Great News for Today, March 11th

I was browsing the web, and I found some great stories out there, that I'd love to pass along to readers... Here go some links

RUSSIA/US RELATIONS

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/world/europe/12russia.html   - An article by the New York Times that talks about Putin's recent meeting with VP Joe Biden, and how Mr. Putin threw him for a loop early in their meeting.  (BTW, I'm all for the liberalization of visa regulations with Russia and the United States, but I'm not quite sure what getting rid of visas entirely would mean for the two countries.)


ROYAL WEDDING 2011

http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/travel/13journeys-royal.html?ref=travel   - A pretty cool look at what's available to people wishing to celebrate the impending Royal Wedding (Kate and William of England), and what you can do to save (or spend) money going to London at that time.  Some wonderful travel tips, and plenty of cool cool cool things to do.


JAPAN'S EARTHQUAKE AND FLOOD

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/world/asia/12japan.html?_r=1&ref=world   - If you haven't heard the news about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, read this article now.  If you have heard about it, read it anyway.  It's a great outline of what's going on over there, and something everyone needs to be aware of.

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/03/11/world/asia/100000000718996/tc-031111.html?ref=world - This is a video of the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan this week.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/11/world/asia/maps-of-earthquake-and-tsunami-damage-in-japan.html?ref=world   - Maps showing the impact of the quakes from a birds-eye-view. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/world/asia/12nuclear.html?ref=world - Covers how the crisis in Japan provided huge difficulties for one nuclear power plant there, and why citizens had to evacuate the area.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/11/world/asia/20110311EARTHQUAKE_zoomer.html?ref=world - a link to a pic you can zoom in on that shows the damage caused in one neighborhood.  nothing is salvageable. 

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/03/11/world/asia/100000000718996/aftermath-of-the-earthquake-in-japan.html?scp=1&sq=japan&st=cse - video showing effects of flood.  stunning.


HOW TO BUTCHER A CHICKEN

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/03/10/magazine/100000000715898/how-to-butcher-a-chicken.html  - A chef takes you through how to cut up a whole chicken you buy from the supermarket (note: this is not how to kill a chicken, just how to cut it up correctly).

LATEST FROM WISCONSIN:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/us/12wisconsin.html?ref=us - article outlining the governor's latest solution.


VERY COOL APPLICATION:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/07/25/us/scotus-quiz.html?ref=supremecourt  - see how your views stack up to the rest of America's, and the Supreme Court's.






This is something I'd like to do very much:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/garden/10texas.html?pagewanted=2&ref=garden

and pics of it:  http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/10/garden/20110310-TEXAS-SLIDESHOW.html?ref=garden#1