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European Boxing News
FIGHT NEWS UNLIMITED | 23 hours ago by Rich Bergeron
Finn "Idi" Amin Asikainen and Armenian, based in Germany with Universum, Khoren Gevor fight for the vacant EBU middleweight title October 24 at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki. Promoter Pekka Maeki confirms there is an agreement made although it´s no read more
Cigar Review: Macanduo 1968 Robusto
Cigar Reviews at Cigar Jack's Cigar Blog | September 3rd 2008 by Cigar Jack
Description:I wasn't weaned on Macanudos when I started smoking cigars. As a matter of fact, I've probably only smoked about four or five. I can tell you that I can't really remember anything about my previous experiences with this brand other than read more
Saona Island, Dominican Republic
My World of Postcards | September 3rd 2008 by Ana
And, my first card showing a place in the Dominican Republic...so it makes it country number 79....The Saona Island (Isla Saona) is a tropical island located a short distance from the mainland on the south-east tip of the Dominican Republic. It is a read more
Dalai Lama Leaves Hospital in India
Net News Publisher | September 2nd 2008 by Terry
Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who was hospitalized last Thursday in the Indian city of Mumbai with abdominal discomfort, was discharged from hospital early on Monday, his aide said. Tests have revealed that the 73-year-old Dalai Lama has read more
Retire with minimal income
Buckrobin | September 1st 2008 by Robin
Like many babyboomers I failed to plan for my retirement and as a result will have to rely primarily on the CPP (Canada Pension Plan) and Old Age Security but believe it or not, this is adequate if you’re willing to change your lifestyle. My own pe read more
visit with sponsored children
Buckrobin | August 31st 2008 by Robin
In June I went on vacation for two weeks to the Dominican Republic, spending one week in Santiago and the second week in Cabarete. This was my third visit to the DR this year! Prior to leaving Canada, I had made arrangements with Children Internation read more
Hurricane Gustav Update
Cockney Robin at Buck Naked Politics | August 30th 2008 by Cockney Robin
Below is part of the National Hurricane Center's report at 11pm on Saturday:"The center of hurricane Gustav was located near latitude 23.1 north...longitude 83.8 west or over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico about 90 miles... west of Havana Cuba and a read more
Hurricane Gustav Strikes Caymans, Heads for Cuba
Buck Naked Politics | August 30th 2008 by Deb Cupples
by Deb Cupples | After killing 70 people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Hurricane Gustav hit the Cayman Islands last night, with winds of 115 mph. (BBC) That's a Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, just as Katrina was when it hit New Orlean read more
Gustav Becomes Catagory 1 Hurricane, Already A Killer Storm
Disaster Preparedness Blog | August 29th 2008 by Keith Erwood
On the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Gustav becomes Category 1 Hurricane and heads for New Orleans, as per current tracking of the storm.Gustav as of this writing has already killed 78 people in the Caribbean, with Hatti suffering the worst read more
MLB mandates all players must speak Spanish
Serious Sports News Network | August 29th 2008 by Tom Alexander
NEW YORK, NY — In a unilateral move designed to improve the fluidity of the game, baseball commissioner Bud Selig has ruled that all players in Major League Baseball (hereafter to be known as Principal Liga de Béisbol) must be fluent in Spanis read more
New York teen unimpressed with “Redeem Team” victory
Serious Sports News Network | August 29th 2008 by Tom Alexander
HARLEM, N.Y. — Terrell Robinson doesn’t get what all the fuss is about. Robinson, 17, of Harlem, watched with interest last week as the United States basketball “Redeem Team” handled their competition with relative ease and wo read more
Guest Review: La Gloria Cubana Wavell
Cigar Reviews at Cigar Jack's Cigar Blog | August 28th 2008 by Cigar Jack
Tony submitted this review as part of the Show Us Your Camacho Contest. You still have a few days left to enter. Company: General Cigar Line: La Gloria Cubana Vitola: Wavell 5 x 50 Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Filler: Nicaraguan and Dominican Fla read more
hurricane gustav track, get the latest updates on hurricane gust…
There's a Blog in my Soup | August 27th 2008 by Patrick Curl
You know, this project of using google trends is seeming to be harder than I thought, I really don’t know what to say about hurricane gustav track. Plus I’m running out of time, so I may need to continue the experiment tomorrow. Rest a read more
SEMINOLE WARRIORS BOXING INKS US OLYMPIC TEAM ALTERNATE DANNY O'C…
FIGHT NEWS UNLIMITED | August 26th 2008 by Rich Bergeron
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT PROSPECT TO MAKE PRO DEBUT ON SEPTEMBER 17th HOLLYWOOD, FL, August 26 – With the 2008 Olympic Games now in the history books, it's time to look towards the future, and Seminole Warriors Boxing has kick started its run towards th read more
Cigar Review: Kristoff Criollo Churchill
Cigar Reviews at Cigar Jack's Cigar Blog | August 26th 2008 by Cigar Jack
Daniel did a great job reviewing the Kristoff Criollo Churchill back in July so I'm only going to really touch briefly on this cigar. This rustic looking cigar is very well made and has a nice heft to it. The draw started off a little tight, but o read more
Extra special honeymoons with unpackaged.com
unpackaged.com | August 20th 2008
You have fine tuned to the wedding details from the type of cake to the dress fittings, everyone has been invited and you are good to go.... but you haven't booked the all important honeymoon and with so much spent on the reception and party there's read more
Round up of top stories
Samson Dada’s blog and exclusive anthology of: Fictional a… | August 18th 2008
Top stories in the United Kingdom: One dead and 44 hurt in bus fall in bridge in Staffordshire Paedophile ‘librarian’ is jailed David Miliband calls for Pakistan reforms Trio from West Yorkshire guilty over terror documents promoting ter read more
A-Cero announces Caribbean development
Best House Design | Home Design | Luxury Homes | House For S… | August 17th 2008 by fahmi
Spanish architects A-Cero have announced the start of the construction of a modern residential development in the Dominican Republic’s province of La Romana. The project includes the construction of a new marina surrounded by 480 apartments, as we read more
Linda: Pardon
Ads of the World | August 17th 2008
The taste that bring you right back home. Advertising Agency: KRANEO, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Creative Director: KRANEO Copywriter: Maryanne Fernandez Art Director / Illustrator: Eduardo Suárez, DCO Photographer: Jaime Guerra Other additio read more
Linda: Chef
Ads of the World | August 17th 2008
The taste that bring you right back home. Advertising Agency: KRANEO, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Creative Director: KRANEO Copywriter: Maryanne Fernandez Art Director / Illustrator: Eduardo Suárez, DCO Photographer: Jaime Guerra Other additio read more
Linda: Pregnant
Ads of the World | August 17th 2008
The taste that bring you right back home. Advertising Agency: KRANEO, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Creative Director: KRANEO Copywriter: Maryanne Fernandez Art Director / Illustrator: Eduardo Suárez, DCO Photographer: Jaime Guerra Other additio read more
Linda: Bling
Ads of the World | August 17th 2008
The taste that bring you right back home. Advertising Agency: KRANEO, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Creative Director: KRANEO Copywriter: Maryanne Fernandez Art Director / Illustrator: Eduardo Suárez, DCO Photographer: Jaime Guerra Other additio read more
Progress Toward MDGs in Water in LAC
The Temas Blog | August 16th 2008
One of my first posts here on The Temas Blog concerned the 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) progress report on reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) regarding drinking water and sanitation. So it's probably fitting as I approach the s read more
the dominican republic is cool
The Shroom Heat Blogger Files | August 16th 2008 by Joseph Gelb
haiti's neighbor country the dominican republic located on the same island makes an excellent tropical vacation place. i belive that the dominican republic was the origional place to serve pina coladas a delicious cocunut drink that is often mixed w read more
Festival Report: Antilliaanse Feesten Day 2
La Onda Tropical | August 15th 2008 by Chapin
Saturday, August 9thClick above for more pictures. Some are courtesy of tropicalidad.be, you'll recognize them by their sharpness and beautiful composition ;). Dutch version of this article here.All ready for a second night of caribbean fiesta, I cou read more
Dollar Turn-around Has Analysts Questioning Emerging Markets
Contrarian Profits | August 15th 2008 by Contrarian Profits
When the U.S. economy fell off a cliff, a bunch of investors fled to the “safety” of booming emerging markets, like China and Brazil. Turned out to be a good bet for a while, until our credit crisis became a global disease… and even stellar mar read more
Cigar Review: La Caya Brazil
Cigar Reviews at Cigar Jack's Cigar Blog | August 15th 2008 by Cigar Jack
I hadn't heard of La Caya cigars prior to the Trade Show in Vegas. They've been around since 1997, but are now doing a big push to expand. You'll probably see their ads start popping up in your favorite cigar magazine in the next few months. I spok read more
Cigar Review: Cohiba Puro Dominicana
Cigar Reviews at Cigar Jack's Cigar Blog | August 14th 2008 by Cigar Jack
I Walked Across an Empty Land, I Knew The Backways Like The Back…
The Jose Vilson | August 14th 2008 by Jose
This is one of the lost blogs I wrote while I was at Dominican Republic. It was inspired by another Clay Burell post, regarding tourism and its caricatures. Thought I’d post it up tonight in light of the recent immigration post. I also updated read more
Festival Report: Antilliaanse Feesten Day 1
La Onda Tropical | August 13th 2008 by Chapin
Friday, August 8thClick above for more pictures. Some pictures courtesy of tropicalidad.be (usually the sharp ones ;)). Dutch version here.A beautiful sunset over the Blue Forest in Hoogstraten (on the border between Belgium and Holland) marked the b read more
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