At the end of every year, after the monsoon rains, Noor Hossain dismantles his houseboat on the Bangladeshi delta and heads to the mainland. This time he will not be coming back. Hossain is one of about 800,000 river gypsies, known locally as bedey

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Whether you call them floating homes or houseboats, the residences on Richardson Bay have a wonderfully magical, and worldwide appeal . Marin is lucky to have a number of communities with floating homes and one of the most celebrated collections is

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When and how he died: Aug. 23, of liver cancer. Charmer: Jack Polson was a smooth-talking charmer who made friends and won confidences wherever he went. Buddies liked to hang out with him, women enjoyed joining him on adventures, and his family loved