| Mon 21 May 2012 |
City, charitable programs help Jacksonville teens gain work skills
The Florida Times Union | Mayor Alvin Brown and his Learn2Earn program learned the hard way how tough it is to get state money when Gov. Rick Scott vetoed about $300,000 that legislators had approved for it. | But Brown still will launch Learn2Earn this summer by drawing on... |
CTO hails return of Royal cruise ships
The Gleaner | Chairman of the Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), Rickey Skerrit has welcomed the decision by the US-based Royal Caribbean Cruise Line to re-introduce summer cruising to the region after indicating that no new ship build tonnage ... |
Manhattan Tenants Pay Top Office Rents for Midtown South
Bloomberg | Most landlords offering prestige Manhattan office space hate to be pinned down on their asking rents. Not Ed Minskoff. | “Between $88 and $115 a foot,” he said without hesitation of the prices he’s seeking at 51 Astor Place, the Fumihako Maki... |
Triple Crown Bubble Makes for Sucker Wagers: David Papadopoulos
Bloomberg | There’s something about a Triple Crown bid that turns gamblers into suckers. | It must be the thirst to see the feat accomplished for the first time since 1978 that overwhelms horseplayers, both novice and veteran alike, when they get to the bett... |
Ruling party candidate leads Dominican vote
Al Jazeera | Danilo Medina, a long-time official of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party, has taken an early lead in the Dominican Republic's presidential race in a contest pitting him against a former president. | With 37 per cent of Sunday's vote counted, Me... |
Treasury Auctions Set for This Week
The New York Times | The Treasury’s schedule of financing this week includes Monday’s regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills on Tuesday. | At the close of the New York cash market on Friday, the rate on th... |
Black Landmarks Compete for Preservation Funds: May 21
The Examiner | Six African-American landmarks are among the well-known city landmarks competing for National Trust for Historic Preservation funds. These include: Apollo Theater (NYC); Weeksville Heritage Center (Brooklyn); Louis Armstrong House Museum (Queens); ... |
Beach Volleyball comes to Tybee Island near Savannah
The Examiner | It may not have been as exciting as Olympic Beach Volleyball, but Tybee Island was buzzing with excitement as the EVP Pro Am Tour came to town May 12. | EVP stands for Extreme Volleyball Professionals, though there were a lot of mediocre volleyball... |
Interview with poet, Christopher Stephen Soden
The Examiner I recently reviewed a volume of gay-themed poetry entitled: Closer by Christopher Stephen Soden, and was so impressed that I asked Mr. Soden for an interview. The following is our conversation: Q: When did you start writing and how many books have... |
Coyotes Blank Kings on Road and Take First Step Out of an 0-3 Series Hole
The New York Times | LOS ANGELES — If the Phoenix Coyotes succeed in winning four consecutive games to reach their first Stanley Cup finals, they could look back to a rare power-play goal as the start of that seemingly improbable task. | If it happens on ice and ... |
Kids Fishing Derby to take place at the Landings this weekend in Savannah
The Examiner | This coming Satruday, May 26 from 8:30 AM to 11 AM, if you live at the Landings or know someone who does, you can bring your child or grandchildren to a fishing derby at the Lagoon behind the Oakridge Firehouse at the intersection of Westcross and ... |
Great Barrier Island: The jewel of the Gulf
NZ Herald | Great Barrier is regenerating after its destructive past, finds Cliff Taylor. | Everyone likes to imagine that they might come across something truly extraordinary during their adventures in the great outdoors. A mythical creature, like the yeti, o... |
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport: Small wonder
The Examiner | OK, 10 points to you if you can say it correctly the first time, but aside from being a major mouthful, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (thankfully shortened to “SSR” in the local vernacular) is your introduction to an interesti... |
Deepwater port near Batam set to rival Singapore
Jakarta Post | Work on a new deepwater port for container ships on an island between Batam and Bintan is set to begin next year, creating a potential rival to Singapore's port. | The port, on Tanjung Sauh, aims to be a major transshipment center for Indonesia, an... |
Seaside farm with production upside attracts interest
Scoop Monday, 21 May 2012, 11:51 am | Press Release: Bayley's Real Estate | Seaside farm with production upside attracts considerable interest | A highly-productive dairy farm with direct access across the back paddocks to a little-used golden sand beach i... |
Harte trial puts media focus on Mauritius
Irish Times 12The Legends HotelMichaela Harte and John McAreavey after their wedding on December 30th, 2010. Michaela was murdered shortly afterwards at the Legends Hotel while on honeymoon in Mauritius. The suspects Sandip Moneea and Avinash Treebhoowon deny th... |
Are these the best places in Ireland?
Irish Times 123Volunteers cleaning up the beach at Skerries. Photograph:Matt KavanaghPhotograph: Matt KavanaghDamien Enright and his son Fintan in Courtmacsherry, Co Cork in 2004.Photograph: Matt KavanaghMary O'Rourke beside the Shannon in Athlone. Photograph: D... |
Trouble in Rhode Island For Boston Baseball Hero Trying Out a New Game
The New York Times | PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Curt Schilling is a hero to Boston Red Sox fans who remember him pitching valiantly against the Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series with an injured ankle and a bloody sock. But a strange chain of events ... |
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