there too long." Labor has identified the Coalition's 11 years in office, coupled with ballooning household and mortgage costs, as vulnerabilities for the 68-year-old Prime Minister, father to three adults. Labor campaign insiders said the series of ads, which will underpin Labor's final tactical assault against Mr Howard and his Government, would run until the end of the campaign. The launch signals Labor is preparing to make its final pitch to battling family... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
AP Investigation: Sexual misconduct plagues US schools Oct 21, 2007
going well wrote on Oct 20, 2007 7:59 PM:" it's easy to bash teachers' unions, but look what is happening as groups that organize labor are being shredded by corporations. the middle class is eroding, home loans are defaulting, personal debt is ballooning. the rich are getting richer and everyone else is getting poorer. I guess I'd understand if all I cared about was me and mine, but unfortunately I have a conscience that forces me to see people who are victimized by the economic slavery imposed... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Hampton slams Liberals for no action on job losses Oct 6, 2007
-- The Liberal government has offered excuses but has no plans for Ontario's struggling manufacturing industry and seems unfazed by ballooning job losses, New Democrat Leader Howard Hampton said Friday. As Statistics Canada reported that about 11,000 Ontario manufacturing jobs were lost in September, and an American company announced it is closing a Huntsville, Ont. (CTV.ca)
Trouble ahead for overheated equity market Oct 6, 2007
But the evidence of ballooning leverage levels in the run-up to the credit crunch suggests there could be difficulties ahead for buy-out firms when they look to sell or refinance those companies and for the banks that agreed the loans. Marc Pacitti, a partner at Deloitte, said: Definitely the bigger deals have overheated, while the small-to-mid-market remains fairly stable. (FT.com -- Markets)
Balloon rides can be most thrilling Oct 5, 2007
The balloon guided in a southerly direction, away from the balloon fiesta park in Northwest Albuquerque, passing over Garduo's Restaurant and Cantina - 'We call it the balloon saloon," Collins said - and then over Alameda Boulevard.A train horn is heard; a look west reveals the Rail Runner Express hauling passengers toward Albuquerque."I think the (Rio Grande) 'box' is there," Collins said, when a passenger asks if he'll be able to take advantage of it.The "box" is what pilots term the... (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Does dating make you fat? Sep 25, 2007
i can definitely attest to being a victim of relationship weight gain i gained about 40 pounds when i started dating this guy that was 6 3 and 270 i had maintained at a size 10 for years then when we starting seeing each other, i slowly started ballooning and what s worse did not realize the effect that it was having on me until i was 40 pounds into it. four years later now that i am back on the right track nothing can sway me not even Coach s horrible eating habits even though i must say he s... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Higher tuition = tighter student squeeze Sep 22, 2007
" In recent years, Delaney said, state increases in higher education spending haven't matched enrollment growth. Ballooning endowments provide no relief, because they usually come earmarked to a specific program and are minuscule when compared to the millions of dollars that can be generated from raising tuition fees, he said. UNF gets about three-quarters of its funding from the state. But Delaney said a college degree remains a bargain in Florida. At $3,200 ayear, an in-state undergraduate... (The St. Augustine Record)
Search For Missing Adventurer Wound Down Sep 20, 2007
Aside from his ballooning triumphs, Mr Fossett has also climbed more than 400 mountain peaks, including the Matterhorn in Switzerland and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. He swam the English Channel, raced at Le Mans and competed in Alaska's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (Sky News)
How Bush's AG Pick Irritates the Right Sep 18, 2007
The Administration also adopted the Clinton-like process of trial ballooning: leaking names through allies to see how much of a storm would ensue. For the better part of last week, the name of a conservative darling and respected lawyer, former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson, was on everyone's lips in Washington. (Time.com)
Goodbye, Summer ... Hello, Autumn Sep 16, 2007
The ballooning cost is 215 per person. For more information, visit. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Thompson's campaign focus carries risks Sep 15, 2007
But he seems most energized when he discusses the ballooning cost of entitlement programs like Social Security and , and what he calls a need for more fiscal responsibility and less government in Washington. It is a recurring campaign theme of his. (MSNBC -- Politics)
At last, rail trail is more than a dream along the Assabet Sep 14, 2007
And the danger of ballooning budgets remains. Much of the extra cost of the Marlborough-Hudson stretch of the trail arose from the need to clean up contaminants discovered during excavation of an abandoned railroad right-of-way. (Boston Globe)
Enormous Spider Web Found In Texas Sep 14, 2007
In such an event, millions of tiny spiders or spiderlings spin out silk filaments to ride air currents in a phenomenon known as ballooning. Quinn collected a sample of spiders Aug. 31 from in and around the gigantic web and took them to Texas A&M University in College Station for analyses. (Science Daily)
Cappadocia, Turkey: A moonscape carved by nature and man Sep 12, 2007
Cappadocia is also becoming known as a great place for hot-air ballooning ... Kaili Kidner, a British expatriate who owns Kapadokya Balloons with her husband, Lars-Eric More, said that it was the combination of amazing landscapes, consistent temperatures and a long season that made Cappadocia an ideal ballooning destination. (International Herald Tribune)
Letters to the editor Sep 11, 2007
With an aging veteran population from the Vietnam War, along with new veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, the VA has seen a ballooning backlog in benefits claims. Last year, the VA received more than 806,000 claims. (Anchorage Daily News)
Ontario campaign launched on leadership issues Sep 11, 2007
Ontario Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty makes his way into a classroom in North York on Monday, Sept. 10, 2007. Ontario PC Leader John Tory speaks to CTV Toronto from Queen's Park in Toronto on Monday, Sept. 10, 2007. (CTV.ca)
Fossett searchers returning to skies Sep 9, 2007
Fossett searchers coming up empty - CNN.com. Fossett searchers coming up empty. (CNN -- Tech)
Fossett searchers coming up empty Sep 8, 2007
NEW: Teams find "nothing promising" in search for adventurer. NEW: Family "having a tough time with this," undersheriff says. (CNN -- International)
The shock doctrine Sep 8, 2007
Having been part of the movement against ballooning corporate power that made its global debut in Seattle in 1999, I was accustomed to seeing business-friendly policies imposed through arm-twisting at WTO summits, or as the conditions attached to loans from the IMF.. As I dug deeper into the history of how this market model had swept the globe, I discovered that the idea of exploiting crisis and disaster has been the modus operandi of Friedman's movement from the very beginning - this... (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
* Arachnophobe's nightmare jgwc Sep 7, 2007
Or it could be a striking example of what is known as ballooning, in which lightweight spiders throw out silk filaments to ride the air currents. The staff expects the web to last until colder weather this fall, when the spiders begin dying off. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Chinas plan on buying foreign shares delayed Sep 7, 2007
The government wants citizens to buy more foreign currency to reduce the countrys ballooning foreign exchange reserves, reduce excessive domestic liquidity and relieve appreciation pressure on the renminbi. Jiang Jianqing, chairman of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the worlds largest bank by market capitalisation, told the Financial Times his bank was preparing to offer Hong Kong stock trading services as well. (FT.com -- Markets)
Nevada search on for missing aviator Fossett Sep 5, 2007
Despite those complications, John Kugler, a friend who taught Mr Fossett ballooning, said he was optimistic. "They're going to find him on a mountainside," he said. (Guardian Unlimited)
Adventure defines Steve Fossett Sep 5, 2007
Steve Fossett holds records in sailing, aviation and ballooning ... The man has spent most of his life breaking and setting records in sailing, aviation and ballooning ... In 2005 he partnered with one-time ballooning rival Virgin Atlantic's Richard Branson to fly the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer on a nonstop flight around the world. (CNN -- Tech)
Got arachnophobia? Here's your worst nighmare Sep 1, 2007
" Dean and several other scientists said they had never seen a web of this size outside of the tropics, where the relatively few species of "social" spiders that build communal webs are most active. Today in Americas Norman Horner, emeritus professor of biology at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, was one of a number of spider experts to whom a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologist sent online photos of the web. "It is amazing, absolutely amazing," said Horner, who at... (International Herald Tribune)
Giant web sets minds a-spinning in Texas Sep 1, 2007
Or it could be a striking example of what is known as ballooning, in which lightweight spiders throw out silk filaments to ride the air currents. Five years ago, in just that way, a mass dispersal of millions of tiny spiders covered 60 acres of clover field in British Columbia with thick webbing. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Fannie, Freddie to the rescue? Dont bet on it Aug 28, 2007
What is worse, his resistance to Fannie and Freddie ballooning their balance sheets and loosening their controls is reinforced by his experience in a previous job. The Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, a thinly capitalised government insurance operation, which charged inadequate premiums for covering beneficiaries of failed pension funds, was in turnround, as they say in Hollywood, during his tenure from 1989 to 1993. (FT.com -- Markets)
Albuquerque is perfect for travelers with diverse interests Aug 10, 2007
Hot air ballooning is big -- really, really big -- in Albuquerque, primarily because of nearly perfect climatic conditions, and we embarked on our journey by first taking a ride with Rainbow Ryders (www. rainbowryders. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Choose small-caliber guns for best shot at squirrel hunting Aug 3, 2007
The squirrel population is ballooning and needs controlling prior to nature s own cure for overpopulation, which usually results in a drastic decrease and then a rebuilding period. Short range guns are the best choice for taking squirrels in our heavily populated areas with shotguns harvesting the greatest numbers and small-caliber rifles and handguns provide the maximum challenges. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Credit market contagion Aug 2, 2007
Meanwhile, it has crossed into other loan species particularly leveraged lending, where ballooning spreads have rattled the market and left banks holding big chunks of debt. The sharp credit market reversal has in turn prompted a flight from risk. (FT.com -- Markets)
Alberta stalls auto premiums Jul 30, 2007
3% increase, based on ballooning claims costs and Alberta's booming economy, said spokesman Michael Debolt. "We're a little disappointed that they chose the lower of the range," said Debolt. (Canoe.ca)
Cheney to getnew pacemaker Jul 28, 2007
In 2005, Cheney had six hours of surgery on his legs to repair a kind of aneurysm, a ballooning weak spot in an artery that can burst if left untreated. More from MSNBC.com. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Reliance's Kela Has `Rock Star' Image as Indian Funds Attract Investors Jul 26, 2007
The ballooning of Reliance's funds means Kela also now has to invest in shares of companies with bigger market values, which tend to trail smaller stocks. The Bombay Stock Exchange Mid-Cap Index has a total return of 69 percent in the past 12 months, compared to 57 percent for the nation's benchmark Sensitive Index, or Sensex. (Bloomberg)
Poll: American Support for War Inches Up Jul 24, 2007
Death, carnage, incredible waste of resources, ballooning national debt, skewed income ratios, huge loss of respect by civilized nations, etc. Seems hopeless. (New York Times)
