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Related topics JuneaualaskaHolland AmericaCruiseAlaska cruise Advertisement With convenient round-trip departures from Seattle, Holland America Line offers an ideal way to experience Alaska without breaking the bank. The ms Westerdam departs every Saturday and cruises Glacier Bay National Park. The ms Oosterdam departs on Sundays and cruises Tracy Arm and Sawyer Glaciers. Otherwise, the itineraries for both ships are similar: they visit Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan and Victoria, BC. Both ships use the new state-of-the-art cruise terminal located at Pier 91. This writer was lucky enough to experience the ms Westerdam itinerary for 2011, which visited Hubbard Glacier but which otherwise is similar...

Monday Japan Times, Tokyo Nuclear protest Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people including ordinary citizens and antinuclear activists gathered in Tokyo on Sunday to form a human chain around the Diet building (Japan's parliament complex), calling for the abolition of nuclear power plants and putting more pressure on the Cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. The rally was organized in the aftermath of the meltdowns that erupted in the Fukushima tsunami disaster. (Editor's note: Regulators vowed Wednesday to impose stricter safety standards on nuclear power plants.) Syria fighting Fierce fighting raged for a second day in Syria's commercial capital, Aleppo, Sunday as troops pressed an...

4 August 2012 Ottawa, Ontario Prime Minister Stephen Harper today congratulated Rosie MacLennan on her gold medal in women's trampoline, Ryan Cochrane on his silver medal in the 1,500 freestyle swim, and the women's track cycling team on its bronze medal in the team pursuit. Ms. MacLennan's gold medal is Canada's first at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, and the first for Canada in women's trampoline. "Canadians everywhere were kept on the...

The Turkish military has retired all 40 generals and admirals on trial on charges of plotting to overthrow the Muslim-led government, Turkish officials said Saturday, in the latest move by the government to tame the once indomitable army. The decision by the Supreme Military Council, which is led by...

IT'S a must-win game for both as the Warriors take on the Sharks today. The Sharks, who have...

WHILE residents of one Oklahoma town sifted through their charred belongings to salvage what they could after a roaring wildfire that may have been deliberately set, residents in two other towns were being ordered to evacuate their homes. The fire near Luther, which is about 25 miles northeast of Oklahoma City, destroyed nearly five dozen homes and other buildings before firefighters were able to gain some measure of control Saturday. The fire was one of several burning in Oklahoma, where a severe drought has parched the landscape. The fires include a large one in Creek County, in northeastern Oklahoma, that officials said had claimed about 78 square miles, and another...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Two New Zealand soldiers were killed and six others were injured in Afghanistan's Bamyan province on Saturday when they came under fire assisting local security forces that...

Washington: NASA has given three firms a total of $1.1 billion to build a new range of "space taxis" that will take astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), a media report said....

RAMALLAH, West Bank â€" The Palestinians next month will renew a bid to upgrade their status at the United Nations, their foreign minister said on Saturday, a move that could strengthen their statehood claims after talks with Israel stalled. Palestinians...

ADEN: A suicide attack at a town in south Yemen recently recaptured by the army from Al-Qaeda forces killed 20 people Saturday and wounded another 20, the governor of the province said. In a separate incident in the east of the country meanwhile, a suspected US drone strike killed five Al-Qaeda members late Saturday, a local official said. "Twenty people have been killed and 20 others wounded,"...

TOKYO â€" A grandson of former President Harry Truman, who ordered the atomic bombings of Japan during World War II, is in Hiroshima to attend a memorial service for the victims. Clifton Truman Daniel visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Saturday and laid a wreath for the 140,000 people killed in the Aug. 6, 1945, bombing authorized by his grandfather. Another atomic blast in Nagasaki three days later killed 70,000 more. “I think this cenotaph says it all â€" to...

SHARE AND DISCUSS Tweet KABUL: The Afghan parliament voted Saturday to dismiss the countrys defence and interior ministers,a move that threatens to throw the countrys security apparatus...

LOS ANGELES -- A pair of home runs -- including an opposite-field shot -- is probably enough to get somebody like Matt Kemp trending on Twitter. For the humble A.J. Ellis to have that happen, he would need some help, and there is no one better in Los Angeles to provide that than Vin Scully. So thanks to a plug from the famed broadcaster after he hit a solo shot in the third inning on Friday, Ellis suddenly became an overnight social media sensation. "It was pretty busy," Ellis said about his Twitter account after the game. "I got home and I watched the replay of Vin talking about Twitter on the telecast. He did a good job. I'm very thankful for Vin pumping me up." Ellis went on to hit...

There was a point in the Olympic Stadium on Saturday evening, at around 9.20pm, when you wanted to put the world on pause and just revel in it for a moment before the next wonderful thing caught you round the chops. One day, six Olympic gold medals for Great Britain? Hell, in one hour, around one small oval of track in east London, British athletes won three golds in such dizzying, dreamlike succession that all context and precedent disappeared off into the dark London sky. You tried to grab a record-book before they all went up in smoke. In the 16 Olympics from 1928 to 1996, only once did Britain win more than five golds in an entire Games. Not since 1908 had GB won five in a day, and that...

Never one to shun the spotlight, the moon got in on the action at the London Olympics, forming a "sixth ring" in the logo hanging from Tower Bridge. A stunning photo of the...

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Michael Phelps heads into retirement the only way imaginable - with an 18th...

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Dermontti Dawson succeeded Mike Webster as the Pittsburgh Steelers' center. He's also followed him...

SAN DIEGO -- Three-fifths of what the Mets hope will be their future starting rotation will be pitching for the organization Sunday. At 1 p.m., Zack Wheeler will make his first Triple-A start at Buffalo against Syracuse. At 4 p.m., will make his third major-league start against the Padres at PETCO Park. At 5 p.m., Johan will make a rehab start for the against the visiting Auburn Doubledays. If everything goes as the Mets hope, Santana will front a 2013 rotation that includes , , and -- at some point in the summer -- Wheeler. Harvey, the 23-year-old righthander who has dazzled in his first two starts, will make his debut Friday. Santana will follow him Saturday if all goes well Sunday night....

CORTLAND, N.Y. — New York Jets [] coach Rex Ryan says wide receiver Santonio Holmes "might" have broken a rib during the team’s scrimmage, potentially leaving an already thin position in serious trouble. Ryan says Holmes was hurt on a...

ST. LOUIS -- Jaime Garcia opened his second Minor League rehab start by retiring the first nine Double-A batters he faced on Saturday. This start -- which lasted into the fifth inning -- could be the second-to-last one the left-hander makes before coming off the disabled list. Garcia was extended to 64 pitches (44 strikes) after throwing about 20 fewer in a rehab appearance with the Gulf Coast League Cardinals earlier in the week. His string of retired batters on Saturday ended when Tulsa's Corey Dickerson led off the fourth with a home run. Garcia ended up throwing 25 pitches in that inning, which also featured a double. Springfield manager Mike Shildt removed Garcia, who was on a pitch...

Jason KenworthyWomen love him, photographers in blimps like to shoot him, Julian Wilson just likes to win heats. "On my way to save the world, on my way to save the world, on my way to save the world." The Operation Ivy chorus pounded through my headphones as I walked down the street in Huntington 20 yards behind Dane Reynolds. He had two Channel Islands boards and girlfriend Courtny in tow. On the beach is was south wind, a new swell, and conditions just ugly enough to inspire a kid from Ventura, all I could think of was that Dane was on his way down to change the world -- whether knowingly or not. He wouldn't surf for another two hours. To open the day Filipe Toledo and Miguel Pupo won...

CANTON, Ohio -- Willie Roaf was in an unfamiliar role - the center of attention in front of a large crowd, being...

KENT, Wash. - Pro Stock points leader Allen Johnson topped Pro Stock qualifying for the sixth straight event, taking the No. 1 position in the NHRA Northwest...

If you don't have reservations at a motel in the Keys for the next few weeks, this is not for you — every cubby hole is now booked there as the annual crush of "bug-lovers" swarms in from every corner of the state for the beginning of the regular spiny lobster season on Monday. There are literally traffic jams of vehicles towing dive boats on U.S. 1 throughout the first week of the season — and it's not uncommon for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to set up checkpoints on the road, flagging down every vehicle pulling a boat to check for over-the-bag-limit or under-the-size-limit lobsters. Not only that, but the commission...

AUSTIN — The Texas Longhorns report to campus today, officially beginning their 15th preseason football camp under coach Mack Brown and their 21st consecutive month without a clear-cut starting quarterback. But while the competition between sophomore David Ash and junior Case McCoy remains the most pressing issue for a team ranked No. 15 nationally in the preseason USA Today coaches' poll, the...

DENVER -- Following his three-hit, four-run effort in the Giants' 16-4 rout Friday over the Colorado Rockies, Angel Pagan couldn't have been blamed for kicking back and relaxing. Instead, he headed for the Coors Field weight room for a brief but diligent workout. Pagan is among numerous players who include this type of extra work in their daily regimen. "It's very important to maintain yourself through the whole year," the center fielder said Saturday. "You work so much in...

LONDON - Willie Mays stumbled around in a Mets uniform, and Babe Ruth finished with the Boston Braves. Michael Jordan tried baseball, then playing for the Washington Wizards, and is currently failing as a basketball executive. Tiger Woods, the greatest of phenoms in the most difficult of sports, hit a career wall after his car hit that fire hydrant. It's hard to go out on top when you're accustomed to life as a star, and it's hard to go out gracefully when the world has bowed before you, but on...

CBSSports.com wire reports Aug. 4, 2012 9:01 PM ET CORTLAND, N.Y. -- Santonio Holmes walked off the field and into the locker room, his side hurting - potentially leaving a big gap in the New York Jets' already-thin receiving corps. Coach Rex Ryan said that Holmes "might" have broken a rib during the team's scrimmage Saturday night, bad news for a team that lacks depth at the position because of other injuries. "I heard he might have broke a rib or something," Ryan said. "I'm not sure about that." It appeared Holmes was injured on a third-down play when he was hit by cornerback Antonio Cromartie, who earlier in the week made some waves when he said he thought he was the team's second-best...

CORTLAND, N.Y. -- Santonio Holmes walked off the field and into the locker room, his side hurting - potentially leaving a...

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CANTON, Ohio - Willie Roaf was in an unfamiliar role — the center of attention in front of a large crowd, being singled out for something good. No, make that: Something great. With current Saints players standing and cheering, the former New Orleans offensive tackle led a group of linemen into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night, a six-man induction that honored those who relish the less-than-glorious role. Four linemen were inducted — Roaf, Chris Doleman, Cortez Kennedy and Dermontti Dawson, along with running back Curtis Martin and 1950s cornerback Jack Butler....