http://www.stewsnews.com All the news that Stew's Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:30:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mountaineer Country Originally uploaded by Stewsnews. Final (20) Connecticut 21 (3) West Virginia 66 http://www.stewsnews.com/2007/11/28/mountaineer-country/ Visiting a public restroom anywhere in the world can be a gamble. Sometimes one is pleasantly surprised: At the Icon Grill in Seattle male patrons are encouraged by a multimedia display featuring scenes of waterfalls, floods and running faucets all set to classical music. I haven’t come across ... http://www.stewsnews.com/2007/05/18/step-forward-for-civilization/ Earth Day came and went here in Qingdao without so much as a litter pickup party. It is very easy to feel discouraged about the current and future state of the environment here in China. One thing we all can do to help is use more public transportation. Should ... http://www.stewsnews.com/2007/04/23/get-on-the-bus/ Pork Flavored Cotton Candy? Originally uploaded by Stewsnews. I am fairly certain this is not pork flavored cotton candy, although I cannot personally verify that. This picture was taken at a park here is Qingdao. http://www.stewsnews.com/2007/04/16/pork-flavored-cotton-candy/ The Red Cross and The Rainbow Originally uploaded by Stewsnews. The Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum is located in Geneva, Switzerland. The Museum tells the often moving and sometimes depressing origins of the organization, from the battlefield of Solferino to ... http://www.stewsnews.com/2007/04/06/the-red-cross-and-the-rainbow/ I recently came across a book with the intriguing title “Olympic Security English.” With chapters ranging from “Giving Directions” to “Dealing with Brawls” this text covers all the bases. It is good to know the police will be prepared in 2008. Here is an excerpt: At the Lost ... http://www.stewsnews.com/2007/03/29/olympic-security-english/ One of the highlights of my recent trip to Europe was taking the ferry across Lake Lucerne to the small town of Brunnen. My father and I were looking for a little relief from the city life and picked a random out of the way place based on ... http://www.stewsnews.com/2007/03/24/not-to-miss-swiss/ I guess Dante forgot to mention this particular circle. It is reserved for rude baristas and coffee shop patrons who order complicated drinks and refuse to tip. I came across this machine in the Zürich train station. Click on the photo for a larger version. http://www.stewsnews.com/2007/03/20/espresso-hell/ I am still in the process of making cosmetic changes to the site. For now I am using the vSlider theme from iRui.ac with a slightly modified color scheme. Please bear with me as I try and make improvements. Comments are back up and running with an extra spam ... http://www.stewsnews.com/2007/03/16/its-not-easy-being-green/ Chagall Window 2 Originally uploaded by Stewsnews. I have been toying with the idea of changing the site up. In the process I somehow deleted the photo from the previous post and almost deleted an entire directory or two. I am still ... http://www.stewsnews.com/2007/03/10/coming-soon-the-new-and-improved-stewsnews/