Posts Tagged ‘Cruise’

Celtics cruise past Magic; open 3-0 lead in series (AP)

Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard (12) drives against Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett (5) during the first half of Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals in Boston on Saturday, May 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP – The Boston Celtics moved a win away from their second NBA finals trip in three years, and the defending Eastern Conference champions barely put up a fight.


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Iran begins production of cruise missiles (AP)

This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry, alledgedly shows a Nasr1 (Victory) missile in a factory in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 7, 2010. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi announced on state TV Sunday a new production line of highly accurate, short range cruise missiles capable of evading radar. The missile named Nasr 1 (Victory) will be capable of destroying targets up to 3,000 tons in size according to Vahidi. Iran frequently makes announcements about new advances in military technology that cannot be independently verified.  (AP Photo/Iranian Defense Ministry, Vahid Reza Alaei, HO)AP – Iran announced Sunday that it has started a new production line of highly accurate, short range cruise missiles, which would add a new element to the country’s already imposing arsenal.


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Luxury Cruise Ship Docks On Private Haitian Beach, Just 60 Miles From Devastation

Focus on Haiti at several Chicago churches
A Haitian-American church on the South Side worshipped Sunday morning with loved ones victimized by the earthquake very much in their prayers.

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Mayo: At rally for Haiti, hope in the face of helplessness
It wasn’t much, but it was something. A few hundred people standing in the rain. A few bands playing music.

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Local aid group organizing Haitian earthquake relief
Partners in Development Inc. operates a medical clinic in Port-au-Prince and has been aiding Haiti for 20 years.

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Yankees Donate $500,000 for Relief in Earthquake-Stricken Haiti
Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) — The New York Yankees donated $500,000 to relief efforts in Haiti, where an earthquake may have killed more than 100,000 people.

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Luxury Cruise Ship Docks On Private Haitian Beach, Just 60 Miles From Devastation
BoingBoing reported this morning on a Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines ship that made its scheduled docking at a private beach. Though the cruise ship delivered 40 pallets of relief supplies while it docked, vacationers frolicked and held a barbecue on the private area, just miles from the devastation caused by the 7.0 earthquake last week.

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