Traveling Blog http://thisistightrope.com Sun, 17 Jul 2011 06:07:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Welcome to Little America: Lee County, Texas http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/welcome-to-little-america-lee-county-texas.htm http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/welcome-to-little-america-lee-county-texas.htm#comments Sun, 17 Jul 2011 06:07:34 +0000 admin http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/welcome-to-little-america-lee-county-texas.htm Welcome to Little America: Lee County, Texas
At 5 a.m. in this tiny town an hour’s drive east of Austin, Texas, Gerald Birkelbach is already at work, lugging hickory wood from an old pickup truck into his nearly 70-year-old barbecue joint.

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Passengers traveling in Etihad Airways first-class section will get their own personalized chefs onboard in an in-flight dining program designed to be a “five-star restaurant” in the sky.

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]]> http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/etihad-airways-to-give-passengers-personal-onboard-chef.htm/feed 0 North Platte native travels the world to support 4-H http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/north-platte-native-travels-the-world-to-support-4-h.htm http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/north-platte-native-travels-the-world-to-support-4-h.htm#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:07:47 +0000 admin http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/north-platte-native-travels-the-world-to-support-4-h.htm North Platte native travels the world to support 4-H
The North Platte Telegraph North Platte native Collin Shepherd is becoming quite the global traveler. He spent last year studying abroad in Estonia, and this year, he’s off to the United Republic of Tanzania. He will spend seven weeks in the country, working to connect and improve the country’s 4-H clubs.

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]]> http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/north-platte-native-travels-the-world-to-support-4-h.htm/feed 0 Is a B-school with no U.S. campus really global? http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/is-a-b-school-with-no-u-s-campus-really-global.htm http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/is-a-b-school-with-no-u-s-campus-really-global.htm#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:09:25 +0000 admin http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/is-a-b-school-with-no-u-s-campus-really-global.htm Is a B-school with no U.S. campus really global?
INSEAD claims to be the quintessential global business school, yet it lacks a permanent home in the U.S. The school’s new dean, Dipak Jain, offers his take on the global MBA.

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]]> http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/is-a-b-school-with-no-u-s-campus-really-global.htm/feed 0 Russ McCarthy, former GM plant manager, dies at 86 http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/russ-mccarthy-former-gm-plant-manager-dies-at-86.htm http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/russ-mccarthy-former-gm-plant-manager-dies-at-86.htm#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 16:20:30 +0000 admin http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/russ-mccarthy-former-gm-plant-manager-dies-at-86.htm Russ McCarthy, former GM plant manager, dies at 86
As a Marine in World War II he fought at Iwo Jima. With General Motors, he worked doggedly through the ranks from the production line to plant manager. At home, he was a caring husband, father of four and grandfather of five.

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The Queensland Reds and Canterbury Crusaders meet Saturday in the final match of a Super rugby season of record length; a five-month ordeal whose toll may be felt at September’s World Cup.

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]]> http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/reds-crusaders-provide-climax-to-longest-season.htm/feed 0 Odd items in the world’s supermarket aisles http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/odd-items-in-the-worlds-supermarket-aisles.htm http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/odd-items-in-the-worlds-supermarket-aisles.htm#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:43:16 +0000 admin http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/odd-items-in-the-worlds-supermarket-aisles.htm Odd items in the world’s supermarket aisles
From horsemeat baby food to milking jelly, Travel + Leisure magazine takes a look at some of the strangest supermarket items in the world.

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]]> http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/odd-items-in-the-worlds-supermarket-aisles.htm/feed 0 World-record burger at Alameda County Fair http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/world-record-burger-at-alameda-county-fair.htm http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/world-record-burger-at-alameda-county-fair.htm#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 08:10:44 +0000 admin http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/world-record-burger-at-alameda-county-fair.htm World-record burger at Alameda County Fair
Brett Enright, if his first impression is any indication, was born with a twinkle in his eye and a bold idea at full boil.

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]]> http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/world-record-burger-at-alameda-county-fair.htm/feed 0 Traveling flag helps mend wounded nation – Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq – Army Times http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/traveling-flag-helps-mend-wounded-nation-army-news-news-from-afghanistan-iraq-army-times.htm http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/traveling-flag-helps-mend-wounded-nation-army-news-news-from-afghanistan-iraq-army-times.htm#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 04:07:07 +0000 admin http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/traveling-flag-helps-mend-wounded-nation-army-news-news-from-afghanistan-iraq-army-times.htm Traveling flag helps mend wounded nation – Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq – Army Times
MARTINSBURG, W. Va. — Brian Tolstyka stood at the edge of a giant American flag spread across several tables in the Veterans Affairs hospital gym. Wearing a leather vest with a flag patch and a hat with a flag pin, Tolstyka was about to stitch his place in history.

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]]> http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/traveling-flag-helps-mend-wounded-nation-army-news-news-from-afghanistan-iraq-army-times.htm/feed 0 Celebrate Independence Day with these 4th of July iPhone apps http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/celebrate-independence-day-with-these-4th-of-july-iphone-apps.htm http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/celebrate-independence-day-with-these-4th-of-july-iphone-apps.htm#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:17:36 +0000 admin http://thisistightrope.com/my-journey/celebrate-independence-day-with-these-4th-of-july-iphone-apps.htm Celebrate Independence Day with these 4th of July iPhone apps
Oh, Ranger! ParkFinder™ : Find a park almost anywhere for the activity you desire. Frisbee® Forever : Travel the world on the Frisbee circuit without leaving your couch.

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