The Pischa mountain restaurant hotel in Davos, Switzerland, has announced it will no longer rent out skiing and other snow-sports equipment to Jewish guests, due to an alleged long history of unruly behavior, property damage and theft. The establishment faced accusations of anti-Semitism, causing a major scandal and a police investigation. The offensive notice appeared […]
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Mountain Hotel in Davos Has Denied the Rental of Skiing Equipment to Jewish Guests, Citing Persistent Obnoxious Behavior, Property Damage & Theft
Ancient Animal Bone Ice Skates Found in China’s “Birthplace of Skiing”
During a recent archaeological press conference in Xinjiang, known as the birthplace of skiing, experts announced the discovery of ice skates made of animal bone that are believed to be 3,500 years old! The ice skates, made from cattle and horse bones, were found in a high-society tomb located in the Ili River Valley. The […]
Shiffrin Excels in World Cup Skiing Opener for Her 70th Win
SÖLDEN, Austria—A friendly pat on the back from her rival Petra Vlhova and a long hug from boyfriend Aleksander Aamodt Kilde in the finish area were Mikaela Shiffrin’s rewards for excelling in the season-opening World Cup giant slalom on Saturday. Shiffrin showed two runs of near-flawless skiing on one of the toughest hills on the […]
Spaniards SKIING & dog-sledding on Madrid streets as freak blizzards kill 3 (VIDEOS)
Scores of people in Madrid neglected calls by the authorities to stay home and flocked outside to engage in winter activities, as the Spanish capital was paralyzed by the biggest snowfall in half a century, leaving three dead. Storm Filomena, which buried Madrid under a record 50 centimeters of snow on Friday, became a disaster […]
Big Oil’s “Long Twilight”
Print Friendly Above Photo: From priceofoil.org All eyes this morning will be on the half-yearly OPEC meeting in Vienna. Although pundits are not expecting a production freeze, the oil price is creeping towards $50, up 80 per cent since its slump of $30 in January. As the press pack hunt the OPEC oilmen round Vienna searching for […]
Reserve Deputy Sentenced To Four Years For Fatal Eric Harris Shooting
A former Oklahoma pay to play deputy has been sentenced to four years in prison for the fatal April 2, 2015 shooting of Eric Harris in Tulsa. Reserve Deputy Robert Bates, 74, was assisting other officers who were trying to take Harris into custody after he had fled during a sting operation. Police said Harris, […]