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Lowe’s Home Improvement shopping island site Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:27AMRepresentatives with Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse are scheduled to sit down with island planning officials, and League City has a new eatery.
US, Indonesia in a tentative embrace Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:12AMJAKARTA - Indonesia is weighing the pros and cons of a new strategic partnership with the United States ahead of President Barack Obama's visit scheduled for March 20. The two sides are expected to sign a comprehensive agreement that some analysts believe could signal a strategic shift in US policy towards the region.
Downtown Reno casino recovery starts with new sports book debut today Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:58AMAfter three months of reorganization to stave off foreclosure, the Siena Hotel Spa Casino in downtown Reno plans a comeback in a big way, general manager Clyde Callicott said Wednesday.
Indonesia Hopes To Attract $12 Billion In Geothermal Investments Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:06AMIndonesia Hopes To Attract $12 Billion In Geothermal Investments
MPs asked to back Bill capping loan shark rates Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:47AMMPs are being urged to send to a select committee a Bill seeking to cap interest rates that loan sharks charge. read more
Lakeside cabins offer great spring getaway Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:35AMCan you imagine a warm spring day when you have a cabin with a lake view? There are few better ways to shake off winter and celebrate the arrival of spring than taking an overnight getaway to a cabin at a lake. It isn't quite Golden Pond, but there are 10...
Dubai and Disney: The Ultimate Resort Showdown Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:26AMSee why the customer service experience may be the ultimate reason guests choose one resort over the other.
Events: Related News Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:13AM3/11/2010 - WIT Halfway to Setting Record For Largest Meeting of Female Truck Drivers Women In Trucking has announced it is halfway to meeting its goal to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of female professional drivers...
Hotplugs Derby raises some eyebrows Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:08AMToday’s column, for better or worse, could probably be called the Competitive Fishing Edition, starting with the results from last weekend’s local Hotplugs Derby, which was better.
Finance Bill to Include Agency to Track Financial Risk Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:56AMSenate Banking Committee members from both parties said on Wednesday that they had agreed to include in their regulatory overhaul bill a new Office of Research and Analysis that would provide early warnings of possible systemic collapses, Edward Wyatt and Sewell Chan report in The New York Times.
Weekly travel deals: A Caribbean cruise and Spring Training packages Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:08PMAct fast and save: Book by the end of today (March 10) and you can an eight-night Caribbean cruise from New York City for $549 per person. Stops include Turks & Caicos, Nassau, Bahamas and Half Moon Cay, a private island in the Bahamas.
Judge wants decision on death for Bordt Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:35PMA Franklin County judge is urging prosecutors of the German grandmother accused of murdering her grandson in the bathtub of a St. George Island resort vacation home to move quickly on whether they plan to seek the death penalty. In his ruling Tuesday...
Fumes fines scheme gains mixed reviews Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:09PMPlans to impose fines on motorists in Shrewsbury who leave their engines running as part of new plans to deal with poor air quality today received a mixed response from the public.
Slow revival for isle tourism showing up in the statistics Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:38PMThe predicted slow revival of the visitor industry shows up in the hotel occupancy numbers for the first month of the year. Maui's rate jumped to 67.5 percent in January from 59.8 percent in the same month last year. For the state as a whole, occupancy rose from 63.1 to 66.5 percent.
ML&P ends â09 with $123.3M in losses Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:38PMA much-shrunken Maui Land & Pineapple Co. finished 2009 losing $123.3 million, equivalent to $15.33 a share. The year before, it had lost $79.4 million, or $9.98 a share.
Marco beach tilling to protect loggerhead sea turtles Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:30AMBeach tilling from Hilton Beach Resort to Cape Marco scheduled March 24 to help conserve loggerhead sea turtles
Marco beach tilling to protect loggerhead sea turtles Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:21AMMARCO ISLAND —The Marco Island beach, between beach monuments R-144 and R-147, the beach area from the Hilton Beach Resort south to Cape Marco, is schedule for beach tilling on March 24 by the Collier County Coastal Zone Management Department.Tilling is an activity that uses long-tined equipment pulled behind a tractor to turn over the top layer of the beach sand up to the required maximum depth ...
Princess Cruises Announces Largest Europe Program Ever for 2011 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:18AMSeason Includes Most Princess Ships to Sail in Europe, 42 Unique Itineraries and 135 Ports. More Than Half of Ports Include Opportunity to Visit a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Business bridges gap between Xiamen and Taiwan Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:09AMEvery year at the National People’s Congress, China’s top brass insists that Taiwan belongs to China. But this year there was also great praise for the way cross-strait relations were developing, especially economically.
Three Sri Lankan Tamils arrive in TN seeking refuge Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:07AMRameswaram, Mar 10 (PTI) In the first such incident after the end of the war between Sri Lankan Army and LTTE last year, three Lankan Tamils arrived here today seeking refuge,alleging torture by the island security forces, police said.
Commission challengers question election mailer - The Observer Group Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:03AMA mailer that registered voters began receiving last week urges Longboaters to vote for the re-election of Mayor Lee Rothenberg and Commissioners Hal Lenobel and Peter O’Connor.
Sentinels golf tourney coming soon Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:34AMThe second annual Sentinels of Freedom golf tournament and gala at South Shore Harbour is set for March 25.
Terror raids for Obama visit Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:25AMUS President Barack Obama's planned visit to Indonesia this month has lent impetus to raids that have left one top militant dead and his band of Islamist extremists on the ropes.
Traveling Back for March 10 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:16AMLI The Cana Island Lighthouse in Baileys Harbor is one of four county lighthouses for which the federal Bureau of Land Management is creating a management plan to govern how future owners will care for the property. In Wisconsin, the agency is charged with finding new owners for 12 tracts, including the four county lighthouses Cana Island in Baileys Harbor, Eagle Bluff in Peninsula State Park ...
A good bet on cash, tourists and crime Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:04AMSINGAPORE - Vehicles with foreign license plates filling the car park is the first unfamiliar sight that greets visitors in the basement of the Singapore's first casino, which opened nearly a month ago.
Boxing great Cooney set to tell tale at Kittatinny Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:35AMIf you were in the ring with Gerry Cooney, you would hope your reflexes were sharp. You would need to duck or throw up your gloves in defense to keep your body from colliding with Cooney's wrecking-ball left hook or his punishing jab.
Wednesday's Last Word on Tuesday Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:31AMBrewery layoffs “I am saddened to once again read about the high water rates Anheuser-Busch InBev is being charged by Newport News Waterworks. Layoffs at the brewery have already begun. Manpower reductions are happening as one way to offset the brewery’s high utility costs. The bottom line is that our local brewery can only stay competitive with the other breweries by resorting to these measures ...
Best Golf Course Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:18AMThe Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Resort Ranked the 25th best golf course in America by Golf Digest magazine and the fourth best public course in the nation, the Ocean Course at Kiawah is a CP readers fave. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
HotelTravel.com Sponsors Accor’s ‘Race to Survive Phuket 2010’ Charity Event Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:45AMHotelTravel.com is a Gold Sponsor of Accor’s ‘Race to Survive Phuket 2010’ Charity Event from 22 to 25 March. The race will benefit Accor’s Yim Kids Foundation established to i...
Boat supplies shop negotiating with buyer Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:44PMAfter nearly 30 years in business, one of the last independent shops serving area pleasure boaters could be sailing into the sunset.
Washington state Senate OKs $890 million in tax hikes Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:29PMOLYMPIA – The Senate approved $890 million in tax increases today, including the first hike in the state’s share of the sales tax since 1983.
Two waterfront projects in E. Providence ready to move ahead Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:16PMCity sees its 14-mile coastline as ripe for development
Editorial: Let’s be more neighborly Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:32PMIf there is a single potential point of contention that tends to rise above other public matters, it is public access to the public beach.The beach and access to it are what helped attract many of us here in the first place. People think of that special feeling of sand between your toes as something to be shared and enjoyed by all, and they bristle at being shooed away — regardless of what state ...
Comverge joins fibre network wholesale ranks Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:41PMBuilder to operate future greenfields networks.
Marlborough Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:09PMThe home of New Zealand's unique sauvignon blanc
No more uncontrolled burns: Happily, Honda Classic still was a success Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:22PMNo more uncontrolled burns: Happily, Honda Classic still was a success
Wild possums loose in Brooklyn Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:20PMWild possums are destroying Brooklynites’ gardens, threatening small dogs and terrifying teenage girls.“Last year, while walking around the [Dyker Beach] golf course at dusk, my daughter and I bumped into one. We were so scared. We’re city girls,” said Marnee Elias-Pavia, district manager of Community Board 11, which...
Wedding show to be on island March 14 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:12PMBridal gown runway shows and tablescapes with centerpieces, linen and china will be featured at the Premier Wedding Showcase.
TRAVEL UPDATE Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:35PMBest Western has opened the Allamanda Laguna Phuket on Bang Tao Beach, as part of Laguna Phuket. Its target market is families, couples and golf players. The hotel features 129 guest rooms and suites. All suites are fully furnished, with a kitchenette and separate living and dining areas.
Oscar Losers Can Take Comfort in African Safaris, Crystal-Studded Cat Collars [Gift Baskets] Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:30PM# giftbaskets PR firm Distinctive Assets is a philanthropic organization dedicated to comforting the world's most bereft and deeply afflicted: Millionaire Oscar nominees who lose. They get vacations in Monaco and Fancy Feast meals for their cats. More »
LivePDX: Where To See Academy Award Nominees Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:06PMDo you want to catch up on a bulk of the movies before the Academy Awards premier Sunday night? Is your goal to be able to say, "yeah, I saw that" more then anyone one else in the room? Here list locations to catch up on the nominations for picture of the year and lead actors and actresses.
Propagation of a perfect storm Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:04PMIn Japan, often the only way to deal with history is to forget it. This defective resort deprives some people of the opportunity not only to learn from history but also to be absolved of it. Akira Yoshimura's novel about the American campaign to capture Okinawa deftly reflects the quandary faced by many postwar Japanese whose detestation of the savagery of American troops in the Pacific War was ...
Carless and carefree in Washington Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:41PMTraveling by ambling rural buses and slow but spectacular train rides in the evergreen state give you a window into the colorful cornucopia of American life.
Chinese boat sinks off S Korean island Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:19PMA Chinese fishing boat has sunk off South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju, leaving six crewmen missing.
Maui County to enter settlement talks with Molokai Properties Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:17PMWAILUKU, Maui - Saying Maui County has an "advantageous position" in its lawsuit against Molokai Properties Ltd., the county's lead civil attorney asked for and received permission on Friday from Maui County Council members to enter into settlement negotiations.
Chinese boat sinks off Sth Korean island Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:59PMA Chinese fishing boat has sunk off Sth Korea's southern island of Jeju and left six crewmen missing.
New in San Diego Dining Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:18PMThe dining scene is introducing a platter of irresistible new restaurants.
Singapore, shippers raise security over Malacca threat Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:12AMSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore raised alert levels on Friday in the Asian financial centre and beefed up security at its airport and new casinos after a warning by its navy of possible attacks on oil tankers in a key shipping lane.
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-05 08:59 UPDATE 2-Singapore, shippers raise security over Malacca threat Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:12AMBy Neil Chatterjee
Singapore, shippers raise security over Malacca threat Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:05AMSingapore raised alert levels in the Asian financial centre and beefed up security at its airport and new casinos after a warning by its navy of possible attacks on oil tankers in a key shipping lane