Behind the Sentiment
New York Times
Take “The Rescue (Through the Storm)” (1916), in which a young man rescues another, lying by a tree in the snow. A life-threatening situation has been narrowly averted; it’s a quickly readable scenario that plays on the emotions. One of ...
County issues snow, ice notice
Dallas County News
REMINDER: County Ordinance No. 10 establishes the policy and level of service in respect to clearance of snow and ice during the winter season. The Ordinance has been regularly updated since 1984 and is adopted in consideration of economic ...
Apple Kills ZFS Plans for Snow Leopard
Gizmodo
Don't hold your breath for the ZFS filesystem to appear in any future Snow Leopard updates. A message yesterday on the project's homepage very clearly acknowledges that development has stopped completely. A message on MacOS Forge tersely st...
Secret Spain: lost in translation
The Guardian
I pushed on up into the mountains, heading for Torrestio, which is one of the highest and most isolated villages in the area, and often cut off by snow in the winter for weeks on end. Paths dating from Roman times lead from the village up t...
Apple Kills ZFS Plans for Snow Leopard [Apple]
Gizmodo
Don't hold your breath for the ZFS filesystem to appear in any future Snow Leopard updates. A message yesterday on the project's homepage very clearly acknowledges that development has stopped...
Corn Climbs to Four-Month High as Rain, Snow Delay U.S. Harvest
Bloomberg
Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Corn was on track for the biggest weekly gain this year and soybeans climbed to a two-month high as rains and snow delay harvests in the U.S., and on optimism higher oil prices will boost demand from biofuel producers...
Saginaw County Road Commission: 'Shake Your Mailbox' to make sure it holds up to snow plowing
The Saginaw News
The Saginaw County Road Commission urges residents to participate in the officially state-declared “Shake Your Mailbox Day” today to find out how well the roadside box on a pole may hold up to plowed snow.
Ski holidays: the most snow-sure resorts
Daily Telegraph
If you're dreaming of your next ski holiday and wondering whether the snow cover in the Alps is going to be as bountiful as last season, do something else: go shopping, take the dog for a walk, because it's not looking good. But only if you...
Bargains in Latin America, Where Luxury Costs Less
New York Times
Travelers spend nine days with personal guides trekking from one hacienda to the next, past farms where locals still use ox-drawn plows and spectacular backdrops with snow-peaked volcanoes. There are perks, especially if you’re a big shoppe...
ZFS open source project abruptly shuts down, Snow Leopard weeps icy tears
Engadget
The on-again / off-again love affair between Apple and ZFS seems to be all but over, with a brief but potent message on the Mac OS Forge project site stating the following: " The ZFS project has been discontinued. The mailing list and repos...
Miike Snow: Miike Snow
The Guardian
Comprising Swedish production duo Bloodshy & Avant, whose credits include Britney's "Toxic", and American singer/ producer Andrew Wyatt, Miike Snow might be expected to bring some serious hit-making nous to their own record. But the pop hoo...
Moscow Mayor Promises a Winter Without Snow
Time
Pigs still can't fly, but this winter, the mayor of Moscow promises to keep it from snowing. For just a few million dollars, the mayor's office will hire the Russian Air Force to spray a fine chemical mist over the clouds before they reach ...
Outdoors notebook: Bad weather doesn't keep clam diggers off the beach
Seattle Times
Snow sports Other sports NEW - Fan shop Scores & stats TV/Radio listings Shopping Jobs Search job listings Post a resume Career Center ... The coastal razor clam season started off with rough weather on Oct. 16, but that didn't stop thousan...
How To: Hackintosh a Dell Mini 10v Into the Ultimate Snow Leopard Netbook [How To]
Gizmodo
Here's the pitch: a 10-inch, almost-pocketable computer running Snow Leopard, the latest, greatest version of OS X. It costs just $300. Sound good? Here's how to make your own. Why You Should Do This...
Early snow hits higher elevations in Pa., NJ, NY, breaking record in ...
Los Angeles Times
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — An autumn storm brought snow to parts of Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey, the earliest snow on record in one town. The National Weather Service says there's 4.5 inches of snow in State College, Pa., and 2 mor...
