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  • Hurricane fails to spoil Labor Day for beaches Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:06AMThe worries over Hurricane Earl quickly faded as area visitors returned to Bogue Banks and Topsail Island for the last big weekend of the summer. At Rusty’s Bait and Tackle in Holly Ridge, good fishing days translated into good business,...
  • Nihon University professor, students on 6-day tour of Saipan Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:04AMA visiting professor from the Nihon University in Japan said she and her students would want to make a significant contribution to this tropical island in the Pacific.
  • Protect corals with reef networks UN study says Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:44AMThe world should safeguard coral reefs with networks of small no-fishing zones to confront threats such as climate change and shift from favoring single big protected areas a U.N. study showed.
  • World's Best Cat Litter Invites 'Feline-thropists' Everywhere to Join its GiveLitter Charity to Help Los Angeles ... Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 7:30AMWorld's Best Cat Litter⢠launches its GiveLitter⢠charity in Los Angeles, CA, online at Facebook: www.facebook.com/worldsbestcatlitter and at www.givelitter.com. From September 8-November 8, "feline-thropists" everywhere can vote once a day at either online location and donate pounds of World's Best Cat Litter⢠to three Los Angeles ...
  • Kefalonia, Greek Islands: the perfect break Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 6:31AMKefalonia, drenched in autumn sun, is ready to celebrate its patron saint with an island-wide party.
  • Millions of gallons of wastewater is not what you think Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 1:13AMFor most of southeastern Connecticut, every flush of the toilet, drain of the shower and final rinse of the laundry is destined for the Thames River. Between its beginnings in Norwich and its mouth in New London, the 16-mile estuary serves as the bottomless sink at the end of the plumbing systems for all or part of 13 communities.
  • END OF AN ERA: Chiarappa Jewelers shutting down after 62 years in Middletown Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 12:25AMMIDDLETOWN — The little post-Civil War building is peeling and the sign out front is missing its final “s,” but Elmer Chiarappa can glimpse glory through the lens of his storefront window.
  • Jones Beach Holiday Crowds Sparse In Wake Of Earl Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 9:51PMJones Beach is a summer destination that, on a typical holiday weekend, will see hundreds of thousands of visitors, but that’s not the case this Labor Day.
  • Angeles National Forest draws flood of visitors, trickle of resources Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 9:13PMANGELES NATIONAL FOREST - This Labor Day weekend, thousands of people will be drawn to the cool rivers, scenic trails and fresh air along the canyon of the San Gabriel River. And while they will find a beautiful natural respite from the urban valley below, they will also find creeksides littered with trash, rocks covered in graffiti, precarious access to the river's edge and sparse restrooms and ...
  • Locals frustrated after D.I. drowning Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 9:08PMDauphin Island Police are still not releasing any details about Saturday's drowning victim, but people who tried to save the man said it was a tragedy waiting to happen.
  • SEAIR special airfares for Batanes, Boracay, Tablas Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 9:11AMSoutheast Asian Airlines (SEAIR) will offer a "Buy 1, Take 1" Batanes roundtrip promo and up to 75 percent off on Boracay and Tablas roundtrip tickets at the 21st Philippine Travel Mart (PTM) Sale on September 3-5, 2010 at Booths 108-109, SM Megatrade Halls in SM Megamall.
  • Searching for the missing: Resident's film highlights the work of 'trackers' Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 7:59AMSan Diego County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Don Parker with search and rescue volunteer canine unit leader Pam Medhurst and searchers Danie, Snickers, Wishbone, Charlie and Huckleberry. Photo by: Karen Billing Carmel Valley screenwriter and filmmaker Jeanne McKinney was looking for an inspirational story to tell when she sniffed out a group of people who have devoted their lives to bringing lost ...
  • Searching for the missing: Resident's film highlights the work of 'trackers' Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 7:58AMSan Diego County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Don Parker with search and rescue volunteer canine unit leader Pam Medhurst and searchers Danie, Snickers, Wishbone, Charlie and Huckleberry. Carmel Valley screenwriter and filmmaker Jeanne McKinney was looking for an inspirational story to tell when she sniffed out a group of people who have devoted their lives to bringing lost people home. For her ...
  • A tale of two islands in Lake Erie Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 6:36AMPUT-IN-BAY, Ohio—Four men in their 20s wobbled down this island’s main drag on a Tuesday afternoon with red buckets on their heads. An hour earlier the buckets were full of beer.
  • Plenty of lakefaring crusing action still available around Michigan Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:08AMFiguring that the Weather Channel will exhibit a little cooperative spirit, there is still plenty of time to enjoy the Great Lakes State's great bodies of water.
  • Earl changing travelers' plans Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:00PMHurricane Earl is barreling down on the East Coast, changing travel and vacation plans for thousands of travelers.
  • Moscow, Bangkok Argue On Extraditing Viktor Bout Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:59PMBANGKOK, Thailand -- Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is trying to repair damaged relations with the Kremlin after Moscow's foreign minister condemned a decision to extradite a suspected Russian weapons smuggler, Viktor Bout, from Bangkok to New York.
  • Alves adds another win to her summer; Peabody's Davis sets the pace Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:23PMGLOUCESTER — There are a few certainties in Gloucester every summer. There's Fiesta, crowded beaches, and Layce Alves winning road races held on Cape Ann. After Thursday's 34th annual Magnolia 5K Road Race, Alves notched her fourth Cape Ann road race title this summer with a personal-best time of 19:00 on the course. This summer Alves has also won Rockport's Father's Day Road Race and the Fiesta ...
  • Rookie thanks Clemente for saving father’s life Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:23PMWhen Pirates second baseman Neil Walker takes the field at PNC Park, he needs only to glance over his shoulder at the 21-foot Roberto Clemente Wall in right field for inspiration.
  • Fish are there but be careful Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:22PMFishing has been good this week, but the swell and riptides have been increasing with the approach of Hurricane Earl, so be careful out there on the beach — if it's even open. Two anglers were swept away this week; one died and one was rescued by the Coast Guard. It goes without saying, no fish is worth your life.
  • Fall previews start tomorrow Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:22PMfall previews start tomorrow Starting tomorrow, the Times will kick off its annual series of fall high school sports previews. We will tackle one sport per day, with an in-depth story and a capsule look at Gloucester, Manchester Essex and Rockport. The fall preview schedule is as follows:
  • Achieving awareness, focus and balance in life Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:32PMYou may need to be logged in to see stories listed here that are in our archives. When I teach someone to shoot a shotgun, I tell them about awareness and focus. Awareness is what allows the shooter to be in position to break the target.
  • Cheap flights to Key West put a unique island vacation within reach Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:28PMWhite sand beaches, coconut palms stretching out toward the sea -- is this what you want from an island vacation? Of course. It's what everyone wants.
  • Behind the scenes Hurricane news plan Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:59PMWhat you always see on ABC2 News and abc2news.com is the final product but now we're giving you an inside look at some of our discussions around the news table on our coverage plans for Hurricane Earl.
  • US Open 2010: Andy Murray urged to stay on the offensive by John McEnroe Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:36PMJohn McEnroe urges Andy Murray to be aggressive when he faces Lukas Lacko of Slovakia at the US Open.
  • Lion-hearted Lamb — Destinite wrestles down scholarship in Canada Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:13PMFrom the white sands to The Great White North, Brock Lamb is making his move. Destin’s Lamb has received a wrestling scholarship to Simon Fraser University in Burnaby Mountain in British Columbia, near Vancouver. “I’m so excited,” said the...
  • News Briefs Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:03PMEAGER TO WORK WITH NEW PRESIDENT Registered nurses in Ontario say they are eager to work with the new president of the Canadian Medical Association, Dr.[...]
  • Perfect weather sparks New England tourism rebound Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:25PMOLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine — Months of perfect weather in northern New England have helped the region’s tourism industry rebound from a dismal 2009, but consumers still wary of the economy have been tight with their money and shopping for bargain-basement prices. Overall, hotel occupancy rates have increased, more people are stopping at visitor information centers [...]
  • Hurricane Earl Heads for Mainland - Red Cross Makes Preparations Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:14PMStorm threatens coast, inland areas from Carolinas to New England.
  • This Week's Singles: 30/08/10 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:21AMThis week I have gone to the caravan again to range about on empty beaches and ponder my own essential self, because I really am a bit dread. Lucky for you, all this means in terms of singles, is that I am very cosy as I write about ‘em.
  • Hitting books, not beach, pays off for OSU summer grads Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:21AMGabrielle Davis didn't expect to graduate from Ohio State University.
  • Heard Around Town Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:59AMVanessa Traniello, who runs the ChowderFest fundraiser to be held at the Custom House Maritime Museum on Oct. 9, is in search of a unique "Cup" to become the possession trophy awarded to the restaurant voted "Best Chowder."
  • Travel advice: hotel bed bugs Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:21AMSophie Butler addresses a growing problem at hotels around the world: bed bugs.
  • Event sets worship at The Wharf Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:12AMSince the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, many lives have been changed. Eleven souls were lost on that fateful day, and numerous others were injured. Businesses that normally thrive during the summer months have been lucky to break even, home sales are almost nonexistent, and the fishing and tourism industry has come to a screeching halt.
  • Coastal residents eye two-step spill kill Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:11AMDAPHNE, Ala. — More than three months after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion blew out BP PLC’s well, officials are cautiously optimistic the kill process to shut off spewing oil at its source can begin within the week.
  • Flattest fish on the flats a tasty target Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:00PMIf ever there was a fish built for the flats, it is the flounder, which can can stay submerged in an inch of water.
  • A star from the Sixties is still swinging Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:25PMOnce upon a time the singer Peter Sarstedt demanded "Where do you go to my lovely?" before answering his own query. "When you go on your summer vacation/You go to Juan-les-Pins," he told us.
  • David Miliband: 'I can build a coalition across the party' Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:16PMFor a Labour leadership contender who insists his politics is all about the future, David Miliband is acutely concerned about history repeating itself. "It should be a very sobering fact that after we have lost previously we have gone a very long way to writing ourselves out of the script for very long periods." No one should underestimate what the Conservatives are willing to do to hang on to ...
  • Little Nantucket Island is both child- and dog-friendly Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:30PMUh-oh. The two pups on the beach are so excited to see one another that they knock over the 6-year-old playing nearby, spewing sand everywhere in the process.
  • UM's Bailey is pride of tiny island Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:02PMAllen Bailey brings hope to Hurricane defense and Hog Hammock There may be a more unusual story in college football this season than Allen Bailey, but you'd be hard-pressed to find it. The tangibles that project him as a first-round NFL pick next April are obvious.
  • A Balkan country sheds its secret past Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:57PMAlbania shows off its charms - including ancient castles, mosques and churches - after years under a Communist dictator.
  • Allen Bailey is the pride of remote island community Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:51PMAllen Bailey brings hope to Hurricane defense and Hog Hammock There may be a more unusual story in college football this season than Hurricanes defensive end Allen Bailey, but you'd be hard-pressed to find it.
  • Obama stumbled on Ground Zero mosque comments Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 3:52PMThe old axiom “don’t sweat the small stuff” isn’t always the best advice, particularly when applied to politics. It often is the little things that get one into big trouble as President Barack Obama is finding out.
  • Sea turtle hospital news Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:27PMYou light up our lives Bioluminescence – the ability of living organisms to emit light. Even though we think of our nesting mama Loggerheads as the stars of our Topsail beaches we rarely see one that actually glows in the dark. But last month that’s exactly what happened.
  • ACROSS PASCO Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:52PMACROSS PASCO
  • News, music, movies, events & restaurants in Santa Cruz, California from Metro Santa Cruz weekly Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:06PMNet Fix As social media and gaming consume ever-greater amounts of time, a new industry is springing up around internet addiction.
  • Blue-Green Algae Invades Sodus Bay Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:40PMSodus Bay in Wayne County is a popular summertime vacation sport, but the beaches are somewhat barren for this time of year. They were closed earlier this week because of an outbreak of blue-green algae.
  • Mixed weather produces mixed fishing Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:14PMCAPT. JERRY DILSAVER The mixed weather has had a mixed effect on fishing during the past week.
  • San Gregorio Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 1:30PMNow in its 41st year, clothing optional, privately run San Gregorio is America's oldest nude beach. It was formally started in 1967, right next door to San Gregorio State Beach, where nudity is not allowed.
  • With a map and a mission: 500 miles, 10 days, 1 bike Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 1:07PMPORTLAND, Maine — From inside a car, the landscape rushes by in a blur of rocky water views and clapboard churches. On a bike, the Pine Tree State takes on texture — roads bumpy with frost heaves, air thick with the smell of scorched hay. You feel the land dip into harborside towns and the salty gusts at the crests ... Maine - Portland Maine - United States - Business and Economy - Government