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...Appenzell, the second smallest of Switzerland's 26 cantons, known for its cheese and sturdy mountain dogs, became a nude-hiking mecca is the subject of some speculation. "It's probably because naked hikers who had been here raved about their experiences on blogs, building this area's reputation," says Veronique Kanel, a spokeswoman for Switzerland Tourism, the country's official tourist body. "We haven't heard so far of a massive influx of naked hikers to other Swiss regions, although I suspect that once in a while they also go outside of Appenzell...
...newspaper closings really have on a town? Or a nation? Depending on a person's reading habits, the answers to these questions range from "It's the death of democracy!" to "Newspapers? What newspapers?" But with the demise of two major metropolitan dailies, the 149-year-old Rocky Mountain News and the almost equally venerable 145-year-old Seattle Post-Intelligencer in the last month alone, the issue is becoming a matter of practical rather than just theoretical concern. (See the 10 Most Endangered Newspapers in America...
Unlike some of the metropolitan dailies that have closed, including the Seattle P-I, the Cincinnati Post did not leave behind a news website. Neither did the Rocky Mountain News, although some of its former news staff are attempting to launch one. It did leave behind a competitor, the Cincinnati Enquirer, but the Enquirer does not report as much news from north Kentucky towns as the Post...
...modern twist on Geoffrey's account, some argue that space aliens, rather than Merlin, constructed Stonehenge. These theories feed off the fact that no one's exactly sure how the rocks got to their present location - the origin of some were traced as far as a Welsh mountain range 137 miles away from the Stonehenge. Although modern tests employing only technology from the era have moved similar stones, there's still no full explanation for how ancient people managed such a feat. Hence, aliens...
...school employee helps inspire that trust and also means she can help students schedule medical appointments.) Her classroom is a safe zone for the kinds of questions that pinball inside the heads of teenagers--and that gives her a chance to air out some popular rumors. (Question: Does drinking Mountain Dew lower sperm count? Answer...