A collection of stories tagged 'ferri' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:59:46 EST Iraq's tourism board aims to promote Baghdad as a fun place to be. There are already plans for a six-star hotel on the Tigris River, golf courses — and now a Ferris wheel. It's inviting proposals for the "Baghdad Eye," which it wants to be taller than the largest Ferris wheel in Europe, the London Eye. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/54895 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94057396&ft=1&f=1051 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EDT The U.S. Border Patrol has started doing spot checks on ferries coming from Washington state's San Juan Islands. These are domestic ferry routes, completely inside the borders of Washington state. The new scrutiny has some islanders upset, saying it's a violation of their privacy to have to identify themselves when traveling inside the United States. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48489 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90060908&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT Novelist Joshua Ferris makes his debut with Then We Came to the End, a satire about life in a Chicago advertising agency. Ferris' short fiction has appeared in the Iowa Review, Best New American Voices, and Prairie Schooner. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/33652 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9775501 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:07:00 EDT Listener Daniel Ferri's newborn son suffered a stroke as Hurricane Katrina neared the Gulf Coast. Ferri says the two disasters, one personal, one natural, shaped his belief in the kindness of strangers. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/1065 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5035935 Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST Witnesses report scenes of chaos and bodies being ferried out of three Jordanian hotels struck by powerful explosions Wednesday night. The hotels, located in Amman, the capital, are often used by foreign travelers. Scores have reportedly died in the blasts, with more than 100 wounded. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/13747 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5006157 Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST Terrorism prevention is not just taking place on land and in the air -- ferryboats traveling across the San Francisco Bay have become the newest target in the "war on terrorism." Sarah Varney of member station KQED in San Francisco reports on a new project by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to help make the bay ferries safer. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/15319 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4823858 Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EDT