Looking forward to our vacation cruise in March...
After our two weeks of snow, my mind has turned to our cruise in March ... . :) In our house, my wife plans the cruise a year in advance, and I start paying attention about three weeks out. In this case, I knew it was a southern Caribbean route, but I would have been hard-pressed [more...]
Date: 2008-12-27 22:18:53
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BBC Caribbean News in Brief
BBC Caribbean News in Brief January 16th, 2009 CCJ delivers inaugural trade judgement The Caribbean Court of Justice has delivered its first ... has delivered judgements in more than 20 cases from Barbados and Guyana. USVI plans Obama celebrations ... in the White House. The day off does not apply to essential employees, employees on a regular [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 14:21:57
Jubilee
Something that caught my eye as being very appropriate, considering the topics I've blogged on this week ... making weekly $1 million payments to the World Bank. Jubilee USA plans to push Obama during his first 100 days in the White House to ask the World Bank to cancel the Caribbean country's payments [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 10:59:00
A fall wedding for Jamie Lynn Spears?
jls.jpg OK! Magazine is reporting that Jamie Lynn Spears and Casey Aldridge are working on their wedding plans ... ! The ceremony will take place at the couple’s new house in Liberty, Mississippi. With three acres ... at some luxury resort in the Caribbean or a hotel in Beverly Hills. Her own backyard with just the people [more...]
Date: 2008-07-31 11:10:57
BBC Caribbean News in Brief
BBC Caribbean News in Brief January 19th, 2009 ... have announced plans recently to leave Bermuda amid the global financial crisis and fears of tighter ... secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Orville London, that’s because the island [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 14:35:00
Group plans Black agenda for new administration
Major conference in New Orleans to celebrate historic election Anticipating the election of Democratic Senator Barack Obama as the first person ... with the objective of revitalizing Black communities in the U.S., the Caribbean and Africa. “We’re excited about the prospect of Obama winning the White House,” Dr. Daniels commented, “but we must [more...]
Date: 2008-08-20 05:44:52
Evacuees pack roads
NEW ORLEANS (CNN) — Louisiana officials urged the remaining residents of the state’s coastal parishes to head north ahead of Hurricane Gustav, ... and headed east on Interstate 10 as Gustav neared. “It was very light when I left my house. I thought ... received widespread criticism, President Bush canceled plans to attend this week’s Republican National [more...]
Date: 2008-08-31 22:31:37
Wen I Wuz 34…Yeer No Was So Grate, Akshully
CAUTION: I am, as the kids say, not in a great place right now. (Stupid coldness and darkness and global black cloud of doom.) ... to seriously contemplate buying a house, was a groomsman thrice, went to a wedding where chicks made ... Adult Ditch Day, and adapted to life in a small Caribbean town. Oh, and I saw “Old School”. 2006 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 01:45:41
The Surprisingly Cool History of Ice
By Linda Rodriguez Until two centuries ago, ice was just an unfortunate side effect of winter ... to ship ice from New England to the Caribbean. Tudor reasoned that once people tried it, they’d never ... out plans to ship their product to the French island of Martinique, where they hoped to create a monopoly [more...]
Date: 2008-11-19 17:20:30
Green Ink: Here We Go Again
Crude oil futures slipped to $96 after the Senate approved the bailout package, strengthening the dollar, Bloomberg reports ... s increasingly searching overseas to slake its thirst for oil, with new deals in Africa and the Caribbean ... breaks may win over House Republicans, but are also likely to rile up pay-as-you-go Blue Dog [more...]
Date: 2008-10-02 13:30:38
News and Views
Expert Predictions: Stock Market Could be Good in 2009USA TodayNEW YORK — Stock market forecasts tend to be sunny, and 2009 is no exception. Wall Street gurus are again predicting gains. But this year's bullish market call comes with an asterisk.Wary stock strategists, unsure how the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression will play out, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 13:43:00
Suite and Hostel :: Video Tours Galore
We simply couldn't bear to send you off into your weekend without an image of Bill Marriott looking happy. We just couldn't. Who can look at this photo and not just feel warm and fuzzy all over? Look how cute he is! And why is Billy M. looking oh-so-thrilled? Why, he just got to check out the new Courtyard by Marriott post-extreme-makeover [more...]
Date: 2008-08-22 22:40:06
New Releases 15 Jan
#fullpost{display:inline;}Red Rose™ Publishing~ January 15, 2009 ~New ReleasesGEORGIE'S BEAU by Shara AzodErotic Romance: Historical/Period, ... Georgia. All he could offer her is a nice house hidden away on his family's plantation, but Georgie ... toys. He offers her a dream job on his private island in the Caribbean, and their seduction dance [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 08:04:00
about it recently, but this weekend's festival is actually a pretty big deal. Historically, local giant fests don't go so well when set up near New York, but this one seems to have the backing and support to actually get done right. First off, it certainly helps to have a band like Radiohead headline two nights [more...]
Date: 2008-08-08 18:53:54
Hurricane Gustav weakens slightly
(CNN) — Hurricane Gustav weakened slightly in the early afternoon hours Sunday but still was predicted to be a major hurricane when it smack into ... Hurricane Katrina survivors fleeing and prompting President Bush to alter his plans and forcing New ... . The White House said Sunday that Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney will not attend the Republican [more...]
Date: 2008-08-31 18:41:55
Friday wrap
True: SEIU's Pay-to-Pay front-man was Balanoff ... The commercial, called "Union Boss Bailout," is also running in Arkansas, Nebraska and North Dakota. QUOTE: He's the corrupt Illinois governor charged with trying to sell a Senate seat. TRUTH: This contains both opinion and fact. It is true that Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Illinois) [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 11:30:00
RRP's New Releases 15 Jan
#fullpost{display:inline;}Red Rose™ Publishing~ January 15, 2009 ~New ReleasesGEORGIE'S BEAU by Shara AzodErotic Romance: Historical/Period, ... Georgia. All he could offer her is a nice house hidden away on his family's plantation, but Georgie ... toys. He offers her a dream job on his private island in the Caribbean, and their seduction dance [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 08:23:00
Merry Christmas 2008 from the Burrells
We gave up on sending Christmas cards a few years ago and have since resorted to using this blog to update friends and family ... and His House Academy). In addition, he is in charge of establishing a South Florida campus ... house in Pembroke Pines which had previously been owned by latina Christian Contemporary singer [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 01:43:45
The Great Debate
Heard from my old pal Max Kennedy yesterday, about that trashing I gave the al-Qaeda angle and a couple of other points in his book “Danger’s Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Pilot Who Crippled Her,” after a preliminary scan. Yeah, it’s exhaustively researched, well-written World War II history with an al-Qaeda angle [more...]
Date: 2008-12-12 14:23:48
Out With The Old, In With The New
My first post in January is always a bit laboured. Loads to catch up on; in this case Christmas, my return to training (finally) ... . It was - and always is - nice to spend some time in Shropshire. We split it between Nana's house ... 'reindeer' poo and bite chunks out of carrots in a house with so many windows, but my dad did [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 11:56:59
Spinning the Globe
announced the plan to begin a 5 year trip to circumnavigate the Earth by sailboat - and to make use of Google Earth in many ways ... our house and our boat will be our main home starting sometime next year. We had previously owned a nice ... the battery systems when solar power can't keep up. See specifications including floor plans. The boat [more...]
Date: 2008-08-21 13:45:18
I know, I *know*, it's been forever!
January 5 I’m sitting here on the balcony of our hotel, watching squirrels and birds scamper through our trees, with a view of the gulf about 10 yards from our room. I have always made it a habit to take pictures from the balconies of our hotels when we are on vacation or at one of Brad’s conferences, and I think this is, even tree-obscured, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 20:21:52
The tree is down...
... and on the porch ready to be taken away. Although, I’m not a scrooge, I am glad it’s gone ... at a TON of house plans over the last week, and since we couldn’t find the exact one (or one close ... me. We have plans to meet with a realtor this weekend, so I think we’re finally there! I couldn’t be happier [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 14:02:00
Who’s #2
Nematode update. Since I first mentioned the nematode problem, I’ve been religiously implementing the sugar solution ... quilt cruise last Thursday. It’s an 8 day cruise into the SE Caribbean so she should be quilted out by the time it’s over. I have no plans at all but you can just guess that there will be plenty [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 13:40:48
U.S. policy toward Cuba inconsistent with other tyrants
An activist group that monitors human rights around the world wants an easing of U.S ... House this week issued a statement that urges President-elect Barack Obama to make one of his first ... U.S. citizens to ever visit the Caribbean island nation, and only permit visits every few years [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 06:02:01
Postponing the election: It’s a joke, or is it?
By Alex Beam Globe Columnist / October 11, 2008 Thank heavens for the Internet; it’s put the surprise back in October Surprise ... on the blogosphere the way a hurricane feeds on Caribbean waters: It is widely believed, both online ... . This theory/rumor/delusion dates back almost a year and a half, with the appearance on the White House [more...]
Date: 2008-10-11 23:03:41
The Bush Administration’s Secret Biowarfare Agenda
Dandelion Salad by Stephen Lendman Global Research, July 28, 2008 When it comes to observing US and international laws, treaties and norms, the Bush administration is a serial offender. Since 2001, it’s: – spurned efforts for nuclear disarmament to advance its weapons program and retain current stockpiles; [more...]
Date: 2008-07-28 12:33:00
DrumBeat: October 24, 2008
Heating Oil Distributors Fear Tough Winter Amid Credit Freeze NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The tight credit market is forcing weak links in the heating oil supply chain, from wholesale suppliers to homeowners, into the cold. Borrowed cash infuses nearly every step of the supply networks that bring heating oil from refiners to individual homeowners [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 12:30:39
Gay News Magazine Headlines (T24T-2)
Obama to retain gay global AIDS chief Obama to retain gay global AIDS chief Bush appointee opposed by some activists By LOU CHIBBARO JR ... and the Caribbean. The program enjoys widespread bipartisan s ... Gay Man to Direct the Office ... . Eric Turner, a Republican, said they would both sponsor measures with identical language in the house [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:55:51
Financial Crisis Makes Defense Even MORE Important
For most of the last two months the Campaign has focused on the economy and certainly that is understandable ... various bailout plans help Main Street as well as Wall Street, the subtext is that both are much ... in the White House, the country's economy was in shambles but its security was not threatened [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 03:36:31
DrumBeat: September 14, 2008
Saudi pursues plan to raise output Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with mega projects to lift its sustainable oil production capacity to 12.5 million barrels per day at the end of 2009 but it appears to have suspended long-term plans, a Saudi group said yesterday. ..."The five capacity expansion projects will cost nearly $60bn [more...]
Date: 2008-09-14 14:01:55
Wednesday wrap
Andy Stern's SEIU crooks ... Andy Stern, head of the nation's fastest-growing union and a chief proponent of labor reform, ... Service Employees International Union, plans to kick off the new year with a stunning assault ... all or part of it into a new California affiliate, union sources say. By doing so, Stern plans [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 11:30:00
Economic Brink Shapes 2009 HPI Power 50
By BRIAN A. HOWEY in Indianapolis and MARK SCHOEFF JR. in Washington The exhilaration of the 2008 presidential election and property tax reforms has now given way to the sober and potentially catastrophic prospects of capitalism in crisis and a possible collapse of Indiana’s automotive sector. As gasoline prices rocketed to $4 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 12:14:21
DrumBeat: September 18, 2008
Refilling fuel tanks after Ike to take weeks HOUSTON (Reuters) - Oil refiners and producers on Thursday rushed to restore Gulf of Mexico production following Hurricane Ike, but energy traders and analysts warned it will take several more weeks to refill U.S. fuel inventories, increasing the risk of shortages [more...]
Date: 2008-09-18 13:19:59
Weekend Update
We've had a wonderful, carefree weekend with no real plans and plenty of sleep. Ahh, sleep. It's such an amazing thing ... and I, we enjoyed family time, discovering a delectable Cuban/Caribbean restaurant, haircuts ... also had a nice weekend napping around the house, fetching her ball, and discovering that Grayson [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 03:13:00
The History of Restoration Island
© Mr. Cheyenne Morrison – The Islomaniac ™Restoration Island or “Resto” as the locals call it is a very beautiful 100 acre volcanic, mainland island surrounded by fringing coral reefs and super-white beaches located in Cape York, 800 kilometers north of Cairns, on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Although the island is small (100 acres) [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 12:34:00
Southern discomfort
Russia is tightening its bonds with Cuba and Venezuela, indicating another potential troublespot for the United States. MOSCOW – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev plans to travel this month to Cuba and Venezuela ... . A Russian naval flotilla is on its way to the Caribbean to hold joint military exercises [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 21:19:29
Scottsdale: Reader Review :: The Four Seasons Scottsdale is Just Right
MaMaison Riverside Hotel in Prague. Over in Europe, we just realized there are two hotel chains that have very similar names--MaMaison and MalMaison. The latter we are familiar with as we have written about their funky boutique hotels (one is out of an old jailhouse) located all over the UK. But MaMaison had us intrigued [more...]
Date: 2008-07-30 15:36:06
Ossetia-Russia-Georgia By Noam Chomsky
Dandelion Salad By Noam Chomsky 09/11/08 “ICH” Aghast at the atrocities committed by US forces invading the Philippines, and the rhetorical flights about liberation and noble intent that routinely accompany crimes of state, Mark Twain threw up his hands at his inability to wield his formidable weapon of satire [more...]
Date: 2008-09-13 19:20:42
The Lagoon, St. George's, Grenada
Thursday morning I ventured out on my own for a hair cut, supermarket run and to do some laundry at the Yacht club ... . She is a very hard working young mother of two with big plans for the future and I am sure ... and looking forward to going back.The local men are very flirtaeous in the Caribbean [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 20:00:00
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to All!
U.S. Falls Deeper into RecessionBy Alister Bull ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has fallen deeper into recession, data showed on Wednesday, with the number of people filing unemployment claims reaching a 26-year high and consumers cutting spending for the fifth successive month [more...]
Date: 2008-12-25 12:03:00
Do fish fly?
Jeremy Piven abruptly quit his $15,000 a week gig in the Broadway revival of David Mamet’s Speed-the-Plow last week, when his doctor claimed he had mercury poisoning from all of the sushi he’d been eating. For this story to be true, he would be the first human in recorded history* to get mercury poisoning from eating sushi in this country [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 03:58:00
BEHOLD THIS DAY!
Today is like no ordinary today. Whatever you do today, exercise deliberation over every step, every spoken word, every thought, ... second of this day for this is a historic day; a day that a dream came true; a day that we should ... . I am a fortunate man. I have had more than my share of historic moments. Things that I never dreamt [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 09:01:13
Tackling piracy off African shores
By Mary Kimani A relief ship delivering food to Somalia is protected by a Dutch warship (in the background) to ward off potential pirate attacks. Persistent and high-profile acts of piracy off the coast of Somalia prompted no less than four meetings of the [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 08:18:01
Full text: CPP 40th anniversary statement
Just got this now via email from the NDFP International Office: CPP 40th anniversary statement Publish at Scribd or explore others: Politics philippines Or if you prefer to read it now: STRENGTHEN THE PARTY AND INTENSIFY THE PEOPLE’S STRUGGLE IN CELEBRATING THE 40th FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY Message of the Central Committee Communist Party [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 18:20:21
William Bradley: Dark Knight America
The Dark Knight, matching America's dark mood, has swiftly rocketed up to the #2 position on the all-time domestic box office list. A lot of chatter about veeps, much more focus on the Olympics. There's one thing we do know about where America is now. When America is in a dark mood, Batman pictures do well. America is in a very dark mood [more...]
Date: 2008-08-21 01:17:22
Indigenous Peoples Rising in Bolivia and Ecuador
James D. Cockcroft Indigenous peoples in Indo-Afro-Latin America, especially Bolivia and Ecuador, are rising up to take control of their own lives and act in solidarity with others to save the planet. They are calling for new, yet ancient, practices of plurinational, participatory, and intercultural democracy [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 03:37:00
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Plans for his island revealed
© Cheyenne Morrison 2008Eco advocate Leonardo DiCaprio has finally begun plans to develop the world’s first ‘Green’ island resort. To watch a 3D Animation of his plans for the island Click Here He purchased his private island ... on a 2004 trip to the Caribbean with his then girlfriend, Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 05:37:00
Comic Book Review: Hybrid GN
Hybrid GN Written by Peter Kwong Illustrated by Pablo Churin & Mary Catoia Published by Studio 407 Reviewed by Richard Caldwell This trade ... of the 50’s. Even more like the sort of film made by the Sci-Fi channel’s in house studio. Photobucket ... made to the Pirates of the Caribbean nonsense. There was a cool explosiveness to the art, the [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 12:39:10
Winter Farming
Another pre-published article. Winter Farming It’s winter so the farmers who live in cold areas are on vacation. They’re on Caribbean beaches sipping fancy drinks that come with umbrellas. Wait a second. I’m not in the Caribbean. There’s snow on the ground and there’s no umbrella in my coffee cup [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 13:21:13
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