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Polynesian in Utah
On a 3-day trip to Salt Lake Valley, I looked at how the Polynesian community is dealing with life in Utah. I realized that there are big Islander traditions in all parts of society, but also noticed that the youngest generation struggles a bit with finding their own identity.
Watch the story on the BBC News website
Scroll below to see photos, quotes and clips from the road.
Photos from the reporting trail in Utah.
What we know about history is that it repeats itself and some of the things that happened out here we don’t want repeated. So we want the kids to come out and to appreciate the sacrifise these people made.
Steven Rosenberg has this great report on the state of Russia.
The most requested thing I get is ‘where’s the men’s room?’
BBC News - Vivian Maier: A life’s lost work seen for first time
Although she is known to have lived a private and rather solitary existence, her work includes many images of couples and displays of affection.
Americans could speed up their journeys to work by not insisting on holding every elevator for everyone who wants to catch it as though it was one of the last helicopters leaving the roof of the Saigon embassy in 1975. There will be another lift along in a minute.
This car really is built for Manhattan, ain’t it?
Never understood why Smart isn’t taking off in NYC.
The New World Order: A Map - Newsweek
1. New Hansa: Denmark, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden
2. The Border Areas: Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, U.K.
Mr. President, sign my iPad
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At a rally in Seattle, President Obama recently autographed an iPad.
Switched.com reported the story on Sylvester Cann, who asked Obama for his digital signature.
Here’s a YouTube video of the signing.
Photo: A rally participant asks President Barack Obama to sign his iPad as the president greets the crowd during a rally for Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010, at the University of Washington in Seattle. Credit: Susan Walsh / AP.
Best part of this photo is how cool the guy is compared to everyone else in the crowd.
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