Rhode Island News

Gov race hopefuls scramble for votes
Republican and Democratic primary elections for governor remain tight heading into the final days of campaigning as candidates hit churches, coney islands, gun shows and other spots looking for votes.
2010-07-31 19:22:21
David Alexander, Selector of Rhodes Scholars, Dies at 77
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2010-07-31 16:08:19
Iceland: The bare bones of a beautiful island
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2010-07-31 14:11:33
In the Region | Long Island: Over-the-Top Open Houses
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2010-07-31 07:21:30
Rare Jersey Tiger moth reaches London for first time as warm summers make it leave Channel Islands
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2010-07-30 19:28:40
The Deserted Islands
A squarish shape jutting out of the submerged field. A roadside mound with bunches of mouldy straw scattered on it. A ramshackle hut.
2010-07-30 17:31:08
British Teenager Dies After Holiday Fall
A British teenager who fell seven floors from her holiday apartment on the Spanish island of Majorca has died in hospital.
2010-07-30 17:14:59
Biosphere Sustainability Center to demonstrate use of renewable energy
Eco Factor: Sustainable mixed-use development powered by renewable energy. Paul Raff Studio has unveiled the designs of the Biosphere Sustainable Center, a mixed-use development to be constructed in Gananoque, Canada. The center will reuse an 11,508sqm site near Thousand Islands in Gananoque and generate positive social, environmental and economic activity for the entire region. The Biosphere Sustainability Center will provide space for exhibitions, conferences, market, artisan studios and offices. The building aims to demonstrate the use of renewable energy technologies to the public. It will also serve as an education resource with a positive long-term impact on planning. The center features two green roofs with walk-out gardens, a walk-through biowall that cleans and purifies ambient air and sculptural sun shades that reduce solar heat gain and conserves energy. The centers most striking feature is its atmospheric canopy that harnesses renewable solar energy, collects rainwater and provides shade. Via: Paul Raff Studio
2010-07-30 14:15:05
Find European charm in Broward's wild west at Vienna Cafe & Wine Bar
Wondering what to do with $695 today There's a bottle of Chateau Margaux Premier Grand Cru 1989 waiting for you at the Vienna Cafe & Wine Bar. This family-owned, old-world European styled eatery is located in Davie at 9100 W. State Road 84. It's in the Pine Island Plaza shops, but you won't find it sandwiched between stores. It's actually hidden behind trees in a stand-alone cottage adjacent to the strip mall.
2010-07-30 13:28:29
Mauritius: Treasure Islands - Mapping the Geography of Corruption
When is a tax haven not a tax haven When Mauritius' Vice Prime Minister Ramakrishna Sithanen says so. 'We are a not a tax haven,' stated Sithanen, who is also the country's minister of finance. Ironically, Sithanen would go on to reveal that ring-fenced financial services FS - the legal and financial secrecy vehicles facilitating corporate mispricing and corruption marketed to foreign clients, especially India - accounts for 12.5 per cent of GDP.
2010-07-30 09:27:33