News.com.au – Reputed to have the most sunshine in the whole of Britain, this premier holiday coastline is peppered with sumptuous new-age spa hotels, hellbent on indulging guests’ every whim. Wales is no slouch when it comes to big cities, either. The capital

Smile, you’re in Samoa
News.com.au – Search for the best deals in flights and hotels Package: Adventure World seven-night pack for Sinalei Reef Resort and Spa from $1854pp twin share, including Air New Zealand air fare, breakfasts and transfers. Phone 1300 363 055. More: www.visitsamoa.ws

Firefighters from the Wai’anae station have been sent to the scene of a reported brushfire near the intersection of Kaulawaha and Makaha Valley roads in response to a report of a brushfire there. The…

Man killed in North Kohala crash identified
Big Island police today identified a Waimea man killed Sunday in a pickup truck crash in North Kohala as Ronald J. Tavares, 21. Tavares was a passenger in a 1988 Isuzu pickup truck that crashed on Ak…

Observer-Reporter – Maybe at the Maui Invitational next week in Hawaii, he says. Jordan is not the sort to play up his lineage. Those students who see him on campus say Jordan is just Jeff. “He’s one of the only people you see on campus who smiles at you” even if he doesn

It’s a big-men opener for Illini
Chicago Sun-Times – The Illini play next at Hawaii on Friday on their way to the rugged Maui Invitational. ”Are we ready for Maui? We have no choice,” Weber said. ”But everybody feels that way. You have to learn on the run.” Like the rest of Illini Nation, Weber is

Daily Telegraph – After school, where he was studious and became obsessed by model aircraft, Norman won a scholarship to Harvard, and took odd jobs during his vacations. He had already started to write fiction; a facsimile of the typescript of a novel, A Story Continues Here

A movement toward greater use of telemedicine is widening the spectrum of care doctors can provide from afar and enabling more outsourcing of services overseas.
-The Washington Post

The expression on the student government president’s face, the student with the 4.3 grade-point average and the No. 2 class ranking, could safely be described as confused. Story Continues Here…

A movement toward greater use of telemedicine is widening the spectrum of care doctors can provide from afar and enabling more outsourcing of services overseas.
-The Washington Post Story Continues Here…

With the holidays approaching, it’s a good time to talk about “Grower Champagnes” or “Recoltant-Manipulant” champagne. While these champagnes are fairly new to Hawai’i, they’ve been garnering excitement in the U.S. wine trade for the past decade or so. More…

Detroit Free Press – The biggest upset by far is Div III Chaminade beating #1 Virginia in the Maui Classic in the early 90’s is the biggest upset ever. Wisconsin is MSU’s biggest rival and maybe Illinois, UM has become an afterthought, what is the strak at now 14 out of Continue Here

Maui News – OLINDA The Hawaiian Style Volleyball Club will sponsor a senior showcase game involving players who just finished their final seasons for Maui Interscholastic League teams on Friday at Seabury Hall. The game will involve a team made up of players Continue Here

Baton Rouge Business Report – Carmela Bell, a Destin-based Realtor and broker with ResortQuest, says the number of condos for sale in her area has gone from 1,309 on June 1, 2005 to 2,502 two years later. And despite the dip in prices, new construction is ongoing she says. Buyers More

MSNBC – Take advantage of a great ski deal in Breckenridge, Colo. For $488 per person, you’ll get a rental car, four nights in a two-bedroom, two-bath condo at ResortQuest Park Place Condominiums, and a three-day lift ticket, from $488 per person More