AFP to send 320 peacekeepers to Haiti, Liberia.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) yesterday held a send-off ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo for 320 members of peacekeeping forces to be sent to Haiti and Liberia. During the ceremony, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Alexander Yano expressed confidence the Philippine...

Delta Expands International Reach From New York City With New Flights to Haiti and Bermuda.
Daily flights between JFK and Port-au-Prince start June 20*; daily flights between LaGuardia and Bermuda begin May 22 Travelers can fly to either destination with a special introductory fare of $129** NEW YORK, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines today announced new nonstop daily...

Setanta Sports Unites Soccer Community for Inaugural 'Setanta Cup'.
NEW YORK, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Setanta Sports, a leading broadcaster of Barclays Premier League soccer in the US and Official Sports Channel of the Field House at Chelsea Piers, announced today that it will be hosting the first annual "Setanta Cup" to celebrate its roll-out into the New...

Harry A. Beland, 81.
WORCESTER Harry A. Beland, 81, of Fortier Street, died Wednesday, January 14, 2009, in his home after a long illness. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Norma S. (Brunelle) Beland of Worcester; two sons: David Beland of Worcester and Donald Beland and his wife Jayne of...

New Record of Participants for Mondialogo Engineering Award.
- Contest for young engineers by Daimler and UNESCO with record participation - 932 project ideas from 94 countries, 72 from the USA - Focus on climate change and eradication of poverty STUTTGART, Germany and PARIS, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The contest for...

BRIEFLY.
Byline: The Register-Guard International films on tap in Corvallis in February CORVALLIS - The 2009 Crossroads International Film Festival continues Sunday at the Darkside Cinema, 215 S.W. Fourth St., Corvallis. The annual festival started last week. It features films from India, Africa, the...

Traffic-stopping footwear.
Miami drivers are used to traffic jams caused by car pileups, but shoe pileups? That was something new. On January 2, someone spilled thousands of pairs of shoes on the Palmetto Expressway and left them there. Work boots, sandals, even a pair of in-line skates littered the high-way, stopping...

Foris and Runcom are Launching a WiMAX Network in Mozambique.
BARCELONA, Spain, February 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Foris Telecom, the leading WiMAX operator in developing countries, and Runcom Technologies, the ODFMA pioneer, announced today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona the successful completion of a Site Acceptance Test (SAT) of the first Mobile WiMAX network in Maputo, Mozambique. The...

Dania Beach Art and Antique Festival 2009 Springs to Life Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, from 11 AM to 8 PM.
Featuring Purvis Young and other fine artists, antique vendors, South Florida's only Vintage Motorcycle Show, Dance and Live Music and an art exhibition by Broward County School students DANIA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Purvis Young, a legend in the national and international arts community for...

Strong 2008 Propels Best Western International Toward Customer in 2009.
PHOENIX, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Best Western brand delivered a record-setting $1.16 billion in reservations revenue to its hotels in fiscal year 2008. During 2009, Best Western will focus on enhancing its property-level customer care training program, "I Care," to increase guest satisfaction scores, reduce customer complaints and...