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  • 'A Taste of Celebration' Cookbook by Holland America Line Master Chef Rudi Sodamin Now Available in Bookstores Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:02PMHolland America Line's Master Chef Rudi Sodamin has written his third cookbook, "A Taste of Celebration," which is now available for purchase in bookstores and aboard the line's ships. Â The new cookbook completes the Holland America Line Culinary Signature Collections cookbooks, published by Rizzoli.
  • Royals Pre-Season Schedule Revised Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:59PMReading, PA - The Reading Royals of the ECHL, affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, today announced a revision to the team's pre-season schedule necessitated by a conflict with an event set for First Arena in Elmira, New York. The Royals will now take on the Elmira Jackals at First Arena in ...
  • Dominica dropped from Carnival Victory itinerary Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:08PMCiting fuel costs and passenger feedback, Carnival Cruise Lines will eliminate the Carnival Victory's call in Dominica on its year-round, seven-day ...
  • 2010-2011 NFL Predictions: AFC Deep with Contenders Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:05PMWith the first game just a day away, it is time to make my picks for the 2010-11 NFL season. In a general preview, it seems to me that the AFC has a lot more depth than the NFC.  There are at least ten teams in the AFC that are legitimate contenders. The NFC, on the other hand, is only about six or seven deep. In both conferences, the West division seems to be the weakest of them all.   AFC East ...
  • The National Society of Hispanic MBAs Announces New Chief Executive Officer, Manuel 'Manny' Gonzalez Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:44PMWith a successful history in both the public and private sectors, NSHMBA's Board of Directors confident and excited Gonzalez is a complement to the organization's newest mission, vision and strategies
  • The Farmer File: Should Florida regulate travel agencies? Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:00PMAnyone who travels for business or pleasure needs to be aware of a move to regulate the travel industry. Say some supporters of the idea, if ever there is an industry that needs regulation, it’s the travel industry.
  • Key West fine-tuning 2010-11 budget Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:12AMA month after city staff hammered out numbers and gave a preliminary budget presentation to the Key West City Commission, the city's proposed spending plan for 2010-11 remains virtually unchanged.
  • Kid menus go beyond chicken nuggets Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:29AMMore young kids are chowing down in sophisticated environs. And chefs are welcoming them with healthier offerings, more interesting kids' menus and smaller portions.
  • Ship evacuation experiment: More than 2,300 passengers take part in 'live' assembly drill at sea Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:27AMResearchers in Europe have carried out an innovative experiment in ship evacuation and safety procedures that could set the benchmark for future maritime law.
  • Bigger is not always better Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:46AMSize does matter when it comes to cruise ships and, in terms of the tourism experience they offer, smaller definitely can be better.
  • Anchorage Market & Festival Continues Making Money Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:03AMAs the 2010 Anchorage Market & Festival came to an end this weekend, most vendors and managers say despite a rainy summer, and the recession, visitors still seem to be spending.
  • Stretched-thin workforce feels pressure of increased workload Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:00AMMany companies won't hand out raises or bonuses this year. Many will ask their workers to do extra work to pick up the slack for colleagues who have been laid off.
  • Don't let hurricanes haunt you Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:21PMI think we all have the message now: Hurricane season is here. Earl messed with several islands in the Caribbean and made his way north. And then there's lovely Fiona, ready to pounce. Still, it's a great time to visit the Caribbean: low rates, lots of specials, plenty of seats on southbound flights. And you can be really lucky and hit great weather - or not. How can you protect yourself? Book ...
  • A city divided Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:20PMCruising in: This is the first in an occasional series of stories looking at the impact on historic Charleston from weekly visits by these floating cities. To the owners of Hall's Chophouse, a cruise ship pulling into port signals the sound of cash registers ringing.
  • Don't get taken in by travel scams Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:04PMHere are 12 ways to avoid becoming a victim.
  • Seattle-based cruise ships offer short September trips Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:14PMCruise ships still offer short trips out of Seattle in September. Most head for Vancouver, B.C., but a few venture out onto the Pacific Coast. Both Holland America and the Princess lines have trips that offer passengers the usual big buffets, lots of views and time to relax.
  • Animal planet Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 7:58PMOne thing above all draws the curious, the adventurous and those who love nature to these rough-hewn volcanic islands 600 miles west of Ecuador: the animals.They swim. They fly. They lounge. They lumber. Sometimes, they do more. Naturalist Klaus...
  • Wildcats cruise in opener Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 7:15PMA Terrance Fox TD return on the opening kickoff sets the tone for a 33-3 thrashing of Central Connecticut.
  • Wildcats cruise in opener, 33-3 Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 7:15PMA Terrance Fox TD return on the opening kickoff sets the tone for a 33-3 thrashing of Central Connecticut.
  • Zimbabwe's Leading Sunday Newspaper Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:01PMTHERE’S an old (and inaccurate) saying a picture’s worth a thousand words!
  • Previewing the Champions League Group Stage: a Round Table Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 4:32PMHello, readers, and welcome to the Champions League Group Stage Round Table. Joining us today are Salaar Shamsi , World Football Community legend who will be writing on Internazionale, Tim Fontenault , soon to be international referee and lifetime AC Milan fan, Samrin Hasib , Bayern Munich expert and Featured Columnist, Barcelona supporter and Prince of Persia Yoosof Farah , Khalid Khan , one of ...
  • Earl causes N.B. travel disruptions Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:05AMTropical storm Earl caused less havoc than feared in New Brunswick, but disrupted plane and ferry schedules.
  • Prep football: Ames to face Ottumwa’s stingy defense Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:01AMThe Ottumwa football team’s no-win, 2-loss record “doesn’t mean anything” to Ames High quarterback Kyle Anderson.
  • VIDEO: Cape, Islands spared from Earl's wrath Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:52AMThe Cape and Islands were spared hurricane-force wind when Earl took an easterly route overnight sending the stronger side of the storm further from shore | VIDEOS
  • VIDEO: Cape, Islands spared from Earl Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:52AMThe Cape and Islands were spared hurricane-force wind when Earl took an easterly route overnight sending the stronger side of the storm further from shore | VIDEOS
  • Weaker Earl Causes Havoc for Labor Day Travelers Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:30AMAmtrak Suspends Train Service between New York, Boston; Continental Airlines Cancels at Least 60 Flights
  • Washington's clean-cruising rules give ships a wide berth to pollute in Canadian waters Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 7:15AMWashington's voluntary regulations let vessels avoid compliance, dump waste in Canadian waters.
  • ‘Willie Nelson’ is a cottage on wheels for Oreb Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:02AMNORMAN — When Christina Oreb first started the 1987 Volkswagen Westfalia Vanagon she’d just purchased, a cassette tape had been left in the deck. “It immediately began playing ‘On the Road Again,’” the Norman film actress said. “So I knew, then and there, this VW’s name was Willie Nelson.”
  • Waning Earl still causing havoc for travel Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 3:54AMNEWARK, N.J.—Hurricane Earl played havoc with travelers’ Labor Day weekend plans even as it weakened Friday on its path up the East Coast toward New England.
  • Class-Exclusive Technologies Help Keep 2011 Ford Edge a Safety and Security Leader Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 2:14AMThe wealth of available class-exclusive features added to the 2011 Ford Edge include driver assistance technologies that bring peace of mind.
  • Canada's 'exquisite jewel' Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:09AMJarring, barren beauty looms all around a mass grave of Inuit who have hunted, fished and lived off this land for thousands of years.
  • BMW 'happy to move' Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:17PMA grand plan to redevelop downtown Charleston's Union Pier Terminal means making waterfront land accessible to the public and creating a modern operation for cruise passengers. It also means moving one of the port's most important customers.
  • THE INSIDE EDGE Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 1:43PMAround 95% of the country's retail market is informal, with a large demand for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs) and agro-industrial products. Supply chain management remains a challenge: wholesalers and importers typically provide goods to independent and informal retailers.
  • LATEST ON HURRICANE EARL: Storm weakens to Category 1, heads for New England Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 1:24PMBUXTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Earl sideswiped North Carolina's Outer Banks early Friday, flooding the vacation islands but causing no injuries and little damage, then chugged up the Eastern Seaboard toward Cape Cod, a weaker but still dangerous storm.
  • NONPROFITS AROUND TOWN: Pasta in the Park; Dance Theatre Wine Fest Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:38PMTESSA’s 18th annual “Pasta in the Park” maintained a winning tradition, enticing 500 guests to spend a sunny, summer evening outdoors at Myron Stratton Complex on Aug. 21. Hungry pasta samplers raised an estimated $85,000 to provide services...
  • Earl Moves North; Rips Remain Concern Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:58AMHurricane Earl continues to deliver strong rip currents to Central Florida's beaches.
  • Earl Weakens To Category 1 Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:56AMBUXTON, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Earl sideswiped North Carolina's Outer Banks early Friday, flooding the vacation islands but causing no injuries and little damage, then chugged up the Eastern Seaboard toward Cape Cod, a weaker but still dangerous storm. Earl dropped to a Category 1 hurricane - down from a powerful Category 4 just a day earlier - as it wheeled over open water, with winds of 85 mph ...
  • Hurricane Earl weakens to Category 1, heads for Northeast Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:43AMStaten Island is almost certain to avoid its wrath
  • Cruise Travel: Hurricane Earl & Tropical Storm Fiona Advisory Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:08AMSeveral cruise lines have offered the following updates.Carnival Cruise LinesWe are closely monitoring Hurricane Earl and Tropical Storm Fiona in the Atlantic.
  • Earl weakens to Category 1, heads for Northeast Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:00AMEarl weakens to a Category 1 hurricane on track for Northeast, top sustained winds near 85 mph
  • Hurricane Earl heads to New England with reduced Category 1 winds Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:56AMBUXTON, N.C. -- Hurricane Earl sideswiped North Carolina's Outer Banks early today, flooding the vacation islands but causing no injuries and little damage, then chugged up the Eastern Seaboard toward Cape Cod, a weaker but still dangerous storm.
  • Egan canoeist sets out for Gulf Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:06AMFor years, Brian Gundvaldson has launched his canoe into the Big Sioux River from his nearby home in Egan to go catfishing or simply cruise the waterway. Thursday's launch, however, was quite different for the 30-year-old canoe enthusiast - about 2,100 miles and 40 days different. Gundvaldson, along with 160 pounds of supplies, began a solo river expedition to the mouth of the Gulf of Mexico ...
  • This small car is ‘big’ Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:36PM(Photo by ANJO PEREZ) Quiet comfort – that’s the first thing that I noted when I took the wheel of the Ford Fiesta over a 70-km route in the first leg of the media test drive in the beautiful island of Phuket, Thailand.
  • Ryanair's O'Leary Ponders One-Euro Toilets, Standing Passengers Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:37PM“Why does every plane have two pilots?” asks Michael O’Leary , chief executive officer of Ryanair Holdings Plc , the largest low-cost airline in Europe. Wearing sneakers, jeans, and an off-the-rack short-sleeved shirt, O’Leary is pontificating in his office at the company’s headquarters on the outskirts of Dublin Airport.
  • Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. To Present At The Jefferies 7th Annual Global Shipping & Logistics Conference Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:11PMAegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE: ANW ) today announced that the Company's President, E. Nikolas Tavlarios, is scheduled to present at the Jefferies 7th Annual Global Shipping & Logistics Conference in New York on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. ET
  • Plans sought for new SC passenger cruise terminal Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:41PMThe top executive of the South Carolina State Ports Authority said Thursday he has asked architects to submit design proposals for a new cruise ship passenger terminal to open within two years in Charleston.
  • Carnival cruise ships in Tampa, Long Beach to swap roles Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 3:42PMIt's mix-it-up time at Carnival Cruise Lines.
  • Royals Sign Defenseman Dallas Jackson Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:51PMReading, PA - The Reading Royals of the ECHL, affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, today announced that the team has signed defenseman Dallas Jackson.
  • The Big Gigs Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:49PMSteeles at the Fair, Crowded House, Scissor Sisters
  • Town secretary reflects on years of service Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:47AMPaula Paschal has answered many calls during her 15 years as town secretary in Flower Mound.