At first glance, if you search for Winnipeg, Manitoba, on a map, it appears to be in the middle of nowhere. That’s because it kind of is: the next-closest big city is Minneapolis — and it’s 450 miles away. Look closer, however, and you will see that Winnipeg is also uniquely located smack dab in … Read more
Visitors pepper the length of Utah Beach in Normandy, France, some pausing to take photos, others simply staring out across the English Channel. One passerby in a bright orange windbreaker stops to scoop a handful of sand into a plastic bag and tucks it into his satchel. “Dad always wanted to come back. He just … Read more
One of the complaints – which snowballed into a debate that drew a response from state news agency Xinhua – came after a social media user found that some Beijing subway stations still required identity verification to issue tickets. “I want to make sure that it is implemented in accordance with a currently valid regulation,” … Read more
Numerous arts and culture institutions — as well as parts of Rocky Mountain National Park, several ski areas and other gathering spaces — are closed Thursday, March 14, due to heavy snow and difficult driving conditions. Denver arts, culture and museum snow closures for Thursday, March 14 Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave., Denver … Read more
The U.S. system was also unique in that no other country required a model to accompany a patent application. The reasons why soon became clear. As early as the eighteen-thirties, the collection had outgrown the Patent Office’s cramped headquarters at the former Blodgett’s Hotel. In 1836, a fire destroyed at least seven thousand models, but, … Read more
