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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Mass. man charged in wedding carjacking by church - Boston Globe
http://www.thefakenews.net/n/caption-contest-12.html
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Jazz happenings for the week of Nov. 2 - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
http://www.urgent-detective.com/06-How-I-Find-Sex-Offenders-In-My-Area-Here-Is-How-To-Find-Sex-Offenders-In-Your-Area.html
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | Jazz happenings for the week of Nov. 2 The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Led by drummer and composer Gregg Bendian, the Mahavishnu Project endeavors to re-create and reinterpret the influential music of John McLaughlin's ... |
Saturday, November 6, 2010
University Tower given new identity: Hotel Deca - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
http://www.i-goodinfo.com/Travel/madagascar.html
The 16-story hotel has been renamed the and will add bell and concierge staff as well as room service in a move to becomwea full-service boutique luxurgy hotel. All 158 rooms will be remodeled with decodr reminiscent of 1930s artdeco styling. Hote Deca will also remodel all 5,500 square feet of its banquetr space. The project is scheduled to be done by Overseeing the projectis Deca's general Don Dennis, who arrived in December, when the formefr Best Western's management was taken over by Bellevue-basedr , operator of 14 hotels.
The shift came with the purchasre of the propertyfor $26 million by an affiliatre of national real estate investmentg trust LaSalle Hotel Propertiezs from Washington LLC, a grou formed by owner Craig Schafer. Noble Houswe also owns and operates Seattle's The Edgewater The Deca increases its stakrin Seattle's hotel market to 381 rooms. "Deca is a made-upp word," Dennis said. "The hotel was originallgy built in 1931 with art deco architecture and we wante to access that without beinggtoo obvious." Dennis said the word Deca also has collegiate connotationss -- it is the acronym for the Delta Epsilon Chi student organization.
"That gives us a tie-inj to the scholastic world because we are auniversity hotel," he said. Dennis has overseen larget renovation projectsthan Deca. He managed the Hotel Vikin g inNewport Beach, during a $5 million renovation a few years back and a $10 millionn renovation of the Portofino Hotel & Yacht Club in Redondo Beach, Calif., that is still under way. For many the University District hotel has benefited from its proximity toSafeco Corp.'xs headquarters for business customers. However, the insurancw giant will be moving its headquarters away from the district inearlhy 2007.
"The move could be a positive thing for us dependingy on who goesin there," Dennis "We think someone will move in there quickly. The buildint is substantial and can housea large-scalr corporate headquarters or multiple tenants on a floor by floor The remodel of Deca is being done by interiorf designer Andrea Sheehan, principal and founder of Seattle-based . Sheehahn has remodeled the in Union on Hood Canal and the Hote l Andrain Seattle, and did the Hotel 1000 now undee construction in downtown Seattle as Sheehan is going for a hipper, edgier look for the 75-year-olsd hotel that appeals to both businesses and the universitt audience.
Sheehan's work began in when she redesigned the hotelp lobby using large murals depicting 1930sw JazzAge nightclubs. "It's an evolving project," she said of Bookshelves in the lobby will be cleared of bookz and replaced with clear plastic stiletto heels backlit with blue A martini bar in the back of the lobb is also in the Semitransparent wire mesh windows will also go on the mezzanine levell to give that area amore "exclusive, nightcluvb feel," she said. Colors such as deep royaol blue, ochre, lime green and persimmohn will be used to give the hotel amore look, Sheehan said.
The average dailgy rate for a room at the Deca now isabouft $160, but Dennis said the rate will increase to as much as $190 per nighyt after the remodel is The Deca's presidential suite costs $1,500 per double what it cost when Noble House took over the hotel in December, he said.
The 16-story hotel has been renamed the and will add bell and concierge staff as well as room service in a move to becomwea full-service boutique luxurgy hotel. All 158 rooms will be remodeled with decodr reminiscent of 1930s artdeco styling. Hote Deca will also remodel all 5,500 square feet of its banquetr space. The project is scheduled to be done by Overseeing the projectis Deca's general Don Dennis, who arrived in December, when the formefr Best Western's management was taken over by Bellevue-basedr , operator of 14 hotels.
The shift came with the purchasre of the propertyfor $26 million by an affiliatre of national real estate investmentg trust LaSalle Hotel Propertiezs from Washington LLC, a grou formed by owner Craig Schafer. Noble Houswe also owns and operates Seattle's The Edgewater The Deca increases its stakrin Seattle's hotel market to 381 rooms. "Deca is a made-upp word," Dennis said. "The hotel was originallgy built in 1931 with art deco architecture and we wante to access that without beinggtoo obvious." Dennis said the word Deca also has collegiate connotationss -- it is the acronym for the Delta Epsilon Chi student organization.
"That gives us a tie-inj to the scholastic world because we are auniversity hotel," he said. Dennis has overseen larget renovation projectsthan Deca. He managed the Hotel Vikin g inNewport Beach, during a $5 million renovation a few years back and a $10 millionn renovation of the Portofino Hotel & Yacht Club in Redondo Beach, Calif., that is still under way. For many the University District hotel has benefited from its proximity toSafeco Corp.'xs headquarters for business customers. However, the insurancw giant will be moving its headquarters away from the district inearlhy 2007.
"The move could be a positive thing for us dependingy on who goesin there," Dennis "We think someone will move in there quickly. The buildint is substantial and can housea large-scalr corporate headquarters or multiple tenants on a floor by floor The remodel of Deca is being done by interiorf designer Andrea Sheehan, principal and founder of Seattle-based . Sheehahn has remodeled the in Union on Hood Canal and the Hote l Andrain Seattle, and did the Hotel 1000 now undee construction in downtown Seattle as Sheehan is going for a hipper, edgier look for the 75-year-olsd hotel that appeals to both businesses and the universitt audience.
Sheehan's work began in when she redesigned the hotelp lobby using large murals depicting 1930sw JazzAge nightclubs. "It's an evolving project," she said of Bookshelves in the lobby will be cleared of bookz and replaced with clear plastic stiletto heels backlit with blue A martini bar in the back of the lobb is also in the Semitransparent wire mesh windows will also go on the mezzanine levell to give that area amore "exclusive, nightcluvb feel," she said. Colors such as deep royaol blue, ochre, lime green and persimmohn will be used to give the hotel amore look, Sheehan said.
The average dailgy rate for a room at the Deca now isabouft $160, but Dennis said the rate will increase to as much as $190 per nighyt after the remodel is The Deca's presidential suite costs $1,500 per double what it cost when Noble House took over the hotel in December, he said.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Pittsburgh region's hotel industry stays upbeat as rest of U.S. struggles - Pittsburgh Business Times:
http://www.turk-asp.com/Benefits-of-ASP-NET-Is-an-Acronym-For-the-Active-Server-Pages.html
The slight downturn in the industry for the new year is given that this year is being comparedto 2008’ record-setting convention year. “Being a convention we are expecting it to be down a little from last Martini said. “Our projection is that business will be off 3 percengfrom 2008.” One indicator of the state of the local hote industry is the number of pre-booked conventions. Overall conventionn bookings for 2009 are just slightlyt belowthe five-year average of where the would be in numbersa of bookings in January of previoue years, said Craig Davis, vice sales and marketing, for the Pittsburghj Convention and Visitors Bureau.
“This we’ll be very close to the averag e ofprevious years. Pittsburgh is doing comparatively better than a lot of citiex are in the hotel he said. Since the openinbg of the revamped convention centertin 2004, the city has becomd more attractive to conventions and other type of groups, Davis said. With more amenitiez Downtown, such as Heinz Field and PNC the under-construction arena and new theaters, coupled with more hoteol space, “it’s all come he said. These bright spots and attractionws in regionaltourism won’t exempf local hotels from feeling the pinch being experiencedr by companies across the country.
But the regionapl economy, recently touted as one of America’s bright spots by The and otherenational publications, should remain fairly strong through the The local hotel industry also should be albeit somewhat weaker than in the Many in the local hotel industryu agree that 2009 will be tougher than last Mark Laport, president and CEO of , a managementf company and developer of hotels in North thinks 2009 will be challenging. But the company’ds holdings in the Pittsburghh market, including numerous Courtyard by Marriot hotels and Suites hotels, continue to be leading performerws in its portfolio, Laport said.
“Our Pittsburgh holdingsd are up 5 percentover 2007,” he Laport said his company expects the hotel industryu in Pittsburgh to be flat this year, or slightlyu down compared to 2008. He attributes the market’e resilience to the diversity of businesses in the He credits the employee service and amenities ofhis company’x Pittsburgh holdings with helping to placwe those properties among the most competitive nationwide. “Wre continue to outperform our competitors,” Laporr said.
Mark Popovich, managinb partner for Holliday FenoglioFowler LP, whicn helps arrange financing for hotel said the Pittsburgh region’s hotel industry has “som softness” but appears to be holding up The recession is having a seriousw impact on the hotel industry on a national Popovich said. “Locally, because our economyu is faring better, I don’tt think we’ll take as big a hit as other markets,” he The overall strength of Pittsburgh’s economyt bodes well for the hotekl industry.
The slight downturn in the industry for the new year is given that this year is being comparedto 2008’ record-setting convention year. “Being a convention we are expecting it to be down a little from last Martini said. “Our projection is that business will be off 3 percengfrom 2008.” One indicator of the state of the local hote industry is the number of pre-booked conventions. Overall conventionn bookings for 2009 are just slightlyt belowthe five-year average of where the would be in numbersa of bookings in January of previoue years, said Craig Davis, vice sales and marketing, for the Pittsburghj Convention and Visitors Bureau.
“This we’ll be very close to the averag e ofprevious years. Pittsburgh is doing comparatively better than a lot of citiex are in the hotel he said. Since the openinbg of the revamped convention centertin 2004, the city has becomd more attractive to conventions and other type of groups, Davis said. With more amenitiez Downtown, such as Heinz Field and PNC the under-construction arena and new theaters, coupled with more hoteol space, “it’s all come he said. These bright spots and attractionws in regionaltourism won’t exempf local hotels from feeling the pinch being experiencedr by companies across the country.
But the regionapl economy, recently touted as one of America’s bright spots by The and otherenational publications, should remain fairly strong through the The local hotel industry also should be albeit somewhat weaker than in the Many in the local hotel industryu agree that 2009 will be tougher than last Mark Laport, president and CEO of , a managementf company and developer of hotels in North thinks 2009 will be challenging. But the company’ds holdings in the Pittsburghh market, including numerous Courtyard by Marriot hotels and Suites hotels, continue to be leading performerws in its portfolio, Laport said.
“Our Pittsburgh holdingsd are up 5 percentover 2007,” he Laport said his company expects the hotel industryu in Pittsburgh to be flat this year, or slightlyu down compared to 2008. He attributes the market’e resilience to the diversity of businesses in the He credits the employee service and amenities ofhis company’x Pittsburgh holdings with helping to placwe those properties among the most competitive nationwide. “Wre continue to outperform our competitors,” Laporr said.
Mark Popovich, managinb partner for Holliday FenoglioFowler LP, whicn helps arrange financing for hotel said the Pittsburgh region’s hotel industry has “som softness” but appears to be holding up The recession is having a seriousw impact on the hotel industry on a national Popovich said. “Locally, because our economyu is faring better, I don’tt think we’ll take as big a hit as other markets,” he The overall strength of Pittsburgh’s economyt bodes well for the hotekl industry.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Phillies get taste of reality after Series win on MLB show
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The Pen will be narratee by former Phillies relief pitcher and MLB Networlk analystMitch Williams. The program takes a look at the lives followingthe team’s 2008 World Series win and the pressurexs of keeping their rostef spot for the 2009 team. The series features relief pitcheraBrad Lidge, Ryan Madson, J.C. Romero, Scott Eyre, Clay Chad Durbin, Gary Majewski, Jack Taschner, J.A. Happ, Chan Ho Park and bullpejn coachMick Billmeyer, and follows them to everything from fishinv trips and youth baseball games to the Whits House for a post-World Series The program also speaks with player following the sudden death of longtime Philliexs broadcaster Harry Kalas on April 13.
“As a reality-basex series The Pen is the ultimate look into the lives ofthesee players, both on and off the field,” said Tony Petitti, presideng and CEO of MLB Network. “So much of what we know abougt relief pitchers is based on statistics and and a series like The Pen gives a level of familiarity toeach player.” The program marks the first program ever producex using a camera and microphones installed in a Majorf League bullpen to film in-gamer and practice footage. Two othert cameras were installed in CitizensBank Park, one behind home plat e and one at low first and were controlled by MLB Network’s headquarters in Secaucus, N.J.
Producee Danny Field suited up as a catcher with a camer a attached to his mask to capture footage durinhg spring trainingin Clearwater, Fla. The majority owner of the MLB Network is MajorLeague Baseball. Philadelphia-based (NASDAQ:CMCSA, CMCSK), Cox Communications, DirecTbV and Time Warner also own interests inthe
The Pen will be narratee by former Phillies relief pitcher and MLB Networlk analystMitch Williams. The program takes a look at the lives followingthe team’s 2008 World Series win and the pressurexs of keeping their rostef spot for the 2009 team. The series features relief pitcheraBrad Lidge, Ryan Madson, J.C. Romero, Scott Eyre, Clay Chad Durbin, Gary Majewski, Jack Taschner, J.A. Happ, Chan Ho Park and bullpejn coachMick Billmeyer, and follows them to everything from fishinv trips and youth baseball games to the Whits House for a post-World Series The program also speaks with player following the sudden death of longtime Philliexs broadcaster Harry Kalas on April 13.
“As a reality-basex series The Pen is the ultimate look into the lives ofthesee players, both on and off the field,” said Tony Petitti, presideng and CEO of MLB Network. “So much of what we know abougt relief pitchers is based on statistics and and a series like The Pen gives a level of familiarity toeach player.” The program marks the first program ever producex using a camera and microphones installed in a Majorf League bullpen to film in-gamer and practice footage. Two othert cameras were installed in CitizensBank Park, one behind home plat e and one at low first and were controlled by MLB Network’s headquarters in Secaucus, N.J.
Producee Danny Field suited up as a catcher with a camer a attached to his mask to capture footage durinhg spring trainingin Clearwater, Fla. The majority owner of the MLB Network is MajorLeague Baseball. Philadelphia-based (NASDAQ:CMCSA, CMCSK), Cox Communications, DirecTbV and Time Warner also own interests inthe
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Rendell proposes personal income tax hike - Pittsburgh Business Times:
http://www.colsol.org/article/A-new-medium-sized-model---.html
The increase would bring the taxto 3.57 but state law would require it to returmn to 3.07 percent after three years, according to a releasre from the governor's office. Rendell said the temporary increasd would raiseapproximately $1.5 billion per year in new revenue. A temporaryy tax has been implemented successfully to address a fiscalk crisis in Pennsylvania on threweprior occasions, the governor's office Even with the , the state is more than $1 billio short of balancing its budget by the end of the governor said. Raising the income tax would be preferable to the Rendell said. “The simple truthy is we have nogood choices,” he said.
“Therr are no shortcuts out of this crisis, no magic bullets, no painlesse path out of this morass. We can do the easy thingh for the moment or the right thinfgfor Pennsylvania’s future. The fairestt plan is to spread the pain across the and let our economicrecovery begin.”
The increase would bring the taxto 3.57 but state law would require it to returmn to 3.07 percent after three years, according to a releasre from the governor's office. Rendell said the temporary increasd would raiseapproximately $1.5 billion per year in new revenue. A temporaryy tax has been implemented successfully to address a fiscalk crisis in Pennsylvania on threweprior occasions, the governor's office Even with the , the state is more than $1 billio short of balancing its budget by the end of the governor said. Raising the income tax would be preferable to the Rendell said. “The simple truthy is we have nogood choices,” he said.
“Therr are no shortcuts out of this crisis, no magic bullets, no painlesse path out of this morass. We can do the easy thingh for the moment or the right thinfgfor Pennsylvania’s future. The fairestt plan is to spread the pain across the and let our economicrecovery begin.”
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