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Hold ‘Em Down
It is climatic perfection, 80 degrees with equal parts hot sun and cool breeze, on the beach at Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. The smell of Coppertone fills the salty air, and bartenders are serving up pina coladas near the transparent turquoise ocean, where bikini-clad women emerge, slo-mo Baywatch-style, to the soundtrack of crashing waves and steel drums. {inside1}We're not there. We're inside the resort, along with 724 other people (mostly men), gathered around poker tables in a windowless room the size of a high school gymnasium. The AC is set to “tundra," yet somehow it still smells like a post-game jockstrap. Oh, and the soundtrack is something of the “hacking cough" genre. But to the people in this room, this is paradise.
It's day one of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), an annual poker tournament on the World Poker Tour circuit, which took place during the first week in January.
Teens arrested with cocaine
Two teens were arrested at the Grand Bahama International Airport Thursday, after police caught them attempting to smuggle cocaine in a birthday cake.Two girls reportedly attempted to clear US customs and immigration on August 24 in the Pre-Clearance Lounge, when a security officer noticed a solid object inside the cake on the monitor screen and requested police assistance.
A police officer responded and upon cutting the cake discovered a kilo package of cocaine inside. As a result both girls, one a resident of Windsor Park and the other of Hanna Hill, Eight Mile Rock were arrested and taken into custody at the Drug
Enforcement Unit, along with the illegal narcotics.
They have since been flown to New Providence and are expected to be arraigned in the drug court sometime on
Monday.
Bad weather predicted for 'Feel the Rush'
With meteorologists predicting rain for the upcoming holiday weekend due to Tropical Storm Chris, organisers of the dynamic "Feel the Rush" Junkanoo parade scheduled for August 6 announced yesterday that a safety plan is being put in place.According to Peter Adderley, public relations coordinator for the event, the first priority will be the safety of all persons.
"We want to advise Grand Bahama residents and by extension those travelling throughout the Bahamas and South Florida in particular, to pay attention to the weather forecast and do what is safe," Adderley stated. "As it results to putting on a parade, the safety of the costumes is extremely important."
Adding that the huge costumes and musical equipment coming from Nassau is very significant, Adderley said all items will be placed in containers and will not leave the island until there is clearance as it relates to the weather.
Retain Jewish rhythm with Chabad calendar
For the 22nd consecutive year, Chabad of Oregon is printing the Jewish Art Calendar for the upcoming Jewish calendar year, 5767 (September 2006-September 2007). The calendar is full of holiday information, educational messages and an array of beautiful thematic Jewish artwork. Chabad prints 10,000 copies to be distributed to the entire Jewish community. If anyone in the community would like a calendar, e-mail calendar@chabadoregon.com or call 503-977-9947 with your name and address, preferably by Aug. 31. The Jewish calendar is an important part of the Jewish tradition.Today, the entire world uses the Gregorian calendar. Still, the Jewish calendar is used along with about 40 other calendar systems throughout the world.Established by Pope Gregory in 1582, the Gregorian calendar was influenced by the Jewish calendar.Sixteen Family Islands to get runway lights
NASSAU Solar powered lights will be installed at 16 Family Islands airports at a cost of $2.3 million by October of this year, Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin announced last Thursday."The installation of these lights to Family Island runways will bring tremendous relief to the residents of these islands, who have for years been forced to rely on the use of vehicles' lights to illuminate runways and taxiways during emergencies," Minister Hanna-Martin said.
The government signed an agreement with Carmanah Technologies Corp, a Canadian company that supplies solar powered lights used by civilian and defence operations in 110 countries worldwide, the Minister said at a press conference
The 16 airports identified for solar powered lights are at Colonel Hill, Crooked Island; Spring Point, Acklins; Staniel Cay, Black Point and Farmer's Cay in the Exumas; Congo Town and Mangrove Cay in Andros; Deadman's Cay, Long Island; Sandy Point and Moore's Island in Abaco, New Bight, Cat Island; Port Nelson, Rum Cay; Duncan Town, Ragged Island; Great Inagua; Great Harbour Cay, the Berry Islands and South Bimini.
BEC workers take action
More than 300 Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) employees walked off the job at the Clifton Pier power plant yesterday after talks between the government and the Union broke down. BEC management claim that the "illegal and unwarranted" industrial action resulted in power outages throughout New Providence. "The Bahamas Electrical Workers Union...called an illegal and unwarranted industrial action at which time some members went unauthorised onto the Clifton Pier Power station compound locking the gates behind them," management said in a press statement. "These persons then tampered with the equipment at the Clifton Pier Power Station, which resulted in generators shutting down and led to the power outages throughout New Providence." Dennis Williams, President of the Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) said Union members are not responsible for the power outages.
Yum on the run
We love breakfast. There's nothing that cuts the hangover haze like a carb-meat-egg triple play. But the thought of downing a pre-fab sandwich at some corporate spot made us so woozy, even a double-dose of plop-plop-fizz-fizz didn't help. We checked out the breakfast lineups at these new spots for a fresh selection of morning starters.Dagel & Beli Shop
This Rogers Park spot around the corner from the Jarvis Red Line "L" stop offers breakfast all-day, surely to come in handy when you need a bagel fix mid-afternoon. Although the mixed-up menu of Spoonerisms (swapping the sounds of two or more words) can be challenging to decipher--especially when your head's a little cloudy--the fresh steamed bagel sandwiches are worth the trouble. Try a "horning mamlet," with bacon, smoked ham, egg and Swiss on a plain bagel, and the "BELT," bacon, egg, lettuce and tomato on a pumpernickel bagel (both $6.50).