Over the years, through my one trip to Haiti and various visits to Haitian restaurants in the United States (especially here in Chicago, as well as New York City and Miami, like the fantastically colorful but now sadly defunct Tap Tap), I have come to greatly appreciate the cuisine that is a wonderful, soulful fusion of this country´s Indigenous Taíno roots, French colonial history, African traditions, and the creativity of a put upon but resilient people. It´s a cuisine th
Hundreds of people who were jammed into an amphitheater swayed and clapped their hands in time to music. Not far away, a much smaller crowd listened with rapt attention as a trio combined the sounds of mellow jazz with hip-hop.
Music fans gather in large cities like Los Angeles and Las Vegas to treat their ears to favorite melodies and harmonies. Others around the country enjoy their preferred tunes and performers where they live, or close by.
The Sounds of Music Are Everywhere
Pop concert
The Industrial Revolution ended long ago in the United States, but remnants of its impact are still palpable. Once temples of commerce, many cities bustled with sprawling factories, grand theaters, turn of the century office towers, majestic hotels, and regal apartment buildings woven together by pedestrian friendly street grids. Today, much of this ornately designed architecture is demolished or condemned. Over the years, speculative redevelopment schemes promised a return to their former grand
Get ready with your bags without any second thoughts. The knot has been ties and now you need a break from the hassle. You sure are tired from all the hectic attending and greeting all the guests. Now you just want to have some alone time with your partner. Honeymoon is the most romantic trip which you will cherish for life. Honeymoon’s days have the most romantic experiences and you will make memories that you are going to carry for the rest of your lives. This World is full of great places to
Kennebunport is the summer home of former president George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbabar Bush, as the Bush their children, including former president, George W. Bush.
The Bush compound (originally Point Vesuvius, then Walker’s Point), is the summer home of 41st President of the United States George H. W. Bush. Located adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean in southern Maine, near the town of Kennebunkport, the property has been a family retreat for more than a century.
Bush Compound, Kennebunkport
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Some new and up-to-date stuff about USA: http://tours-tv.com/en/united-states
As of 2009, six of the 25 tallest buildings in the world are in the United States. (12-2009)
As of 2009, the tallest building in the United States was the Sears Tower, also the 4th highest in the world. (12-2009)
The Mustard Museum in the United States in in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin. (4-12-2007)
$12 was the cost of General Electric’s first set of 24 Christmas lights (equaled the average paycheck of one work week in 1903).
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Remember These Airlines?
I just received a very interesting email from a good friend who's a flight attendant on charters between Miami and Havana, Cuba. I can't vouch for its accuracy, but it's a fun trip through the airline landscape of yore. Enjoy!
M.P.
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Did you ever say, "Whatever happened to ##### airlines?"
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