Diageo’s Virgin Islands Deal, Fatal Flaw #1
Clearly, $89 million is just too much money to spend on advertising a hot brand like Captain Morgan and the cash reserves could be used to promote another Virgin Islands brand or Myers Jamaican rum which is the fastest growing rum in ...

Saving Energry: One Danish Island Does it!
There's a great article in the July 7 and 14 New York titled "The Island in the Wind" by Elizabeth Kolbert about the Dutch island of Samso, where over a decade the 4300 people living changed how they used energy so by 2005 Samso was ...

King’s Island Daredevils
The folks at King’s Island near Cincinnati seem to be simultaneously embracing both sides of the argument this summer. They’ve been celebrating their 37th season by inviting the descendants of daredevils to recreate the feats that their ...

FOUR LONG ISLAND DUCKS SELECTED TO ALL-STAR GAME
(Central Islip, NY, July 6, 2008) – Long Island Ducks team officials today announced that four members of the team have been selected to participate in the 2008 Atlantic League All-Star Game. Pitchers Randy Leek and Joe Valentine will ...

Long Island Science Museum - Plandome
Jungle Bob launched the summer season with an amazing presentation to the campers at the Long Island Science Center this week. Jungle Bob and his assistant Dylan brought along many of the 'regulars'. One Eyed Willie led the troop of ...

Rousing sendoff for Island's Olympic athletes today at Bastion Square
Maybe the old blue flag of the Colony of Vancouver Island should be dusted off and marched in to the magnificent Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing on Aug. 8 and again Sept. 6 for the opening ceremonies, respectively, of the 2008 Summer ...

Hilton Head Island, SC good eats?
Thank you so much for this incredibly helpful response! I read about the Piggly Wiggly within the reviews for the condo we are staying at-- it's very close by, and people raved about the seafood, which I (like you! ...

Mr. Completely - Rich Man, Poor Man
I’d have this music in the desert island collection for sure, I’ve been listening to music long enough to know a great song when I hear one, this is a great song. It’s from their album called “Twice on Sunday”… an album which, ...

US/Canada East Coast 2008 / Norfolk to Block Island
We planned to sail over several days and nights from Norfolk to Block Island, Rhode Island (a new state for both of us), which is just east of Long Island, NY. With a wary eye out for commercial shipping and leaving the Chesapeake Bay ...

"Heat Island", Kadrey
Published in 2002 Language: en Type(s): Short Fiction, Science Fiction.

Lilypad Cities Floating Island Concept
Great-looking concept design by a Belgian architect shows sustainable living in giant floating ocean cities. (SF in the News)

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Juan Luis & the Diageo Deal
Anybody who knows Juan Luis, knows he is still concerned with the Virgin Islands, her people and problems. As a retired Governor of the Virgin Islands serving 11 years, you might expect him to be living in the past but that never ...

Juan Luis & the Diageo Deal
It's late '42 and they've stacked some of their islands, including a VP in the Marshall Islands -Kwaeijlin (sp?) with 6 INF divisions and a Garrison. Right now I'm trying to isolate that one island, doing local convoy raids with my SAG ...