Travel agents call for airports redevelopment
The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) yesterday urged the Department of Tourism to implement the recommendations made in the National Tourism Development Plan (NTDP) as a way of improving tourist arrivals in the country. The PTAA is referring to the provisions in the NTDP calling for the redevelopment of major airports including the Ninoy Aquino [...]
VSEA: State officials “willfully and permanently” deleted email correspondence
The state employee union alleges that officials eradicated emails directly pertaining to a public records lawsuit. The Vermont State Employees Association asserts that correspondence between Agency of Natural Resources officials was “willfully and permanently” deleted in the middle of litigation by information technology officials in the agency. In addition, the union charges that it was [...]
Delving into the mind of Grenfell
The parallels between Prairie grain elevators and fishing stages and processing facilities in outport Newfoundland communities might not immediately seem apparent, but McGill University doctoral researcher Rafico Ruiz believes there are many. For instance, Mr. Ruiz argues, the skinny iconic buildings of Saskatchewan played an important role in the development of rural communities in that [...]
An incredibly safe year for air travel
Editors note: Brett Snyder is the founder of air travel assistance site Cranky Concierge, and he writes the consumer air travel blog The Cranky Flier. (CNN) — This is starting to sound like a broken record, but once again, 2011 was an incredibly safe year for commercial air travel. In fact, there were only 373 [...]
Kyiv Projects Full Sterilization Of Stray Dogs Before 2014
The Kyiv city state administration projects to accomplish sterilization of stray dogs before 2014. Oleksandr Mazurchak, first deputy head of the Kyiv city state administration, announced this in an interview with Ukrainian News. According to him, close to 12,000 stray dogs live in Kyiv and 6,700 dogs underwent sterilization in the 2010-2011 period. We can [...]
Foreign Correspondence: Joona Pyykkonen
Joona Pyykkonen, 17, is a native of Kotka, Finland, who is now attending Mobridge-Pollock High School. Q. What are your parents names and what do they do for a living? A. Dad, Jouko, works in a local harbor, mom, Jaana, works in a local hospital.
Exclusive: Southwest Florida travel experts’ savvy keeps them in demand
Geraci Travel agent Jeanelle Harrison helps Larry Davis plan for his trip with his wife to London. / Terry Allen Williams/news-press.com
TravelDNA seed planted on rocky honeymoon
LAS VEGAS – Anishiya Taneja and her husband turned a rocky honeymoon into inspiration for a free online travel service that matches people with ideal vacation itineraries. TravelDNA has been a viral hit during an invitation-only test period and has already caught the eyes of Google, Facebook and Amazon. We are trying to be the [...]
Dog pound has 90pc rehoming rate
THE Louth county dog pound attained a 90% re-homing rate and were lauded for the extensive work being done to re-home animals, at the December council meeting. The council heard that the dog pound, located at Dromiskin, had reported another busy year, with nearly 800 dogs passing through in 2011. The re- homing rate remains [...]
Hackers steal British ex-premier’s private correspondence
UK police are investigating the hacking attack targeting about 20 computers which stored personal e-mail correspondence of about 100 people, including former prime minister Gordon Brown. The stolen messages relate to the period when the ex-premier headed the Ministry of Finance. In total, the hackers got access to approximately 100 thousand emails. According to informed [...]