Worlds Largest Luxury Cruise Liner

When the Oasis of the Seas hits the waters in late 2009, she will be the largest and most revolutionary cruise ship in the world. Made for Royal Caribbean International, the Oasis of the Seas cruise ship is the epitome of luxury, featuring 16 decks, 2700 staterooms, and the capacity to accommodate 5,400 guests at [...]

Karen Junqueira

Ela era só uma menina assustada. Karen Junqueira tinha 17 anos quando chegou ao Rio vinda de Caxambu, Minas. Ano 2000. Não tinha pai, sua mãe fora abandonada grávida. Quem a criou e a registrou foi o padrasto. Comerciante, alugava umas casinhas, vivia uma vida direita. Ele não aprovava a mudança. Karen queria ser atriz. [...]

Cleveland terrible city, silver lining

So why in the hell was I going to Cleveland, the place known affectionately to other’s from Ohio as the “Armpit of Ohio”? Well work, of course. More specifically I was visiting the partner company to my current employer. I’ll leave the company names out, mostly because I really love my job and our partner [...]

Joshua Tree

Humans have occupied the area encompassed by Joshua Tree National Park’s nearly 800,000 acres for at least 5,000 years. The first group known to inhabit the area was the Pinto Culture, followed by the Serrano, the Chemehuevi, and the Cahuilla, hunting and gathering along a slow-moving river that ran through the now dry Pinto Basin. [...]