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Foreign shoppers find deals in Brevard County Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:23AMSwiss family shops during visits to relative in Palm Bay; foreign visitors help support Brevard economy.
Schumer Renews Push for Legislation to Strengthen Bus Safety and Driver Training Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:04PM“We need to pass comprehensive safety legislation that includes tire safety standards to slow this growing epidemic of crashes," Senator says in light of Sunday's fatal bus crash in Southern Tier.
Senator Schumer Calls for Stricter Bus Legislation Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:30PMNew York State Senator Charles Schumer wants tougher legislation put into place to strengthen bus safety and driver training in light of several bus crashes in New York so far this year.
Friendly, modern Turkey welcomes visitors Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:52AMTurkey is changing fast. And it's modernizing fast. For my vacation this year, I hit the road in Turkey, with romantic memories (a few years...
MEMBER CENTER: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:28AMThe U.S. Department of Transportation is making it harder for unsafe bus and truck operators to stay in business and making rule-breaking more costly.
Cycle messengers: A really tyring way to work Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:34PMI've secretly always wanted to be a bicycle courier. Little makes me happier than cycling, whatever the weather. Whenever a courier passes me, I get a sting of jealousy because they get to spend the whole day doing my favourite thing. But would I be cut out for it? Yes, I'm fit – I run between 15-20 miles a week and cycle around 60 – but couriers cycle, on average, 60-80 miles a day in London ...
Gobbler lets musicians collaborate over the Internet Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:17PMChris and Jamie Kantrowitz are the founders of Gobbler, which not only backs up artists' digital files but also lets them collaborate to create songs with other musicians anywhere there is an Internet connection. The light bulb moment for Chris Kantrowitz came in the form of a broken disc drive.
Intersolar North America 2011 Experiences Most Successful Event Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:00AMIntersolar North America, the premier solar industry exhibition and conference in North America for solar professionals to exchange information and develop business opportunities in the U.S. solar market, today announced the successful close of three full days of cutting edge products and innovations of leading industry companies from the United States and abroad.
Ground Zero Tour Ripoffs? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:51AMIn order to reduce traffic here in Lower Manhattan once the memorial opens, the 9/11 Memorial organization gave certain tour companies a slew of coveted free tickets.
Air Jamaica: end of an era Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:17AMA technical error resulted in sections of this article being omitted when it was first published on July 8. Here is the article in its entirety.
Is Los Angeles ready for 'Carmageddon'? Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:04PMA traffic signs alerts motorists on Interstate 405 of the shutdown one day before workers start demolishing the Mulholland Bridge on Interstate 405 at the Sepulveda Pass during the 11-mile shutdown of Interstate 405 from July 16-18 for 53 hours on July 14, 2011 in Los Angeles.
Director Stephen Bannon talks Sarah Palin's Undefeated Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:28AMIt's not often that a documentary makes news. With a few notable exceptions—Michael Moore or Davis Guggenheim whose Inconvenient Truth and Waiting for Superman inspired national debates about climate change and U.S. schools—opening a new documentary usually garners as much coverage as the Metrodome in a blizzard .… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
“Gas war” Bedouin and Jewish exodus from Kyrgyzstan: Israel Today Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:34AMExplosion occurred last night on a major gas pipeline in northern Sinai, near the port town of El Arish.
'Time to take the next step' Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:07AMA unanimous city council voted for the revised light-rail plan Thursday afternoon, moving ahead with the $2.1-billion plan to run a 12.5-kilometre line between Tunney's Pasture and Blair Road via a downtown tunnel along Queen Street.
Palin raises profile, $$$, contributor base Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:53PMThe patriotic “wrap” on Sarah Palin’s tour bus featured a copy of the Declaration of Independence and the immortal words “We the People” — but Palin is not ordinary people and this was no ordinary family vacation. SarahPAC, the ex-governor’s political action committee, paid $13,700 to Fast Signs of Antioch, Tenn, to decorate the bus, [...]
Merritt shows off at investors symposium Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:52PMCompanies interested in investing in Merritt had the chance to make local connections last Thursday during an Investors Symposium hosted by Community Futures and the City of Merritt.
Paradise Valley Unified School District approves $18.7M in contracts Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:30PMThe Paradise Valley Unified School District governing board approved about $18.7million in contracts last week,with the bulk of the money going toward construction costs for a new school.
○ Invitation and discount campaigns Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:32PMDomestic companies have stepped forward to ensure a successful hosting of the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011 from Aug. 27 through Sept. 4. Discounts and various events are scheduled to attract more spectators.
Letters to the Editor Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:51PMThe focus of last week's New Canaan News cover story about the Lakeview Bridge litigation fiasco was better communications in the future. That is admirable, but it appears that the committee investigating this matter, led by Town Councilwoman Kit Devereaux , has not received a satisfactory explanation why First Selectman Jeb Walker decided not to timely inform town officials who had a need to ...
Israeli 'Freedom Riders' Ensure A Woman's Place At Front Of The Bus Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:29PMJERUSALEM (RNS) Vera Kreidlin boarded an empty No. 56 bus for the 25-minute ride from a religious neighborhood in the heart of the city to Ramat Shlomo, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish enclave in East Jerusalem.
Nolan Announces Candidacy for 8th District Congress Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:13AMCROSBY, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nolan Announces Candidacy for 8th District Congress
The Legendary Black Water Rafting Co Makes Top 10 World Adventure Tours List Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:12AMTripAdvisor have named their Top 10 picks for the best adventure tours in the world, with New Zealand cave tubing company The Legendary Black Water Rafting Co . the only Australasian adventure tour operator to feature in the list. (PRWeb July 13, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8635055.htm
Turf Wars: Throwing the Book at the Union Square Tour Buses Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:32PMRecently increased enforcement of San Francisco's solicitation laws has left many tour bus companies with close to a thousand dollars in fines. You see, it's illegal for tour buses to solicit on the sidewalk, which means the alternative is a...
Park yourself near Quebec City Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:27PMQ: We're planning to attend the Quebec City Summer Festival and would like to take our RV and stay in a park. Are there any facilities like this nearby?
Backpackers 'wing it' on a bigger budget Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:35AMFlashpacking is a trend among travellers who share the backpacking ethos. Someone, usually in their mid-20s to early 30s, who travels like a backpacker but has more disposal income; also uses electronics on the road; expects better accommodation; seeks to explore the world but not give up comforts. Flashpacking is backpacking for the 21st century.
Backpackers 'wing it' on a bigger budget Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:35AMFlashpacking is a trend among travellers who share the backpacking ethos. Someone, usually in their mid-20s to early 30s, who travels like a backpacker but has more disposal income; also uses electronics on the road; expects better accommodation; seeks to explore the world but not give up comforts. Flashpacking is backpacking for the 21st century.
Attendance grows at Cherry Connection Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:05AMToday and Friday are your last chances to take in Cherry Connection: Bringing Together Festival, Farm & Fruit at the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Station in Bingham Township. It’s the 11th season for the Cherry Connection, and MSU Extensio read more
Attendance grows at Cherry Connection Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:05AMToday and Friday are your last chances to take in Cherry Connection: Bringing Together Festival, Farm & Fruit at the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Station in Bingham Township. It’s the 11th season for the Cherry Connection, and MSU Extensio read more
UCDD to provide county with planning services Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 8:27AMCounty commissioners have approved an agreement with the Upper Cumberland Development District for providing planning advisory services with Cumberland County.
Witnessing the final launch Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:03AM10...9...
Connecticut students ‘fueling the future’ in summer program Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 5:38AMIt may not beat a day at the beach, but for a group of 90 Connecticut middle school students, spending a warm summer morning learning how to turn water into hydrogen that will power vehicles — and, one day, homes — is still pretty darn exciting.
Ticket reservations open for 9/11 Memorial Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:37AMNEW YORK — In preparation for its opening on the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks, free timed tickets to visit the 9/11 Memorial at the site of the World Trade Center will be available online starting Monday .
Official guided walks are a first at San Xavier Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 12:38AMFor the first time in the 214-year history of Mission San Xavier del Bac, visitors can take guided tours. "I'm sure in 1791 when the thing was finished somebody gave a tour, but this is the first scheduled, docent-led tour," said Vern Lamplot, executive director of Patronato San Xavier, the group organizing the tours.
WTC neighbors fearing tour-bus 'exhaust'ion Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:27AMDespite community opposition, the city is pushing ahead with plans to park as many as 100 tour buses a day in lower Manhattan after the World Trade Center's memorial opens in September. The Department of Transportation will open 24 paid-parking spaces downtown for tour buses before Sept. 11, anticipating...
Video tape of theft leads to jewelry theft arrest Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 5:12PMAn in-store surveillance camera captured a man breaking into a jewelry display at a local retail store, leading to the arrest of one suspect.
Give blood in July to honor Patricia Fields Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:27AMDid you know just one blood donation can help save up to three lives? Your donation can be separated into red blood cells, plasma and platelets to treat patients with different needs.
Whitey Capture Reels In Tourists Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 5:43AMWhitey Bulger's capture and arrest have been good to local companies that take tourists to locations of crime films, including "The Departed," loosely based on Bulger.
Cave Kids A Cool Adventure For The School Holidays Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 7:13PMExploring caves and glowworms, searching for treasure, and finding fossils sounds like the stuff of movies, but Cave Kids is offering all this and more in its new 3-hour dry caving adventure in Waitomo's Ruakuri Cave, these school holidays.
West Wing for the right Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:02PMThe five Republican contenders for the presidency would cast America in their own image, and the poor may pay for it.
Contractor charged with charging thousands of tools Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:21PMA Cumberland County man who a local resident hired to do some home improvements is charged with theft for charging more than $1,000 worth of tools at two local supply companies to the resident.
Win a VIP jet tour of royal California with Mauiva AirCruise Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 12:10PMWe have teamed up with California Tourism and Mauiva AirCruise to offer readers the chance to win the VIP holiday of a lifetime for two this September, celebrating California's Royal Summer and William and Kate's visit on 8 July.
Down but not out, Americans show fighting spirit Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:02AMDuring his cross-country tour, msnbc.com's Bob Sullivan encountered hundreds of Red Tape Chronicles readers who are tired and angry. But he didn't meet any who were ready to surrender.
Willie Nelson's marijuana plea bargain rejected Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 10:44PMA Texas judge says she doesn't want to give the country music legend special treatment in pot possession case
Stick to the real issue Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 10:09PMKL: Seat belts in buses (July 4) Thursday, July 7th, 2011 10:51:00 IT appears this has been the style of our authorities -- trying to resolve a problem without looking at the real issue. There are several examples I can give but it would be irrelevant to the topic we are discussing here, which is about seat belts in buses. If I may be blunt and frank, the idea to introduce seat belts in buses is ...
Prince William and Kate Middleton leave Yellowknife for Slave Lake Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 2:07PMPrince William and Kate Middleton have left Yellowknife for Slave Lake - the town devastated by fires in May.
Best Gear for the Traveling Golfer Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:50AMThe best equipment for the traveling golfer goes way beyond clubs and balls.
World News: Call for UN-backed probe into crimes against humanity Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:48AMAMNESTY International today called for a UN-backed investigation into whether Syrian security forces may have committed crimes against humanity during a siege in May.
Prince William and Kate Middleton visit blaze-ravaged town Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 2:52AMThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit a Canadian town devastated by wildfires that forced thousands of residents to flee.
Royals visit blaze-ravaged town Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:07AMThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to visit a Canadian town devastated by wildfires that forced thousands of residents to flee. Related Stories Rich 'protected more than victims' Fitting finale for Potter premieres Salt cut will not end heart attacks Learning check for nursery tots Rio Ferdinand's 'stress' over affair claim
Bachmann campaign stop packs the parlor Sunday Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 11:58AMMichele Bachmann thinks it's time to have an Iowan in the White House. The Minnesota congresswoman, who was born in Waterloo and grew there and in Cedar Rapids, made her first presidential campaign stop in Le Mars Sunday afternoon.