Peak oil? Don't worry -- Obama's on the job Nov 6, 2009
As a result, no matter how much money they poured into the task, the Bush administration and its Baghdad agents found themselves incapable of boosting petroleum output even to the levels of the worst days of Saddam Hussein's regime -- and so their plans to use oil revenues to pay for the war, the occupation and the reconstruction of the country all vanished into thin air. The data provided by BP on yearly production tallies cannot be starker when it comes to the impact on oil output of the... (Salon)
Book restores the late Pat Tillman's humanity Nov 1, 2009
Like in his expose of the Morman fundamentalists in "Under the Banner of Heaven," and the Mount Everest disaster, "Into Thin Air," Krakauer has a knack for weaving in great detail while moving the story along. With the cooperation of Tillman's widow, Marie, Krakauer drew on her husband's journals and letters as well as scores of candid interviews to stitch together the soldier's complex persona, depicting the highly motivated athlete who thrived on David vs. Goliath challenges. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Tonight: Famed mountaineer in Mesa Oct 28, 2009
Viesturs was on Mount Everest with an IMAX film crew on May 10, 1996, during the disaster recounted in Jon Krakauer's best-selling book, "Into Thin Air," and helped rescue one of the frostbitten climbers, Beck Weathers. Fischer, guiding with one of the expeditions, was among the dead. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Aussie Rocky's crushing fall from grace Oct 14, 2009
Promises from hangers-on fizzled into thin air and the back-slappers of the good times hightailed it in the bad. When the headlines faded, so did Rick's appeal. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Were ArmorGroup Allegations Quashed? Sep 30, 2009
CBS News has learned that serious allegations about the embassy reached Krongard's office two years ago - where they apparently vanished into thin air. How that could've happened is even harder to explain when you consider who made the complaint: Sen. (CBS News)
New book examines Pat Tillman's death Sep 12, 2009
In his best-selling account of a disastrous 1996 climb of Mount Everest, "Into Thin Air," he dished out stinging criticism to a professional guide and even chastised himself ... The Tillman story is more deeply entwined in politics than Krakauer's previous books - "Under the Banner of Heaven," "Into Thin Air," "Into the Wild" and "Eiger Dreams" - but he doesn't see that as a departure ... Boynton calls Krakauer the "gold standard" of New New Journalism because of his commitment to reporting,... (AZCentral)
Unprecedented Sep 10, 2009
Since the name of the game today is watching the Roberts Five shrink formerly binding court precedent into thin air without being forced to overrule the cases themselves, Stevens' willingness to fight for the integrity of a mere footnote is noble, if ultimately futile. Justice Sonia Sotomayor is on the bench this morning andfor those wonderingher white neck-cloth is more a table-runner to Ginsburg's lacy doily. (Slate)
Leaves and pages turn in the fall books preview Sep 7, 2009
The author of "Into Thin Air" chronicles the short and tragic life of the San Jose native who turned down an NFL contract to join the Army. OCTOBER FICTION. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
• A date-movie that doesn't disappoint Aug 28, 2009
It's tragic with a twist, though, as the boy vanishes into thin air in front of his terrified mother's eyes mid-car crash. He materializes, naked, in his own living room where he, his mother and father are having a discussion. (Juneau Empire)
'District 9' Takes Top Spot At Box Office Aug 18, 2009
While "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" vanished into thin air, "G-Force" is still going strong at #5 four weeks after its release, with $6. 9 million more to add to its cumulative of $99 million. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Do homework on second home Aug 10, 2009
Into thin air: Can your family members acclimate to the higher altitude and thinner air at a mile-high elevation or higher. Cope with fire: Does the cabin have a noncombustible roof and adequate defensible space, cleared of brush, to keep it safe if a wildfire rips through. (AZCentral -- Business)
Explosive mix Jul 18, 2009
He doesn't hide his fury at how a project he worked on for years has disappeared into thin air. "It's a tragedy for this town," he says. (BBC News -- Europe)
Getting Acquainted With 25 Questions Jul 10, 2009
Just finished a good book called "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer. It was about the Mt. Everest tragedy. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
Dad describes microwaving baby Jul 7, 2009
GALVESTON, TX Joshua Mauldin stared into thin air as his taped confession was played to the jury Tuesday. I put her head in first, Mauldin said as he confessed to putting his 2-month-old daughter in a hotel microwave. (FOX 11, AZ)
Leroy Nayes: Behind enemy lines Jul 4, 2009
When he took that step out into thin air, he'd been shown how to put on the parachute but had never actually jumped before. The bomber had turned back from its group when the engines quit, hoping to make it back over the Alps to Yugoslavia before everyone had to bail. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Dance of lifetime Jun 19, 2009
"The thing I wasn't expecting was the show just disappearing into thin air," Fowler says, from her home in Brisbane. "It had been our whole lives for three months and then all of a sudden it was just gone. That was hard at first. But I've been busy saying thank you to people who voted for me and it's all been positive." But has she been inundated with work offers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Claudia search team gets 40 calls Jun 3, 2009
Ms Lawrence's sister Ali told Crimewatch she found it very hard to accept people "just vanish into thin air". "There must be people out there that have seen something suspicious or who know something that's happened," she said. (BBC News -- UK)
Managing your taxes during these turbulent times Jun 2, 2009
Crystallise this opportunity or this tax asset will vanish into thin air soon. Another important tax asset is tax losses. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Missing chef's family in TV plea Jun 2, 2009
Her sister Ali will tell Crimewatch: "I just find it hard to accept that people just vanish into thin air. There must be people out there that have seen something suspicious Ali Lawrence, Claudia's sister "There must be people out there that have seen something suspicious or who know something that's happened. " Her father Peter says: "The hardest thing about all of this is the not knowing. (BBC News -- UK)
Give ACP Boakye his day in court Jun 1, 2009
He may know the whereabouts of the 77 parcels of cocaine that disappeared into thin air. I can see a lot of cover up there. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Mikelle Biggs case on national TV show Friday May 14, 2009
"Within two minutes, she vanishes into thin air.". Vargas said she has worked on profiles of 10 to 15 cases where people have vanished; some eventually were solved and others remain unsolved. (AZCentral -- News)
Evidence Against Drew Peterson Examined May 10, 2009
Though originally ruled an accident, the probe of her death was reopened and her body exhumed after Peterson's next wife, Stacy Peterson, vanished into thin air a year and a half ago. Peterson maintains he's done nothing wrong. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Huckaby: Deadly tragedy strikes close to home this time May 3, 2009
Intelligent and respected suspect apparently does the deed and disappears into thin air. It's the stuff of cable television movies. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Wilmers: Recovery to be complex, daunting Apr 28, 2009
9 trillion has disappeared into thin air, which will certainly affect the vast majority of civilization for a very long time to come, he said. Wilmers praised the Federal Reserve and Obama White House for their response to the crisis and attempts to correct it. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Bank bailout fund down to $135B... Mar 30, 2009
50% of their life savings and 30% of their home values have already evaporated into thin air. National unemployment is driving towards double digits as home foreclosures continue to mound. (The Drudge Report)
Cable Chiefs: Keep Your Heads Up Mar 5, 2009
"But if people don't know who makes it and it's free, it doesn't just go off TV, it goes into thin air," he noted. In the best-case scenario, brand leaders are able to create a 360-degree experience. (Multichannel News)
Obama's housing plan: The Michelle Malkin critique Feb 19, 2009
Jim "Mad Money" Cramer just sent my head spinning round so fast that my brain became completely unscrewed from my neck and everything I've learned about how the economy (doesn't) work in the last three years evaporated into thin air with an accompanying blasting hiss of boiling steam. In a new column in New York Magazine, the hopped-up CNBC stock picker declares that Geithner's much mocked financial stabilization plan, which debuted to a deafening round of boos on Tuesday, is the right answer... (Salon)
Review: 'Shopaholic' Half In The Bag Feb 15, 2009
And so I appreciated the fact that, at the end of all this, Rebecca's many problems seemed to evaporate into thin air. Her swooning and stumbling eventually guided her onto the right path. (KERO 23, CA)
Movie review: Coraline is stunningly off-kilter Feb 10, 2009
Selick has created a world in which gardens come alive, colorful paper dragonflies enchant a bedroom, and a sly black cat has the power to disappear into thin air. The medium of stop-motion animation - which exists in a world somewhere between cartoons and reality - fits the eerie story perfectly, allowing the characters to teeter around their off-kilter world in a slightly imbalanced way. (Daily Iowan, IA)
