Being the underdog never deters a driven Brown Nov 20, 2009
The couple owns a four-bedroom, Colonial-style home on a cul-de-sac in Wrentham, which values the property at $549,000; a six-room Cape-style second home they built a quarter-mile from the beach in Rye, N.H., assessed at $472,500; and a timeshare unit in Aruba worth between $10,000 and $20,000. In 2007, they bought three small, income-producing condominium units on Commonwealth Avenue in Brighton, near Boston College, at a total cost of $489,000. (Boston Globe)
United States Claims #1 Spot For First Time as World's Top Country Brand Nov 6, 2009
- Canada Holds on to Second Spot and Australia Slips to Number Three - - Global Study Expanded to Cover Regional Rankings Including Asia Pacific, Sub-Sahara Africa and the Americas. This category remains one with tremendous potential not only for tourism but investment, trade and policy. (Canada Newswire)
With finish line near, race gets rough Oct 29, 2009
The firm has handled candidates across the country and the world, from Jerry Springer in Cincinnati to campaigns in Nigeria and Aruba. Reed paid Mansfield, Conn. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Michelle Obama Arrives in Copenhagen for IOC Vote Oct 1, 2009
As the first lady walked through the hotel lobby Wednesday, she spotted IOC member Nicole Hoevertsz, who only a day earlier had been appointed permanent secretary of Aruba's Council of Ministers ... When she spotted Austin Sealy, an IOC member from Barbados, she shook his hand and said, "Good to see you." She knew about Hoevertsz's new job - something most people in Aruba probably aren't even aware of - and happily accepted a pin. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Rural hospital hinging future on federal incentive Aug 4, 2009
Houseboating on Lake Lanier, honeymooning in Aruba and touring old San Juan. You're on the go. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
A solar eclipse for the people Jul 23, 2009
His previous six, starting in 1998, were seen from Aruba, Hungary, Zambia, Australia, Libya, and the Gobi Desert. "I started going on a whim but got hooked," he says. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Opponents of domestic partnership law set to turn in referendum signatures Jul 21, 2009
call_me_crazy wrote on Jul 20, 2009 7:25 PM:" To the people who will quote the book of Leviticus: The same section of Leviticus that says homosexuality is wrong also says that people who eat shell fish and practice crop rotation should be put to death. Is this common practice? I think not. To those of you who say that same-sex marriage will destroy traditional family values: Heterosexual couples have been doing a fare job of this for centuries. And look at the countries of Belgium, Canada, the... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Hilton Als: David Adjmi on household race relations. Jun 22, 2009
Eventually, we learn that Lily has just got back from a trip to Aruba, where, as Claudine points out, her skin turned black. Luckily, the blackness is only temporary and to prove this Lily periodically peels strips of dead skin off her thin arms to reveal the whiteness underneath. (New Yorker)
Cruise ship with swine flu outbreak heads to Aruba Jun 18, 2009
MADRID A Spanish cruise ship hit by a small outbreak of swine flu was headed Thursday for the Caribbean island of Aruba, where the passengers will disembark, the vessel's Spanish owner said ... The ship is now scheduled to arrive Thursday in Aruba, where the cruise originally began. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Caribbean cruise turned away over swine flu fears Jun 18, 2009
But the nine-day cruise that began in Aruba off Venezuela's coast is over, and the company is now making arrangements to get the passengers back to their ports of origin, company spokeswoman Ana del Hoyo said. Passenger Miriam Tonk-Croes of Aruba complained that crew members weren't communicating with them ... "This is frustrating," she told Aruba radio station Canal 90. (Yahoo News)
Gay marriages expected to begin in Iowa April 24 Apr 9, 2009
But many progressive, enlightened, forward-thinking nations have extended fairness to gays- among them are: Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Luxemberg, Mexico, The Netherlands,New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Uraguay. Pretty remarkable, huh. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Northwest union wants post-Delta say-so Mar 26, 2009
The island of Aruba doesn't disappoint, and it's a safe bet for stunning sand, sea and sunsets. Search. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Inmates gone wild at Texas jail Mar 17, 2009
From happy times in Aruba to Carnival celebrations in Trinidad, see where Atlantans travel. or freezer. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
