Overhaul of VA system studied
WASHINGTON A growing backlog of veterans’ disability claims, including from soldiers who served in Iraq, Afghanistan and past wars, is helping fuel calls for an overhaul of the Department of Veterans Affairs system.
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Hawaii Reps vote to approve Iraq withdrawal bill
HONOLULU Hawaii’s two U-S representatives voted today with the Democrat majority to pull combat troops out of the Iraq by next year.
No-clone zone
At Rockabella boutique, opened last August, co-owners Crystal Murakami and Kelly Hidano are out to end the “attack of the clones” phenomenon by hand-selecting small runs of elusive, uber-hip labels such as Mblem, Sky, Wellworn, LA Made, and Literature by Elliott Hans. This ethereal Tricia Fix “Goddess” dress ($275), worn by Hidano, is available nowhere else on the island. Nab it and you can be …
Building Your Own Final Cut Pro HD Edit System in your Basement for less than 50k
These days High Definition and HD workflow have become a sudden reality for a lot of editors.
Police ID HOVE crash victim
Police traffic investigators have identified a man who died December 31, 2006, in a motor vehicle crash on Palm Parkway in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision in the Ka’u District.
Cyanotech quarterly loss widens to $1.2M
Cyanotech Corp. , putting an end to seven months of earnings recalculations and delayed financial filings due to an internal accounting probe, said yesterday that its fiscal 2007 third-quarter loss widened to $1.2 million.
Hawai’i nursing shortage critical
Hale Makua, a Maui-based care home, couldn’t make use of all its 254 beds in Kahului last week because it couldn’t find enough workers in the midst of a nursing and nurse aide shortage gripping the Islands.
Three new GMs at Aqua Hotels
Aqua Hotels & Resorts, whose 10 hotel management properties are all in Waikiki, has named three new general managers.
Kauai, Hawaii: Paradise has its share of price swings
USA Today - With only about 60,000 residents on the island of Kauai, the direction of its housing market can seem to change with the tropical winds. Take January, when the sale of just a few high-end homes boosted the median price by 31%. By comparison, the
Two loan specialists join BankPacific
Saipan Tribune - He was previously with Bank of Hawaii and graduated from the University of Guam with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management. Taitano joins BankPacific as a residential loan specialist. He was previously a corporate credit analyst with Bank of
Hawaii Marines returning from Iraq
Marine Corp Times - Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii-based leathernecks are scheduled to return from Iraq on Wednesday, a base spokesman said. Approximately 200 leathernecks and sailors are expected back from a seven-month deployment, including members of 2nd
Class & sass
Today’s approach to fashion has become less trend-driven and more individual. Hawai’i’s fashion-forward often embrace an eclectic pairing of vintage and one-of-a-kind pieces with off-the-rack garments and accessories.
OK, I’ll say it: I enjoy being a girl
It’s taken me three decades to finally appreciate something: It’s great being female. Sure, there are the obvious downsides. Pricier haircuts, a pressure to be thin and for many of us that monthly visitor.
From TV ads to own sitcoms
Turns out ABC is planning to give those sensitive cavemen from the Geico insurance commercials their own sitcom. If they survive pilot season, the lovable hirsute Neanderthals reportedly will “battle prejudice as they attempt to live as normal thirtysomethings in modern Atlanta.”
Traveling to Steamboat, Colorado in the Summer just Got Even Easier with Two New Nonstop Flights from Salt Lake City
Along with Delta’s new twice daily nonstop summer jet service from Salt Lake City to Steamboat, ResortQuest Steamboat is offering variety of lodging packages for the summer season, especially for renowned summer event weekends. (PRWeb Mar 6, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/Q291cC1IYWxmLVNxdWEtU3VtbS1NYWduLVplcm8=
Storm Grounded 100,000 Air Travelers
Post Chronicle - The Inquirer reported that Smith waited two hours for a cab and then went to 20 hotels looking for a room. Finally, at the Inn at Penn, the hotel staff took pity on him and found him a fold-out couch in a conference room, where he spent two nights
No Palace For These Cinderellas
Washington Post - For the most part, he had arrived as a player or coach with lowly regarded Southern Illinois teams and stayed at lowly regarded hotels. In 2002, the NCAA assigned Korn’s 11th-seeded Salukis to a hotel in Syracuse, N.Y., with moldy showers, unkempt
Relax, It’s a Holiday Inn Vintage Tee
PR Inside - ATLANTA, March 19 /PRNewswire/ — Holiday Inn(R) Hotels and Resorts, the world’s most recognized hotel brand, announced today the introduction of a line of vintage tees inspired by the brand’s iconic heritage. Designed and distributed by Junk Food
Universal Travel Group Reports Major Revenue and Earnings Growth
MSN MoneyCentral - The increase in sales reflects the rise in our customer base as well as the success of our newly added booking services for hotels and air cargo transportation. The revenues for those two new booking segments exceeded those from our airline ticket
MAYANS VS. BREWER: Candidates for mayor discuss views on issues
Mayor Carlos Mayans says the city should sell off the downtown Hyatt Regency Hotel as one way to raise money to improve public parks.
LITE ball to benefit CDC
The Commonwealth Diabetes Coalition has snagged the support of the Light in the Eve Foundation. LITE Foundation announced Thursday that, of the five applications submitted by non-profit organizations, the group voted to make CDC the beneficiary for this year’s 5th Annual Pineapple Ball.
Bama carrying one-run losing streak
TUSCALOOSA — Two teams trending in different directions will hook up in an SEC baseball opener tonight at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. No. 21 Alabama (13-7) has lost five of its past six games, including three in a row by one run. Unranked Tennessee (12-7) has won six in a row.
Search Engine News
Search Engine Watch - This year Schiller’s client, Starwood, became the first company to build a prototype of a future real life hotel in Second Life. The effort created an opportunity for Starwood to solicit immediate feedback on the concept and design with minimal
On the go
Egypt Today - The website features the Best Rate Guarantee, which serves the best interests of both parent company Starwood and guests. With the offer to match any lower room rate found on the web within 24 hours of purchase, as well as a promise of no hidden fees
Stratus Properties Inc. Reports Fourth-Quarter and Twelve-Month 2006
MSN MoneyCentral - Stratus has executed agreements with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. for Stratus to develop a W Hotel and Residences on the site. In addition, Stratus has executed agreements for the new studio for KLRU’s “Austin City Limits” program
JetBlue fiasco: A database could have made a difference
ZDNet Blogs - But any technology enhancements will fall to JetBlue’s relatively new CIO Duffy Mees , who had been CTO. Mees was named CIO in November and will report to Neeleman after Todd Thompson left to go to Starwood Hotels . Thompson didn’t report to the JetBlue