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| Jul 11, 2025 | Government must learn the right lessons from PFI | A new Public Accounts Committee report warns that the UK’s infrastructure ambitions risk failure unless government provides reliable, consistent investment signals and learns from past mistakes in private finance, writes Geoffrey Clifton-Br... |
| May 8, 2025 | Apple hints at iPhone’s demise in Google search deal defence | Apple made an unusual pitch in its bid to save a lucrative search partnership with Google, saying that the deal might not be necessary in the long run and that even the iPhone may fall out of use.
Eddy Cue, the company’s senior vice preside... |
| May 5, 2025 | InvAscent marks final close of fourth PE fund at $304m: Report | InvAscent, a healthcare-focused private equity (PE) firm which counts cancer care provider HCG and multi-speciality chain Ankura Hospital among its portfolio companies, is said to have closed its fourth fund at $304 million, according to a ... |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Indian govt-backed NIIF in talks to invest in InvAscent's latest fund | India’s quasi-sovereign fund National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) is in talks to invest in private equity (PE) firm InvAscent’s latest fund, multiple sources privy to the development told DealStreetAsia. |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Temasek-backed ABC Impact in talks to back Indian dialysis chain | Temasek-backed impact investment firm ABC Impact is in talks to pick up a stake in India’s DCDC Health Services, which operates a dialysis chain under the brand Deep Chand Dialysis Centre, DealStreetAsia has learnt. |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Wealth Planning by Bob Chitrathorn Offers Tailored Financial Guidance and Client Care | #BobChitrathorn
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| Jul 19, 2024 | L Catterton Asia eyes $500m corpus for debut India-focused investment vehicle | Singapore-headquartered private equity (PE) firm L Catterton Asia is eyeing a corpus of about $500 million for its first India-dedicated investment vehicle, DealStreetAsia has learnt. |
| Feb 28, 2024 | ARTHEx Biotech, participada por Columbus, recibe la autorización de la FDA para iniciar el ensayo de fase I-IIa ArthemiRTM de ATX-01 | 28/02/2024
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ARTHEX BIOTECH, PARTICIPADA POR COLUMBUS, RECIBE LA AUTORIZACIÓN IND DE LA FDA PARA INICIAR EL ENSAYO DE FASE I-IIA ARTHEMIRTM DE ATX-01 PARA LA DISTROFIA MIOTÓNICA TIPO 1 (DM1)
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| Feb 28, 2024 | Successful Capital lanza un fondo de Capital Riesgo de €20 millones | 28/02/2024
SUCCESSFUL CAPITAL LANZA UN FONDO DE CAPITAL RIESGO DE €20 MILLONES
La gestora capital riesgo (venture capital) Successful Capital SGEIC impulsada por Fran Piera ha lanzado un fondo, denominado Successful Fund I FCRE, que tiene t... |
| Jul 15, 2023 | USA-based Tangibly closes USD 6.5 million Seed funding | Seattle, USA-based SaaS trade secret management platform, Tangibly closed its Seed funding platform at USD 6.5 million. The company announced the closure on July 13, 2023. Madrona led the financing for the company. Meanwhile, Spike Ventures... |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Middle-Class Just Got Clobbered by Biden’s New Budget and Wage Class Warfare, How To Prepare | Biden has always pretended to pay attention to rebuilding the lop-sided economy of the United States. He has always stuck to the idea of redesigning economic practices to make them worthy for ordinary Americans. Instead of developing a top-... |
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| Nov 22, 2022 | Will Jacob Zuma be ARRESTED by the end of the week? | Former South African President Jacob Zuma sits in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg – Photo by Jerome Delay / POOL / AFP
John Steenhuisen has issued an ultimatum to South Africa’s law enforcement officials. He is demanding that Jacob Zuma ... |
| Nov 14, 2022 | Watch out! These lollipops have poisoned DOZENS of kids in KZN | Paramedics rushed to the scene, after dozens of children fell ill – Photo: Facebook / RUSA
Children as young as five were left in agony during a school market day event last week. Dozens of learners were left needing immediate medical atten... |
| Nov 9, 2022 | IN THE DESERT OF ETERNITY won the Best Experimental Short Award at The Los Angeles International Film Festival | In The Desert of Eternity Film Poster This film is about celebration of cinematic arts as well as poetry. Thank you LAIFF for recognizing the importance of these inter-disciplines in today's film-making. Thank you Natasha, Thank you for eve... |
| Sep 28, 2022 | ‘Broke’ SA municipality spends R1m on business class trip to Korea | The costs for the trip include business class flight tickets and top-notch accommodation – Photo: Flickr
Leaders of the Maluti-A-Phofung municipality will have to do a bit of Seoul-searching this week, after they were tuned for planning to ... |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Perceptron: Multilingual, laughing, Pitfall-playing and streetwise AI | Research in the field of machine learning and AI, now a key technology in practically every industry and company, is far too voluminous for anyone to read it all. This column, Perceptron, aims to collect some of the most relevant recent dis... |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Zartico secures $20M to help tourism offices promote local destinations | Despite representing 10% of the world’s GDP, the tourism industry has been one of the last to embrace big data and analytics. Darren Dunn and Jay Kinghorn experienced this firsthand — Dunn as a sales executive at various travel companies in... |
| Aug 25, 2022 | AI-powered videoconferencing platform Headroom raises $9M | Headroom, a startup developing AI-powered software to make meetings ostensibly more efficient, today announced that it raised $9 million in funding led by Equal Opportunity Ventures with participation from Gradient Ventures, LDV Capital, AM... |
| Aug 8, 2022 | Watch: VICIOUS mass brawl erupts inside Western Cape high school | A number of students were suspended after the brawl broke out last week – Photo: Twitter
Wild scenes recorded inside Hoërskool George last week have gone viral online, after a mass brawl exploded in this Western Cape classroom. More than a ... |
| Jul 31, 2022 | BOB DYLAN PHOTO DISCOVERED SHOWS MAGIC MOMENT SECONDS BEFORE 1971 COMEBACK ON CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH STAGE | Newly discovered photograph of Bob Dylan waiting in the wings before his 1971 music performance comeback at Concert for Bangla Desh.
Newly discovered photograph of Bob Dylan waiting in the wings before his 1971 music performance comeback at... |
| Jul 31, 2022 | BOB DYLAN PHOTO DISCOVERED OF MAGIC MOMENT SECONDS BEFORE 1971 COMEBACK TO CONCERT STAGE | Newly discovered photograph of Bob Dylan waiting in the wings before his 1971 music performance comeback at Concert for Bangla Desh.
Newly discovered photograph of Bob Dylan waiting in the wings before his 1971 music performance comeback at... |
| Jul 26, 2022 | ‘Voting DA would IMPROVE South Africa’: Podcaster MacG gets political | In another blockbuster episode of #PodcastAndChill, MacG puts all his chips on a DA government – Photo: MacG / Twitter
We didn’t have ‘MacG coming out as a DA voter‘ on our 2022 bingo card, but we suppose anything goes these days. The popul... |
| Jul 8, 2022 | What To Say In An Interview After Being Downsized Or Worried About Losing Your Job | After being laid off, woman is worried about interviewing getty |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Why the first Monkeypox case in SA has sparked a ‘homophobic’ backlash | News of the first Monkeypox case in SA has been greeted by rampant homophobia online – Image via Pixabay
Although this Monkeypox outbreak will be nowhere near as serious as the advent of COVID-19 back in 2020, some unsavoury elements of his... |
| Jun 20, 2022 | Gen Z Women Postpone Motherhood Because Of The Challenges Working Millennial Moms Encounter | Confident young African American female entrepreneur standing with arms crossed.She is against white ... [+] background. getty |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Working Parents: Now Your Employer Can Pay Grandma To Babysit | Portrait of three generations of women look at camera posing for family picture, cute little girl ... [+] hug mom and granny enjoy time at home, smiling mother, daughter and grandmother spend weekend together getty |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Tembisa Hospital gave top ANC official R14.5m in ‘dodgy tenders’ | The Tembisa Hospital Institutional Labour Caucus previously rejected the suspension of the hospital’s CEO – [Image via Twitter]
More revelations have spilled out of Tembisa Hospital this week, after the under-fire facility was accused of ye... |
| May 30, 2022 | Perceptron: Risky teleoperation, Rocket League simulation, and zoologist multiplication | Research in the field of machine learning and AI, now a key technology in practically every industry and company, is far too voluminous for anyone to read it all. This column, Perceptron (previously Deep Science), aims to collect some of th... |
| May 11, 2022 | Google details its latest language model and AI Test Kitchen, a showcase for AI research | During the first of two Google I/O keynotes this week, Google announced LaMDA 2, the follow-up to an AI system, LaMDA, that the company introduced at Google I/O 2021. Short for Language Models for Dialog Applications, Google claims that LaM... |
| Jan 14, 2022 | Google Spends Billions On Buying Office Buildings: Is This A Sign Of The Post-Pandemic Pushback Against Remote Work? | (Photo by Olly Curtis/Future via Getty Images) Future via Getty Images |
| Dec 7, 2021 | How to change the default search engine in Microsoft Edge | Image: Rawpixel/Shutterstock
The Microsoft Edge web browser serves as the default browser for Windows personal computers. For the most part, Edge fulfills its default role well, and most users are satisfied to use it for general web browsin... |
| Nov 26, 2021 | Amid Miami scooter program upheaval, Lime aims for growth | Facebook
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The post-Thanksgiving ‘season’ is now officially upon us in South Florida. From the Treasure Coast through the Keys, lines at Publix will now stretch deep into the frozen food aisles and the time it takes t... |
| Oct 22, 2021 | After bumpy ride, P.E.I. health minister announces launch of mobile mental health units | CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Three years after plans were first announced, Prince Edward Island has launched its mobile mental health units in a bid to provide better care to those experiencing a mental health crisis.
P.E.I. is the last province... |
| Jun 24, 2021 | Why Business Leaders Say Carl Nassib’s Coming Out Is An Example Of Great Leadership | On Monday June 21, 2021, defensive end Carl Nassib became the first active NFL player to come out as ... [+] a gay man. ASSOCIATED PRESS |
| May 19, 2021 | US Embassy lauds Pakistani engineer for his contribution to NASA’s Mars 2020 mission | Pakistani engineers and scientists have truly been making an impact on the global stage. In the most recent instance of an accomplishment of epic proportions, award-winning open-source engineer Ahmed Awais has been recognized by the US Emba... |
| Apr 6, 2021 | Yahoo Answers to end as Trump fans see plot to “silence conservatives” | Enlarge
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| Feb 17, 2021 | The Economic Case For Prioritizing A U.S.-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement | Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen delivers the 2020 national day address, as troops of honor guards ... [+] parading, saluting for the 109th annivesary of the establishment of the country, in Taipei City, Taiwan, on 10 October 2020. In her spee... |
| Feb 1, 2021 | Yahoo Debuts “Make Space for Black Voices” Campaign To Honor Black History Month | NEW YORK, Feb. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yahoo, part of Verizon Media, today launched its “Make Space for Black Voices” campaign to honor Black History Month. The programming includes a celebratory Yahoo logo in partnership with creative... |
| Feb 1, 2021 | Verizon Communications : Media celebrates Black History Month | NEW YORK - February 1, 2021 - Yahoo, part of Verizon Media, today launched its 'Make Space for Black Voices' campaign to honor Black History Month. The programming includes a celebratory Yahoo logo in partnership with creative artist Janel ... |
| Jul 7, 2020 | Sunrun’s $3.2 billion Vivint Solar bid challenges Tesla’s energy ambitions | Tesla’s 2014 acquisition of SolarCity turned the electric vehicle manufacturer into the undisputed largest player in residential solar, but that lead has steadily eroded as its major competitor, Sunrun, surged ahead with more aggressive pla... |
| Mar 9, 2020 | Letters: Paid leave helps against coronavirus; Driver safety is top priority; Guardrails could stop rail-pillar collisions | In a state without guaranteed paid sick days or paid family leave and almost half of our residents barely making ends meet, what will families do if the COVID-19 virus spreads in our islands? How will they financially survive missing work t... |
| Mar 8, 2020 | The future of commerce is shoppable video | If there’s one thing that’s bountiful in 2020, it’s video content. The streaming wars are raging, with services churning out enough programming for a lifetime. Meanwhile, social media platforms keep expanding and grabbing more of people’s f... |
| Mar 8, 2020 | The future of commerce is shoppable video | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| Feb 24, 2020 | Letters: Timeshares mitigate tourist economy risk; Trump unfulfilled promises; Affordable energy-efficient homes | Your recent article on visitor spending in Hawaii implies that timeshare visitors spend less than other visitors (“Some visitors to Hawaii are spending less,” Star-Advertiser, Feb. 17). This implication is inaccurate. If you add the daily l... |
| Feb 17, 2020 | Letters: Study alters assumptions about suncreens, reefs; Super Bowl show hits new low; Chinatown homeless relief | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Study alters assumptions about suncreens, reef; Super Bowl show hits new low for NFL; Chinatown residents deserve homeless relief. Read more
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| Feb 10, 2020 | Letters: You count: Participate in the U.S. Census; Feral cats spread disease; Postal Service praised | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Participate in the U.S. Census; Feral cats spread disease to endangered species; Postal Service praised for honoring Gwen Ifill. Read more
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| Jan 20, 2020 | Letters: Teachers, especially in special ed, deserve more; Humanity must stop killing; Consume less to help environment | Regarding “Lawmakers assail teacher pay differential plan” (Star-Advertiser, Jan. 15): What happened to our commitment to students and teachers?
Why is helping the hardest-working teachers “throwing money” at “a bunch of people”?
Everyone h... |
| Jan 13, 2020 | Letters: EV incentives needed for clean transportation; Sue fossil fuel companies; Stand up for livable wage for poor workers | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
EV incentives needed for clean transportation; Hypocritical to use gas, sue fossil fuel companies; Stand up for livable wage for poor workers. Read more
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| Dec 23, 2019 | Letters: Suing fossil-fuel firms for harm done is reasonable; ‘Rethink’ at Kaiser Permanente; Pay attention to roads, not cellphones | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Suing fossil-fuel firms for harm done is reasonable; ‘Rethink’ at Kaiser must retain top-notch care; Cellphone users need to pay attention on roads. Read more
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| Nov 29, 2019 | Letters: Bill 40 would protect our oceans; Filipino vet program; Trump undermines checks and balances | As a lifelong sailor and two-time participant in the round-the-world Ocean Race in 2014-15 and 2017-18, I have seen firsthand how single-use and disposable plastics negatively impact our ocean’s health across the globe. Studies conclusively... |
| Nov 18, 2019 | Letters: Protest at ballot box; Jalousie windows don’t mix; Minimum wage bill | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Protest at ballot box, not with blockades; Vote for extreme change in political leadership; Minimum wage bill should be top priority. Read more
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| Nov 4, 2019 | Letter: Experts should review Ala Moana playground | The Ala Moana Regional Park playground issue fails to involve highlighted input from educators (special/physical education, K-12) and health-care practitioners (“Playground relocation not viable, nonprofit partner says,” Star-Advertiser, Oc... |
| Oct 28, 2019 | Letter: Explain full impact of rail work on Dillingham | There are some details being left out about traffic flow on Dillingham Boulevard during rail construction (“Dillingham rail work delayed,” Star-Advertiser, Oct. 24). While the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation promises to keep at ... |
| Oct 7, 2019 | Letter: Democrats should look to ‘getting rid of’ Trump | I am perplexed by Diane Tippett’s letter, “President’s opponents ignore his success” (Star-Advertiser, Oct. 1), in which she opines that Hawaii’s elected officials suffer from “Democratic derangement syndrome” because they focus too much “o... |
| Oct 7, 2019 | Letter: Immigrants contribute much to nation’s success | Regarding the writer who decries attacks on President Donald Trump because he has done so many great things for the country, like attempting to build a wall to keep disease-bringing, criminal, freeloading immigrants out of the country (“Pre... |
| Sep 30, 2019 | Letter: Cruel to pack 4 inmates in single cell at MCCC | Keeping four men per cell at the Maui Community Correctional Center is cruel beyond belief (“Hawaii public safety director briefs lawmakers on Maui jail riot but won’t release report,” Star-Advertiser, Aug. 21).
If they are in lockdown all ... |
| Sep 23, 2019 | Letter: Yellow trash bags won’t work in Chinatown | Regarding the article, “Chinatown merchants told to use standardized trash bags” (Star-Advertiser, Sept. 17): These new trash bags are at the top of a long list of horrible ideas that we have gotten from this mayor’s administration.
The wor... |
| Sep 23, 2019 | Letter: Gabbard can campaign and still do her job | Running for president and continuing to represent and serve one’s constituents are not mutually exclusive (“Gabbard should get back to her job,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, Sept. 17).
As a part-time resident of Hawaii, I have followed the car... |
| Sep 23, 2019 | Letter: Mayor needs to listen to his constituents | I question whether Honolulu’s mayor is serving the best interests of the residents of the city.
The timing of his plan to gentrify Ala Moana Regional Park is a case in point. Ignored and neglected for years, the park suddenly became a prior... |
| Sep 9, 2019 | Letter: Yamanoha well-suited to speak for HART | Russell Yamanoha is exactly where he needs to be (“Officials wait to decide Yamanoha’s fate,” Star-Advertiser, Sept. 6). Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation Executive Director Andrew Robbins said that Yamanoha is “doing a good job a... |
| Sep 9, 2019 | Letter: Nuclear energy makes sense for green Hawaii | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Finally, a sensible solution for our energy needs without carbon pollution (“Expand use of nuclear energy to combat global warming,” Star-Advertiser, Island Voices, Sept... |
| Sep 2, 2019 | Letter: Sex-assault sentence a travesty of justice | The decision to not give former police officer Teddy Van Lebergerhe prison time for sexual assault of a minor is one of the worse judicial decisions in recent years (“Former Honolulu police officer gets probation in sex assault of 5-year-ol... |
| Aug 26, 2019 | Letter: Avoid stereotypical thinking about age | Thank you for publishing the article on ageism by Paula Span of The New York Times (“Ageism: Understanding the effects on seniors,” Star-Advertiser, Aug. 20). As a senior, the stereotypes of ageism I feel around me are many. This goes from ... |
| Aug 19, 2019 | Letter: Careful compromise would serve both sides | As an avid reader of the “Views & Voices” pages, I have followed the pros and cons of the Thirty Meter Telescope as expressed by others. The most significant words I saw were by a letter writer regarding the documented history of the mo... |
| Aug 12, 2019 | Letter: Don’t delay, improve Laniakea road segment | I won’t repeat all the points that have been written already by Tina Jensen (“Traffic getting worse on North Shore road,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, Aug. 1) and Liza Liew (“Laniakea traffic jam is a real emergency,” Star-Advertiser, Letters,... |
| Aug 5, 2019 | Letter: Giant driving range would blight landscape | The commentary about the Ala Wai flood mitigation plan has great merit, but I am responding to the writer’s comment that the city is still contemplating a Topgolf project at the golf course (“Rethink Ala Wai flood mitigation plan,” Star-Adv... |
| Aug 5, 2019 | Letter: Many contribute to Chinatown security | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
We appreciate Dan Nakaso’s coverage of efforts in Chinatown, but a clarification is necessary (“Funding boosts efforts to reduce Chinatown homeless,” Star-Advertiser, Ju... |
| Jul 8, 2019 | Letter: Don’t trust EPA on safety of herbicides, pesticides | JAMM AQUINO/[email protected]
Lee Johnson, left, who was exposed to glyphosate, speaks to Board of Education chair Catherine Payne and superintendent Christina Kishimoto during a community meeting on Monday, June 24, 2019 at Leileh... |
| Jun 17, 2019 | Letter: Trump has support of authoritarian leaders | The letter by Ben McGowan is based on a fantasy view of Donald Trump (“Thankful for Trump’s strong leadership,” Star-Advertiser, June 11).
In reality, Trump goes around the world embarrassing the United States by meeting with authentic lead... |
| Apr 15, 2019 | Letter: Practice safety during outings with children | LEILA FUJIMORI / [email protected]
A 63-year-old woman and 5-year-old boy drowned on March 28 off Kaaawa in a kayaking accident while on a Mid-Pacific Institute spring break excursion.
Our hearts and aloha go out to the families ... |
| Mar 25, 2019 | Letter: Hawaii must lead way in banning plastics | I am in full agreement with legislation that state Sen. Mike Gabbard has been trying to pass (“Hawaii could become 1st state to ban plastics in restaurants under new legislative proposal,” Star-Advertiser, Top News, March 19).
Having begun ... |
| Feb 25, 2019 | Letter: Media failures let corruption flourish | Lee Cataluna is right on in her column about the “dirty details” surrounding the Kealoha mess when she asks, “Why didn’t anybody know?” (“Who has the time for all that (allegedly)?,” Star-Advertiser, Feb. 15).
I’ll tell you why. The local m... |
| Feb 25, 2019 | Letter: Bus rider often sees cars run red lights | I agree with the unfortunate requirement that would record cars running red lights (“Lawmakers advance red-light cameras bill,” Star-Advertiser, Feb. 21).
Because of a disability, I must always use TheBus. I often see cars running red light... |
| Feb 25, 2019 | Letter: Public already said no to traffic cameras | Here we go again, with Senate Bill 663 and traffic cameras (“Lawmakers advance red-light cameras bill,” Star-Advertiser, Feb. 21). The citizenry was overwhelmingly clear in 2002 — we said, “No!”
So what? Our legislators are just going to ke... |
| Feb 18, 2019 | Letter: Felix right to urge changes to rail plan | Heartfelt kudos to one of Hawaii’s most revered senior statesmen, John Henry Felix, on his commentary on stopping the rail at Middle Street (“To preserve Hawaii’s sense of place, stop rail at Middle Street,” Star-Advertiser, Island Voices, ... |
| Feb 18, 2019 | Letter: Cataluna spot-on about dog culture | Kudos to Lee Cataluna for her spot-on description of what’s wrong with the #metoo doggie movement (“Man’s best friendship has become obsessive,” Star-Advertiser, Feb. 13).
It’s not enough that we have to fly and shop with their pets, now th... |
| Feb 4, 2019 | Letter: Push back against hard-core homeless | BRUCE ASATO / [email protected]
Loretta Yajima, Chair of the Board & CEO of The Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center, Kakaako Waterfront Park.
Hooray for Lee Cataluna. She pointed out how we the people are losing out to the hard-c... |
| Jan 28, 2019 | Letter: Voters will trust their like-minded politicos | A recent letter-writer lamented the alleged demise of the Tulsi Gabbard crusade against gay people and their families (“Traditional marriage supporters betrayed,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, Jan. 22). He claimed she has abandoned her base whi... |
| Jan 28, 2019 | Letter: $16 minimum wage seems the sweet spot | In a mass email sent out Dec. 28, Hawaii Democratic Party Chairwoman Kealii Lopez listed raising the minimum wage, increasing funding for public education and legalizing recreational marijuana as top priorities.
Has anyone suggested a $16 p... |
| Jan 28, 2019 | Letter: Keep non-service dogs out of eateries | NINA WU/[email protected]
Rona Holub of Kakaako with her poodle, Jack, in the common area at Salt at Our Kakaako. Seated behind is Carol Polcovar. Both Holub and Polcovar support the idea of allowing dog-friendly dining in Hawaii.
Havi... |
| Jan 21, 2019 | Letter: HART misled public in the rush to rail | STAR-ADVERTISER / 2013
Edwin S.W. Young
County Auditor
It comes as no surprise that the city Auditor found the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation violated state procurement laws multiple times (“City auditor slams HART practices,” ... |
| Jan 14, 2019 | Letter: Man with ax should not have been freed | ROSEMARIE BERNARDO / [email protected]
Police investigated the scene of a hatchet attack on a city bus, Tuesday morning, at the insection of Nimitz Highway and Peltier Avenue.
As a retired mental health professional, I was stunne... |
| Jan 14, 2019 | Letter: Gabbard shows true ambitious colors | U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is aggressive and ambitious (“Gabbard takes aim at Hirono, other Democratic colleagues” (Star-Advertiser, Jan. 10).
First, she flooded areas with election signs long before anyone else and put up many more signs, too... |
| Jan 14, 2019 | Letter: Gabbard right about religious bigotry | ASSOCIATED PRESS
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., administers the House oath of office to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, during a ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, during the opening session o... |
| Jan 7, 2019 | Letter: Democrats have mandate to act | Spare us the histrionics, Clarence Chun (“Divisions could destroy country,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, Jan. 3).
The Democrats have taken over control of the U.S. House with a mandate from the American people to keep President Donald Trump in... |
| Dec 23, 2018 | Letter: Legalizing marijuana very bad for Hawaii | Elizabeth Rice Grossman, like many legalization proponents, claims that legalizing weed will solve criminal injustices and budget challenges (“No more recriminations: Legalize recreational cannabis,” Island Voices, Star-Advertiser, Dec. 18)... |
| Dec 3, 2018 | Letter: Be concerned about military training | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
COURTESY U.S. NAVY A SEAL
Delivery Vehicle maneuvers near the USS Kamehameha, a now-decommissioned submarine in this handout Navy photo.
The U.S. military is proposing t... |
| Dec 3, 2018 | Letter: Use Kyo-ya deal as basis for others | JAMM AQUINO/[email protected]
Local 5 union president Gemma Weinstein reacts with fellow hotel workers after ratification of a new contract negotiation at the Ala Moana Hotel on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 in Honolulu. Local 5 hotel... |
| Dec 2, 2018 | Letter: Focus on militarism, not fake missile alert | I suspect that side-by-side articles by Lee Cataluna and Kristen Consillio on the Jan. 13 false missile alert are the opening salvos of a barrage of similar pieces to come over the next month and a half (“Start planning now to mark annivers... |
| Sep 4, 2018 | Letter: Candidates need Ala Wai runoff plan | BRUCE ASATO / [email protected]
The Ala Wai Canal was filled Tuesday with brown water from storm runoff from the streams that feed into it.
Thanks for your recent news coverage on the brown water from runoff in the Ala Wai Canal (“R... |
| Feb 21, 2017 | Urban revamp along canal will be positive | While I agree with Ted Green concerning “maintenance lacking for many existing properties,” I am confused by his opposition to the planned improvements to Kapalama Canal (“Don’t waste money on canal,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, Feb. 15).
Urb... |
| Aug 4, 2016 | Mobile app search company Quixey raises $30M in debt funding | Mobile search company Quixey has raised an additional $30 million in debt funding.
The company touts its ability to help users find content within their apps. More recently, it says it has developed technology that can take you straight fro... |
| Apr 5, 2016 | Head Of British Rights Group: Piracy Is Google's Fault Even If It's Not Actually Google's Fault | As the DMCA heads towards possible reform, critics on both sides have been airing their complaints with the current system. For far too many people, though, the problem is apparently Google, rather than the law or the DMCA process itself. R... |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Manny Pacquiao Lands $75 Million Blow In Tax Evasion Case | You have to hand it to Manny Pacquiao. The versatile and feisty boxer has won world championships in eight weight classes. His dominating win over Timothy Bradley earned him $20 million. With career earnings above $300 million, he’ll need i... |
| Mar 13, 2014 | Google search redesign hews closer to competitor DuckDuckGo | Google's makeover kicks the underlined URL to the curb, with a few other changes. reader comments 111 with 82 posters participating
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| Mar 12, 2014 | Yahoo kicks off Yelp partnership to boost local results in search and maps | Yahoo and Yelp have officially teamed up.
After details of the deal leaked last month, Yahoo formally announced its partnership with Yelp today, bringing Yelp local business reviews immediately into Yahoo Local Search and Maps.
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| Feb 20, 2014 | Meet Vivint, the latest billion-dollar company stripped from Google’s search results [update] | Updated at 5:12 p.m. Pacific with comment from Vivint.
After cracking down on Rap Genius and Expedia, Google has a fresh target: Vivint, a multibillion dollar security firm.
Acquired by Blackstone for $2 billion in late 2012, Vivint is famo... |
| Feb 20, 2014 | Meet Vivint, the latest billion-dollar company stripped from Google’s search results [update] | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Updated at 5:12 p.m. Pacific with comment from Vi... |