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Soldiers can cruise to the Bahamas
MIAMI -- For the past few years, Discovery Cruise Line offered a special program for Florida residents serving in the military overseas.To thank them for their service, Discovery and its participating media partners are offering those who served in Iraq or Afghanistan at any time during 2005 a free Discovery day cruise to Grand Bahama Island. This year, however, Discovery is expanding the program to include ALL military personnel and not just to those who are residents of Florida.
"We launched this program two years ago and it was so popular that we decided to extend it nationwide to include all such personnel wherever they live," said Hanns J. Hahn, general manager of Discovery. "Previously, the program was limited to Florida residents. We found that it is a great morale booster and getting the holiday card has meant a lot to our troops."
The offer, which is valid until December 31, 2007, is for a free round trip cruise to Grand Bahama, including the cost of all meals on board, all service charges, taxes, and Bahamian departure fees.
Briefing, 8/3
San Juan, Puerto Rico - Tropical Storm Chris swept through the eastern Caribbean on Wednesday, forcing cruise ships to change course and tourists to evacuate small islands off the coast of Puerto Rico as it threatened to become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season.The storm had top sustained winds of 60 mph as it moved west-northwest past Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. Outer bands of the swirling storm began to dump heavy rains on the U.S. Virgin Islands on Wednesday evening.
A hurricane watch was issued in the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, the National Hurricane Center said. The watch meant hurricane conditions of winds of at least 74 mph were possible by late today.
Some 600 tourists evacuated Culebra and Vieques, islands off Puer to Rico's east coast.
Plane crash victims related to local family
JoAnn Wright and her cousin Priscilla Johnson left Lexington on Sunday morning aboard Comair Flight 5191 en route to a cruise ship to the Bahamas. In Campbellsville, just two weeks before to visit family, the two had expressed excitement about their vacation."They talked about it when they were here," said Wright's aunt, Shirley McKay. "JoAnn was excited about going on that cruise."Wright, 56, who lived in Cincinnati, and Johnson, 44, who lived in Lexington, often traveled together, though this would have been Wright's first cruise.But at about 6 a.m., the twin-engine CRJ-100 jet took off from a short runaway at Blue Grass Airport before crashing into a nearby field and bursting into flames about one mile west of the airport. The 50-seat passenger jet was carrying 47 passengers and three crew members.Freak accident at GB Shipyard claims life of 42-year-old male
A freak accident at the Grand Bahama Shipyard over the weekend, has resulted in the death of a male employee.Forty-two year old Cresencio Bono, who was employed at the Shipyard as a mechanical fitter, was fatally injured shortly after four o'clock on Saturday morning, August 26, at that facility on Warren J. Levarity High-way, after being struck down by a heavy duty fork lift, that was being operated by a fellow Philippine co-worker.
Authorities say the deadly incident occurred on the sloping ramp leading to Dock #2, where the Carnival cruise ship Celebration, is undergoing repairs.
Bono was reportedly in the vicinity of the dock along with another employee, when he was struck down by the fork lift.
Police say foul play is not being suspected at this time, however, Central Detective Unit officers have launched an intensive investigation into the incident.
Land of Lakes Choirboys hit high note
Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of an awarding trip, that started out with 33 choir boys aboard one giant ship.And if that trip, destined for the Bahamas, wasn't good enough, winning an overall choir championship competition certainly made it worthwhile.
The Land of Lakes Choirboys, made up of boys from around Central Minnesota ages 9 to 14, won the 2006 Cruise Festival Overall Grand Championship Award, beating out 49 other choirs (some including men's, women's and gospel choirs) from around the country in the process, and accomplishing something never achieved before: a perfect score. That unprecedented score came from Auburn University professor Richard Good, the judge of the cruise contest.
Riley Lindell, a 12-year-old attending Monticello Middle School and five-year member of the choir, said while the group felt pretty confident, the award, and the score, both came as surprises.
Ernesto hits tourism
Tourism officials have projected an estimated loss of more than half a million dollars as a result of lost air and sea arrivals due to Tropical Storm Ernesto. The recently released Ministry of Tourism figures also revealed that more than half of the $575,000 loss occurred in Nassau.However, tourism officials maintained that the loss was minimal.
"The passage of Tropical Storm Ernesto has resulted in rerouting and cancellation of cruise ships and the loss of Florida originating flights to The Bahamas but this is not expected to have a long term negative effect on the industry," said the Ministry of Tourism press release. "There has also been some minimal impact on hotel occupancy.
"The Ministry of Tourism estimates that as a result of the cancellation of flights and rerouting of cruise ships revenue loss to The Bahamas may be minimal," it continued.
NEWS SECTIONS
San Juan, Puerto Rico - Tropical Storm Chris swept through the eastern Caribbean on Wednesday, forcing cruise ships to change course and tourists to evacuate small islands off the coast of Puerto Rico as it threatened to become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season.The storm had top sustained winds of 60 mph as it moved west-northwest past Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. Outer bands of the swirling storm began to dump heavy rains on the U.S. Virgin Islands on Wednesday evening.
A hurricane watch was issued in the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, the National Hurricane Center said. The watch meant hurricane conditions of winds of at least 74 mph were possible by late today.
Some 600 tourists evacuated Culebra and Vieques, islands off Puer to Rico's east coast.
Live from the heart of the cell!
The CIRAD "Plateau d'histologie et d'imagerie cellulaire vgtale" (plant cell histology and imagery unit) is associated with Montpellier Rio Imaging (MRI)* and shares its philosophy. Since 2002, life sciences researchers have had access to its equipment."We are deeply committed to mutualization. The idea is to attract every potential user interested in plants, whether they specialize in human or animal imagery" says Jean-Luc Verdeil, a cellular and molecular biology researcher at CIRAD.
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