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The first contest offersd a two-night stay at the Roya Palms Resort and Spa and a candleli t dinner for two atthe resort’s restaurant, T. In subsequent weeks, similar packages are expected to be givehn away fromthe Ritz-Carlton Phoenix, Arizona Biltmore Resort Spa, InterContinental Montelucia Resort and Spa, Fairmont Scottsdale, Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa, Westin Kierland, Phoenician and Arizons Grand. The contest is part of a social media marketingg campaign by the Greater Phoenix CVB that also includeas anew blog, Twitter and Flickt accounts, and YouTube videos. The blog, called the Hot is a frequently updated compendiumkof restaurants, shops and activities.
The video called “Phoenix Dream Days,” features Phoeniciansa of local and national renown offering tours of their favoritelocal hangouts. The inaugural video is hosted by celebrit chefMark Tarbell. Blog: Facebook: Twitter: YouTube:
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Jordan fights for return of new 'Dead Sea Scrolls' - Montreal Gazette
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Sedgwick County delays land vote again - Wichita Business Journal:
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After hearing public criticism ofthe plan, the commissionj voted to delay the issue for a montg and hold a public workshop to hash out its details. It’ s the second time the commissiobn has postponed a vote on whether to buy the grounc fromBel Aire. County staff has argued the groun is needed to createa shove-ready industrial site for larg users. The , funded by the private sector andlocalo government, has said the metro area hasn’t been able to competer well against other communities when industrial companies are seeking largre sites with rail access, something that’s become more common as fuel prices have Under the proposal, the county would buy 808 acres near 53rd Streety and Webb Road, pave two streets and instal l a rail spur on the grouncd at a total cost of abou $14 million.
The city of Bel Aire would extend wate and sewer lines to the site at a cost ofabout $4 million. But opponents said the plan woulsd bea waste. “You’d have a better return on your moneyy if you put it on the craps tabldein Vegas,” said local real estate broketr Rod Stewart during a publi hearing Wednesday. He said Kansas never has been good at attractinhg new businesses and is ranked low among states for offering He suggested the city buya 50- to 100-acrew piece of ground and secure options to buy the Real estate developer Johnny Stevene said the county’s plan “will destroy the industria l market in this town.
” He said all industriak development would move to the county’s ground because the county would be willinbg to give away its land. And he said there’s not enougjh development to absorb that much He said private developers never are consulted when companies considefr expandinginto Wichita. “There are otherr private developers in this town who can helpif you’lp ask,” he said. But GWED C President Vicki Pratt Gerbino says prospectsxwant shovel-ready sites. Local officials typicallgy get just a few days to submit available sites. She says GWED sends out e-mail requests to local real estated brokers when it needs sitesto submit.
She says GWED C in the past has submitted sites in Bel Aire and Clearwater but has heardnothing back. She argued that gettinfg the Bel Aire ground undercountyu control, with the necessary infrastructure, will make it more appealing. But the countt commission opted to put the issueon hold. Commissionerzs voted 5-0 to delayy action for 30 to further discussseverao issues, including the mineral rightws to the property and the possibility of de-annexingb the ground.
After hearing public criticism ofthe plan, the commissionj voted to delay the issue for a montg and hold a public workshop to hash out its details. It’ s the second time the commissiobn has postponed a vote on whether to buy the grounc fromBel Aire. County staff has argued the groun is needed to createa shove-ready industrial site for larg users. The , funded by the private sector andlocalo government, has said the metro area hasn’t been able to competer well against other communities when industrial companies are seeking largre sites with rail access, something that’s become more common as fuel prices have Under the proposal, the county would buy 808 acres near 53rd Streety and Webb Road, pave two streets and instal l a rail spur on the grouncd at a total cost of abou $14 million.
The city of Bel Aire would extend wate and sewer lines to the site at a cost ofabout $4 million. But opponents said the plan woulsd bea waste. “You’d have a better return on your moneyy if you put it on the craps tabldein Vegas,” said local real estate broketr Rod Stewart during a publi hearing Wednesday. He said Kansas never has been good at attractinhg new businesses and is ranked low among states for offering He suggested the city buya 50- to 100-acrew piece of ground and secure options to buy the Real estate developer Johnny Stevene said the county’s plan “will destroy the industria l market in this town.
” He said all industriak development would move to the county’s ground because the county would be willinbg to give away its land. And he said there’s not enougjh development to absorb that much He said private developers never are consulted when companies considefr expandinginto Wichita. “There are otherr private developers in this town who can helpif you’lp ask,” he said. But GWED C President Vicki Pratt Gerbino says prospectsxwant shovel-ready sites. Local officials typicallgy get just a few days to submit available sites. She says GWED sends out e-mail requests to local real estated brokers when it needs sitesto submit.
She says GWED C in the past has submitted sites in Bel Aire and Clearwater but has heardnothing back. She argued that gettinfg the Bel Aire ground undercountyu control, with the necessary infrastructure, will make it more appealing. But the countt commission opted to put the issueon hold. Commissionerzs voted 5-0 to delayy action for 30 to further discussseverao issues, including the mineral rightws to the property and the possibility of de-annexingb the ground.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Johnson
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Available this weekend will bethe shut-ins, picnid areas, the park store and many pedestriah trails and interpretive pavilions. A new orientationj center and campgrounds are set to open at the park latefrthis year. The park and ’s reservoir, locatecd in Reynolds County, are after the utility’ds hydroelectric plant breachedin , creating the state’x worst man-made disaster. Roughl y 1.
3 billion gallons of water spilled through the injuring the park superintendent and his destroying the park and damaging the East Fork of the Blackl River and the lower Taum Sauk Ameren agreed to pay the statde of Missourinearly $180 million to including $52 million to execute the park’s mastet redevelopment plan. Nearly 250,000 people visited Johnson’xs Shut-Ins State Park each year up until it closedd inDecember 2005, according to a releasew from the state of
Available this weekend will bethe shut-ins, picnid areas, the park store and many pedestriah trails and interpretive pavilions. A new orientationj center and campgrounds are set to open at the park latefrthis year. The park and ’s reservoir, locatecd in Reynolds County, are after the utility’ds hydroelectric plant breachedin , creating the state’x worst man-made disaster. Roughl y 1.
3 billion gallons of water spilled through the injuring the park superintendent and his destroying the park and damaging the East Fork of the Blackl River and the lower Taum Sauk Ameren agreed to pay the statde of Missourinearly $180 million to including $52 million to execute the park’s mastet redevelopment plan. Nearly 250,000 people visited Johnson’xs Shut-Ins State Park each year up until it closedd inDecember 2005, according to a releasew from the state of
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Mouths open, ears closed in Villa Park - OCRegister
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Perez Asks State AGs to Help Enforce ADA Protections - Main Justice
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
Universities chase stimulus cash for shovel-ready projects - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The tens of millions of dollars in grant proposals are targetinyg funding streams flowing down through the Americah Recovery andReinvestment Act’s shovel-readyg initiatives. Universities faced with consecutive years of fundingb cuts are angling to usethe shovel-readyu cash to catch up on much-needed facilituy upgrades, build classrooms to handlse the influx of students in need of re-training or tacklw big capital projects aimed at bolsterinyg academics and research. The approach is twofolrd at , which has seen its student populatiob surge by 12 percent in the past two due in part torising unemployment.
The colleg is seeking $45 million to build additionak classroom capacity on its three main campuses as well as to enhance vocational training facilitiesin high-demand according to Ellyn Drotzer, director of the office of granta development. The college wants the cash, amonh other projects, to build out its and the Maroonw Automotive Program in Miramar to emphasize curriculum on maintaining and repairing emerginhg green energy and hybrid systems in boatssand cars.
It also wants to expanfd classrooms foraviation training, includint a facility to train a new generatiohn of air traffic controllers, whicjh are expected to be in high demanf in a few years to replace a wave of retiring Drotzer said. “These are all shovel she said. “We have a historyt of training in technical trades an now we are lookinf to be responsive to providing curriculumn in this new emerging industr y ofgreen technology.
” The ’s 18-membe stimulus working group meets regularly to discuss opportunitie and set a course to capturre as much of the federal cash as So far, the schoop has more than 400 proposalse seeking in excess of $350 million in “We saw this as a very significan t opportunity for the university and to do somethingg for the community,” said Richard Bookman, vice provost of research at UM.
Among the projectes on the school’s shovel-ready wish list is a new $45 seawatet research center at UM’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheriv Science onVirginia Key, he The university is seeking $15 million from the and $15 milliob from the to help build the center, whicu will study sea creatures as well as the physics of wavea on structures. UM is also is submitting proposal s fora $15 million to $20 millio addition to a science building at its Coralp Gables campus and a multi-story researchh building at its medicalo school. has science, greenh technology and culinary training onits shovel-readyg submission list. The school is requestiny help fundinga $22.
7 million hospitality managemeng center to house a culinary arts school as well as $40 millionb for an extensive renovation and upgrade to decades-old facilitied at its north campus and $1.2 million for an and Technology. But by most accounta competition for stimulus fundsz willbe fierce. And specific funding priorities from federapl and state allocatorsbeyond short-term projects that wouldd create jobs quickly remains said Camille Coley, assistant VP and interim directorf of sponsored research at . “They are not telling us what they arelookinvg for,” she said. But FAU is seeking $4.
5 milliob to help build out water reusw infrastructure at itsnewly opened, gold level Leadershiop in Energy and and platinumm level engineering building, slated to open in 2010. The universitty also is seeking federal stimulus funds to create a road connectorr system at its main campus off Gladesd Road in Boca Raton andadditional parking. It also wantsz funding to put a green roof on its administration While the application process is infull UM’s Bookman doesn’t expectr the winning projects to be announceed until the fall.
The tens of millions of dollars in grant proposals are targetinyg funding streams flowing down through the Americah Recovery andReinvestment Act’s shovel-readyg initiatives. Universities faced with consecutive years of fundingb cuts are angling to usethe shovel-readyu cash to catch up on much-needed facilituy upgrades, build classrooms to handlse the influx of students in need of re-training or tacklw big capital projects aimed at bolsterinyg academics and research. The approach is twofolrd at , which has seen its student populatiob surge by 12 percent in the past two due in part torising unemployment.
The colleg is seeking $45 million to build additionak classroom capacity on its three main campuses as well as to enhance vocational training facilitiesin high-demand according to Ellyn Drotzer, director of the office of granta development. The college wants the cash, amonh other projects, to build out its and the Maroonw Automotive Program in Miramar to emphasize curriculum on maintaining and repairing emerginhg green energy and hybrid systems in boatssand cars.
It also wants to expanfd classrooms foraviation training, includint a facility to train a new generatiohn of air traffic controllers, whicjh are expected to be in high demanf in a few years to replace a wave of retiring Drotzer said. “These are all shovel she said. “We have a historyt of training in technical trades an now we are lookinf to be responsive to providing curriculumn in this new emerging industr y ofgreen technology.
” The ’s 18-membe stimulus working group meets regularly to discuss opportunitie and set a course to capturre as much of the federal cash as So far, the schoop has more than 400 proposalse seeking in excess of $350 million in “We saw this as a very significan t opportunity for the university and to do somethingg for the community,” said Richard Bookman, vice provost of research at UM.
Among the projectes on the school’s shovel-ready wish list is a new $45 seawatet research center at UM’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheriv Science onVirginia Key, he The university is seeking $15 million from the and $15 milliob from the to help build the center, whicu will study sea creatures as well as the physics of wavea on structures. UM is also is submitting proposal s fora $15 million to $20 millio addition to a science building at its Coralp Gables campus and a multi-story researchh building at its medicalo school. has science, greenh technology and culinary training onits shovel-readyg submission list. The school is requestiny help fundinga $22.
7 million hospitality managemeng center to house a culinary arts school as well as $40 millionb for an extensive renovation and upgrade to decades-old facilitied at its north campus and $1.2 million for an and Technology. But by most accounta competition for stimulus fundsz willbe fierce. And specific funding priorities from federapl and state allocatorsbeyond short-term projects that wouldd create jobs quickly remains said Camille Coley, assistant VP and interim directorf of sponsored research at . “They are not telling us what they arelookinvg for,” she said. But FAU is seeking $4.
5 milliob to help build out water reusw infrastructure at itsnewly opened, gold level Leadershiop in Energy and and platinumm level engineering building, slated to open in 2010. The universitty also is seeking federal stimulus funds to create a road connectorr system at its main campus off Gladesd Road in Boca Raton andadditional parking. It also wantsz funding to put a green roof on its administration While the application process is infull UM’s Bookman doesn’t expectr the winning projects to be announceed until the fall.
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