Tourism

Parents Of Teen Who Defaced Egyptian Artifact Apologize

Eyder Peralta — Tue, 28 May 2013 15:36:00 +0000

The parents of a Chinese teenager are not happy. Their 15-year-old son was found to have defaced an Egyptian artifact at the 3,500-year-old Luxor Temple.

What's more, he did it using the most mundane of markings: Using what appears to be chalk, the boy wrote: "Ding Jinhao was here."

According to CNN, another Chinese tourist saw the markings and uploaded a picture to the Chinese social network Weibo.

"The saddest moment in Egypt," the tourist wrote. "I'm so embarrassed that I want to hide myself.

Bausch + Lomb Sold, Investors Seek To Buy Club Med

Tue, 28 May 2013 08:53:00 +0000

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

NPR's business news starts with corporate sell-offs.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

GREENE: Bausch + Lomb has been sold. The drug maker Valeant Pharmaceuticals is buying the 160-year-old eye care company for $8.7 billion.

RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

Valeant - which is a Canadian company - has been on a buying spree recently, as it moves to become a bigger player in the global pharmaceutical market.

Bausch + Lomb employs 12,000 people worldwide, including 1,600 at its headquarters in Rochester, New York.

Hey Colorado, Ready For Mike The Headless Chicken Fest?

Jim Hill — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:38:26 +0000

On the western slope of Colorado you'll find the city of Fruita. Known for mountain biking and rodeo, it's also known for Mike the Headless Chicken.

For Your Next Caribbean Vacation, Haiti ... Maybe?

Jason Beaubien — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:21:00 +0000

Haiti used to be a tourist hot spot in the Caribbean. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton regularly recounts how he and Hillary honeymooned in Haiti in 1975.

Unbridled Kentuckians Decide It's Time For A Kick-Ass New Slogan

WUKY-FM: Brenna Angel — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:23:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK2xh43NLKM