Junior Teamers blog from 2009 Junior Pan Pacs (USA Swimming)
The U.S. National Junior Team is competing this week at the 2009 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Guam. A number of swimmers on the team have volunteered to share their experiences with us throughout the week on this blog.

NEWS: Pritchard '09 shares Big Green hockey experience on blog (The Dartmouth)
This season, Dartmouth hockey captain Rob Pritchard '09 has been busy both on and off the ice. Not only has the Big Green senior led a surprising Dartmouth squad to an overall record of 9-5-0 (6-3-0 ECAC Hockey), he has also become the first Dartmouth hockey player to represent his school with his own online blog on the NCAA web site.

Travel show opens Friday (The Monitor)
McALLEN — Locals planning their next vacation will be able to learn about regional and world travel from more than 130 exhibitors at this week's McAllen International Travel Show.

NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA'S BLOG: Marinelli talking with Houston; Frazier visiting Lions; How about Linehan? (Detroit Free Press)
Former coach Rod Marinelli is interviewing with the Texans, according to the Houston Chronicle. They have openings at defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. Marinelli wants to be a defensive line coach again and already has visited the Bears and Seahawks.

Navigon teams with Rand McNally to put a little travel in your PND (Engadget)
Not that we haven't seen navigator manufacturers partner up with travel companies before , but it's still pretty rare to hear of a PND maker looking out for the travelers and not just the completely lost crowd. Here at CES, Navigon has just announced a partnership with Rand McNally (the first of its kind, we hear), which will result in Scenic Routers and City Guides from the aforesaid ...

Let's draft next year's team (Yahoo! Canada Sports)
This is a travel day for the blog, but we'd like to leave you with the stirring image above, and the first round of your 2009 draft below (100 percent analysis free). Many thanks to those of you who participated in the Monday Night Live Blog this year over at Shutdown Corner . That was great fun. Just thinking about it gives us the vapors. OK, here's Round 1: 1) Adrian Peterson , 2) ...

Flying First Class or Coach, Top 5 Travel Manners Are a True Indicator of Class (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Traveling with class is not simply putting down the Amex Platinum Card and purchasing a seat in the first class section of a jumbo jet. In fact, whether you are traveling up front or in economy, your true level of class is actually reflected in your travel manners.

Thursday's news round-up (USA Today)
Here is a round-up of the aviation-related stories posted on USATODAY.com during the past 24 hours. The stories listed below include only those not already covered in the Today in the Sky blog. Click on the headline link to see...

Blogging Tips For Starting A Business (PIZZAHEROS)
When you are starting business blogging it is important to set your blog up on a site that is already popular in the search engines. This provides you with a stronger chance of other people finding the blog and you have to spend less time promoting it.

Motivated Flames hand Sharks 5-2 loss (San Jose Mercury News)
The Sharks lost a hockey game and three hours of sleep Tuesday night. Today was supposed to be for travel and relaxing, nothing on the schedule except an 11 a.m. bus ride from the hotel to the airport and a short flight to Edmonton, site of their next game Friday. Sharks blog | Forum | More Sharks