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Cayman Islands News, Articles and InformationCity Council adjusts billboard codePrompted by the arrival in the region of a lawyer known for suing towns over billboards, Arden Hills leaders Monday night tweaked their sign code as a precaution.The changes unanimously approved by the City Council will have little effect on the scenery of the suburb, which is sliced by Interstate 694, U.S. 10 and Minnesota 96 and bounded by I-35W. But that's a good thing, said city planner James Lehnhoff, since all those roads are fertile ground for planting building-sized billboards and the city didn't want to be forced to accept a bumper crop if a court found its code unconstitutional. Atlanta attorney E. Adam Webb hasn't filed or threatened to file any lawsuits against Arden Hills, but he has filed more than 100 suits nationwide against communities, including Hopkins and Eden Prairie.
Survey says Saturday service for POWith the results of its recent survey in the Cayman Islands, the Post Office is making plans to open on Saturday by the end of summer.The postal survey, which was conducted from 28 April through 5 May showed that, while six out of 10 customers are able to complete their postal business during regular hours, 69 per cent of respondents still want the Post Office to open on Saturday. The alternative, extended weekday hours, was selected by 53 per cent of respondents. Only 39.2 per cent said they could not complete their postal business during regular hours. Opening hours on Grand Cayman are typically about 8:30 am until - 5:00 pm, though it does vary. East End and North Side close for lunch between 12 noon and 1:00 pm. Hours of operation also vary on Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. Award-winning film-maker Jill is on a High over Bermuda caverns ...BERMUDA'S underwater caverns are to be mapped as part of an ambitious project involving one of the world's foremost cave divers. Likely to showcase regions of the island never seen before, the study will be completed over the next year, its various stages filmed as a documentary Bermuda High.Bermuda's schoolchildren will be invited to participate in the monumental task, presented with special technology that will enable them to track the movements of the divers from above ground. The project is being driven by the Bermuda Aquarium Museum & Zoo, former natural history curator Wolfgang Sterrer and cave expert Tom Iliffe. To aid its completion, they've brought onboard an award-winning film-maker who also happens to be one of the world's top cave divers Jill Heinerth. This week she spoke with Mid-Ocean News reporter HEATHER WOOD and photographer GLENN TUCKER about her underwater exploits. Toyota Kicks Big Butt In J.D. Power Initial Quality StudyWESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., June 7 -- The way in which technology is integrated into new-vehicle design, particularly interior features and controls, is considered by consumers to be as important to quality as are defects and malfunctions, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Initial Quality Study(SM) (IQS) released today. The study is in its 20th year.The Initial Quality Study, which serves as the industry benchmark for new-vehicle quality measured at 90 days of ownership, has been completely redesigned for 2006 to capture problems experienced by owners in two distinct categories -- quality of design and quality of production (defects and malfunctions). "New vehicles today are often packed with new technologies that unfortunately can be complicated and frustrating for the average consumer when their integration is not well executed," said Joe Ivers, executive director of quality and customer satisfaction research for J.D.
Chrissie Tomlinson Memorial Hospital Signs Agreement with American Hospital Management Company for Management of theChrissie Tomlinson Memorial Hospital has engaged American Hospital Management Company to provide turnkey management services. American Hospital Management Company will be placing a full-time administrator at Chrissie Tomlinson Memorial Hospital to assume the day-to-day management of the hospital."This is an exciting time for the Chrissie Tomlinson Memorial Hospital. I am pleased to contract the services of American Hospital Management Company, who will bring a new level of professional management to the Organization. I am confident they will do an excellent job and the public will enjoy many new services, as they come on-line. I will be relieved to do what I do best: take care of patients," stated Dr. Stephen Tomlinson. "Chrissie Tomlinson Memorial Hospital, as the only private hospital in the Cayman Islands, has a tremendous responsibility to the community and is well-positioned for growth in a very special market.
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