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HIGHS: “Our treehouses are discreetly tucked away in the forest, in the boughs of ancient mahogany trees,” says Trevor Saxty, president of California-based Adventure Center (adventurecenter.com), which offers camping excursions throughout Africa. For $275 per night, tourists can sleep in a timber treehouse overlooking Tanzania’s Lake Manyara National Park, famous for its tree-climbing lions (not to worry: they climb only acacia, not mahogany trees). In 1996, inspired by a class on human-environmental relations, Hawaii-based architect Dave Greenberg designed four tree houses near Hana, Maui....

Ruggles’s owner, Jerry Hatfield, is just one of many pet lovers worldwide who have started taking their companions along on holiday. In recent years pet travel has become increasingly commonplace, and September 11 seems to have added fuel to the trend. Says Hatfield, who runs PetTravel.com, “People are less willing to go off and leave a part of their family at home, either for security reasons or psychological reasons.” As a result, the tourism industry is growing more accommodating to the four-legged set and more aware that traveling pet own-ers are “really good business....

Yet another Chiefs offensive player is questionable to play in Sunday’s AFC championship game vs. the Bengals. The latest player to suffer an injury is All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce, who reportedly suffered back spasms in practice on Friday, despite being a full participant. He appeared on Kansas City’s injury report for the day, in which he was listed as “questionable” to play vs. Cincinnati. Kelce’s absence or inability to play at full speed would compound another injury scare on the Chiefs: that of Patrick Mahomes, who suffered a high ankle sprain in the divisional-round victory over the Jaguars....

Understanding a running injury is the key to effective treatment. Here you will find resources that explain common problems and offer information about types of treatment for a running injury. Hip and Thigh Injuries Hip Bursitis Inflammation of the bursa over the outside of the hip joint, so-called trochanteric bursitis, can cause pain with hip movement. Conservative treatment of hip bursitis is almost always effective, but it’s important to get rid of the problem completely to avoid having it becoming a persistent problem....

Dilfer, retired NFL quarterback and current high school football head coach at Lipscomb Academy in Nashville, Tenn., was caught in a bit of controversy during the weekend when a video of him getting rough and shoving a player on the team went viral. While the reaction to the video was split, Dilfer apparently felt the need to apologize, offering a lengthy mea culpa for the incident on Sunday: Dilfer’s apology in full:...

A majority of councilors from the northern province bordering Austria voted on Wednesday for a law instructing regional administrations to promote the use of free and open source software, with only the minority Northern League voting against the measure. The law is intended to promote pluralism in information technology and “the elimination of every barrier created by the use of non-open source standards, in the service of the principles of economy, efficiency and effectiveness....

Bauer was spotted Friday during the Indians-Astros series opener in Houston wearing an addition to his jersey that referenced a Twitter exchange between himself and the Astros. The exchange began in early May when Bauer appeared to accuse Houston’s pitchers of doctoring baseballs to improve the spin rates on their fastballs (he later said he wasn’t singling out anyone). The Cleveland pitcher went back and forth with a few Astros players on Twitter about the claim, but the online spat reached its climax when Houston third baseman Alex Bregman called Bauer by the wrong name....

Many have labeled Trevor Lawrence as the best NFL Draft prospect since Andrew Luck. On that note, let’s break down Lawrence and Zach Wilson and see who is the better quarterback. Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence Trevor Lawrence has been a top prospect throughout his college career. He’s on virtually everyone’s NFL draft board heading into Thursday night. Lawrence is all but selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars. During the three seasons at Clemson, Trevor Lawrence completed 66....

Spurs need just three more wins to confirm qualification for the Champions League, while City blew an opportunity to win the Premier League last weekend, throwing away a 2-0 lead against Manchester United to lose 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium . A win against Spurs would not see City confirmed as champions, but a victory and a defeat for United against West Brom would be enough. Tottenham injuries Toby Alderweireld is fit to play but he has yet to return to the squad, with rumours continuing to swirl over his future at Spurs....

Sky Sports revealed today that Real Madrid have made a world record bid of £85 million for Welsh flyer Gareth Bale. Other sources also report the same, while adding that Daniel Levy has set a price tag of a whopping 145 million Euros, should Bale move to the Santiago Bernabeu this summer. It may sound crazy to ask for 145 million Euros for a player who’s just had one very, very good season....

The 40-year-old forward is set to bid an emotional farewell to the club he has represented for a quarter of a century when Roma host Genoa on the final day of the Serie A season on Sunday. How Costa rose from Barcelona to Chelsea In a statement released on Thursday, Totti spoke of his passion to remain in football and tackle a new challenge . Although this could be a reference to the directors’ role he has been previously tipped to take on at Roma, it has done little to prompt speculation that he could seek to play on elsewhere....

Leaping into the void, a handful of companies are coming out with products that enable the average user to feel the virtual space inside a computer monitor and, yes, smell it too. Immersion Corp., out of San Jose, Calif., has developed a mouse that uses a tiny internal motor to simulate the sense of touch as you move your cursor across the computer screen–whether you’re skimming across the Windows desktop, working inside a program like Quicken or surfing the Web....

Before the personal-computer revolution came the minicomputer revolution. The Maynard, Mass.-based DEC broke the stranglehold of IBM and the “seven dwarf " mainframe makers and IBM by selling cheaper machines that didn’t require an army of specialists. That led Digital to $14 billion in sales for the 1991 fiscal year and explains why Fortune magazine in 1986 called Olsen “the most successful entrepreneur in the history of American business.”...

At least three riders had to pull out of the race following the wreckage, and the stage was suspended for nearly thirty minutes as medical and technical support rushed to the aid of the riders at the foot of the the Cote de Boissieu. MORE: Tour de France 2015 in photos | Stage 4 results, leader, overall standings Fausto Oppici, a mechanic for the ORICA GreenEDGE team, had a GoPro camera on-hand when he arrived at the wreckage and the vidoe is pretty incredible....

David Guetta is the largest selling artist in the world and has worked with artists like Akon, The Black Eyed Peas, Will.i.am, Fergie, Kelly Rowland, Madonna & Lil’ Wayne, Kelis, Kid Cudi, Estelle, K’Naan, LMFAO, Flo Rida, Rihanna, Sia, Nicki Minaj, John Legend, Usher, Emeli Sande, and more. He has sold over 9 million albums, 40 million singles, and 2 billion streams on Spotify with 4.3 billion official views on YouTube....

The council announced a plan last week to enacted DNA testing on abandoned dog feces left in places like parks, streets, walking trails and housing estates. “The Leitrim Animal Warden will take samples of dog waste in areas with high levels of dog fouling and, using DNA, match the samples with saliva samples taken from dogs in the same area,” reported the Leitrim County News. “Bag It, Bin It!” is the slogan for the council’s campaign....

The Russian aggression has created unending havoc. Fully premeditated acts of war aim at non-military targets, including sites of Ukraine’s cultural heritage and religious worship. The burning buildings of the Sviatohirsk (Holy Mountains) Lavra in Donetsk Oblast in the east of the country are among the most shocking symbols of this barbarity. The Lavra is a vitally important place of worship in Orthodox Christianity. Its earliest mentions date back to the 17th century....

There were a few other trailers and videos that were victimized by the big name title announcements and we’ve wrangled them up below for general viewing and scrutiny. - Ghost Recon: Future Soldier ‘Believe in Ghosts #2’ Everyone knows that a soldier’s best friend is his rifle. That rifle will be with him through thick and thin, better or worse. In Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, players will be afforded the opportunity to customize each and everyone of his/her weapons with the innovative and seemingly limitless Gunsmith system....

Religious repression is at all-time highs. The Pew Forum reported that 84 percent of the global population lives in countries with “high” or “very high” restrictions on faith practices. That doesn’t mean everyone is persecuted, but it does suggest the space for freedom of conscience is shrinking. People of all faiths and worldviews are affected by these trends, which have implications beyond human rights, including international security and the growth of violent religious extremism....

The Belgian playmaker is looking for the exit, but Real Madrid’s interest may only be acted upon this summer if Zinedine Zidane remains in charge. The report also states Thibaut Courtois is anxious to follow Hazard out the door to the Spanish capital. Aouar ignoring Liverpool links for now Houssem Aouar’s performances at Lyon have seen him heavily linked with Liverpool, but the teenager is ignoring the rumours for now....