Archive for July, 2008

31 Jul

The Boat cancels one morning trip

The Boat, Oahu’s ferry service, has canceled a Monday morning round trip.
The Boat said the F-shuttle bus would transport riders from Kalaeloa to Aloha Tower. No shuttle service was available for passengers from Aloha Tower to Kalaeloa.
The Boat runs three round trips each morning and afternoon Mondays through Fridays.
The Boat is a one year ferry [...]

30 Jul

Obama’s trip has dealt him new cards to play at home

I don’t want to feed into that ridiculous rightwing narrative about Obama thinking he’s the messiah. He’s a politician. He happens to have special talents, to which some people respond passionately. Others don’t. But that’s their problem. The Beatles didn’t order millions of teenage girls to scream, and Obama did not put pixie dust in [...]

29 Jul

Amy Winehouse Taken to E.R. After Rx Reaction

The troubled chanteuse was rushed to a London hospital Monday night after suffering an adverse reaction to medication, E! News has confirmed.
“Please be advised that Amy Winehouse suffered a reaction to medication at home this evening and was taken to the hospital,” the singer’s rep, Tracey Miller, said. “Doctors have advised that she will be [...]

28 Jul

Obama gains in poll rating after overseas trip

U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama’s overseas trip scored big points back home as he gained Monday in poll ratings against Republican opponent John McCain.
Latest CNN poll of polls suggests the Illinois senator has doubled his lead over McCain, a senator from Arizona.
Obama now holds a 6-point lead in CNN’s average of national polls, 45 [...]

27 Jul

Float trip ends in drowning of Illinois man in Meramec

A float trip over the weekend ended with the drowning of a 21-year-old man from Greenfield. His body was recovered Sunday afternoon.
He and a group of friends started their float trip at Meramec State Park about six miles upstream from where he drowned. Authorities say people don’t realize how tired you can get just being [...]

26 Jul

Think twice before you make a single trip insurance choice

Recent research has revealed that more than 8 in 10 (85%) British travellers are buying insurance in preparation for their holiday and 69 per cent are intending to buy an annual multi-trip policy over the next 12 months.
American Express Insurance Services is encouraging more Brits to consider the cost saving benefits of an annual travel [...]

25 Jul

Ritter returns from trip to Arctic

Two days and a shave after returning from the top of the world, Gov. Bill Ritter says he remains convinced in his plans to deal with climate change at the state level.
Ritter and dozens of climate experts, political figures, non-profit managers, business leaders and clergy completed a week-long trip this past weekend to the Norwegian [...]

24 Jul

Ritter Back From Trip To Arctic

Gov. Bill Ritter is back from a weeklong trip to the Norwegian Arctic to discuss global warming and observe its impact.
“We urge Congress and the President to pass legislation to implement substantial cuts in greenhouse gas emissions,” the participants wrote in a joint statement of action.
The trip was sponsored by the Aspen Institute, the National [...]

23 Jul

Obama’s Unprecedented Trip

Toward the end of his interview on CBS’s “Face The Nation” on Sunday, Barack Obama was asked by correspondent Lara Logan how much his foreign trip is aimed at allaying doubts about his readiness “to lead a country at war as commander in chief from day one.”
The candidate quickly brushed aside the question. The foreign [...]

22 Jul

West Ham Chief Condemns Columbus Brawl

The pre-season exhibition game at Crew Stadium involved 30 supporters of West Ham and about three times that number of fans of the home side.
A scuffle broke out between the two sets of supporters and one arrest was made. No injuries were reported to police or medical staff, but West Ham have strongly condemned the [...]