EverestHistory.com: Oswald Oelz (Everest News)
Born on February 6, 1943 in Vorarlberg Austria, Dr. Oswald Oelz began his serious climbing career in 1976 with an ascent of Denali (Mt. McKinley). us.rd.yahoo.com
Putin's paltry salary well below presidential peers (Independent)
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has a penchant for luxury watches, and has been spotted wearing a model by the elite Swiss watchmaker Patek Phillippe that retails for about ÂŁ30,000. But if he bought it himself, he would have had to fork out nine months of his official salary for the pleasure, according to figures released by the Russian Central Elections Commission. us.rd.yahoo.com
Waseca watchmaker still ticking (Mankato Free Press)
Don Streed’s fascination with the mechanical innards of most anything began back in the Depression. A new Maytag washing machine — a big ticket item in those hard times — was delivered to his parents’ house one day. us.rd.yahoo.com
Texian Thanksgiving Winding Back Clock (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post)
The public can celebrate Thanksgiving “pioneer style” at the free 13th Annual Texian Thanksgiving Celebration and Knife & Tomahawk Competition at Fort Martin Scott in Fredericksburg Friday through Sunday. us.rd.yahoo.com
Swiss peeks
New York—The latest watches will soon be unveiled at BaselWorld (with more timepiece debuts to follow at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie), but the sneak peeks shown here reveal some of the trends expected to be all the wrist rage at the Swiss shows. nationaljewelernetwork.com