Fat Bear Week is in Full Swing

[edwest4]

Title for an article that is above the fold in today's New York Times. No link, I hope for obvious reasons.

 

[Grey Havoc]

BBC story on it for those curious:

Fat Bear Week: Race is on for Alaska's bulkiest bear

Alaskan bears stuffing themselves for the winter have gained a loving audience around the world.

www.bbc.com

 

[edwest4]

Oh yes, time to go to Alas... ka... I think not. Watching bears is not on my to-do list.

 

[CJGibson]

I thought you meant this:


Chris

 

[zjz]

I thought you meant this:
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Chris

Japan Air Lines flew USSR-made airliner before?

 

[CJGibson]

Joint venture, probably along the same lines as Singapore Airlines flying Concorde.

I was surprised as well as I'd not come across it before.

Chris

 

[Grey Havoc]

‘Fat Bear Week’ Has a New Champion — After Voting Scandal

This year’s competition, won by Bear 747, or Bear Force One, garnered more than one million votes overall.

www.wsj.com