Word: journeys
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...capital city of Colombo rumbled along a seaside road on its journey from Trincomalee in northeastern Sri Lanka. Not far behind was a bus bound for Kantalai. Passengers in the second bus could not have missed the roar of an explosion that destroyed the Colombo-bound vehicle, hurling some of its victims into the sea. But just minutes later, before those aboard fully realized what had happened, another blast violently ended their journey to Kantalai. The two explosions last week killed at least 22 people. The bus attacks were blamed on Tamil rebels, who want to establish an independent state...
...Blades, Jackson Browne, Miles Davis, Carlos Santana and Pete Townshend for spot appearances. Even Sean Penn and Madonna emceed in Los Angeles, and she promised to join Mia Farrow, Anjelica Huston and Meryl Streep at the New York-New Jersey tour finale in Giants Stadium. During the eleven-day journey, 114,000 concertgoers paid a hefty $36 each to simmer in what they hoped would be the best sounds of summer. Few were disappointed. Peter Gabriel gained legions of new fans with an electric delivery of his hit Sledgehammer as well as with Biko, dedicated to the South African martyr...
...domed railroad observation cars, built to take big spenders from Chicago to the West Coast in the '50s. These splendid arks, nicely refurbished and staffed with chefs and strolling musicians, now shuttle between Anchorage and Fairbanks every day as the Midnight Sun Express, stopping at Denali in mid-journey. Travelers sip champagne and goggle at moose and caribou while reflecting that a really high- tech society would reinvent the railroad, as an art form if necessary. Tourists can stay outside the park at the comfortable Crow's Nest Cabins on Sugar Loaf Mountain, overlooking Horseshoe Lake ($65 a night...
...unwavering accuracy. But even the primary practitioner of modern golf couldn't overcome Harrington's ability to fuse flawless technique with sunny implacability. Sports psychologist Bob Rotella - who reportedly stayed in Harrington's house this whole week of the Open - says the key to golf is to enjoy the journey rather than obsessing over its outcome. Harrington seems to have taken that to heart...
...Patricia Nyalusi follows the reenactment of the Stations of the Cross on Friday, she waves a handkerchief-sized Tanzanian flag. At home in Mbeya, in the country's south, "I never dreamed of such a big journey." From her small wage as a hospital lab technician, she supports both her parents and three younger siblings. But friends who went to the last World Youth Day, in Cologne, Germany in 2005, inspired her to aim for Sydney. She sees the pilgrimage partly as a thank-you to the missionaries who put her through school and college. "I put something aside each...