| Auburn positioned for 'renaissance'
We're on the cusp of a huge amount of development and improvement in the city," City Manager Bob Richardson told the overflow crowd at the winter Power Breakfast, hosted by the city of Auburn and the Auburn Chamber of Commerce. “You'll continually see projects the next several years," he said. Those projects will include the restoration of the façade of the Old State Theater on Lincoln Way in May, the development of the “central square" and realignment of the Lincoln Way/High Street intersection this fall, and dozens of street improvements linking Old Town and Downtown. Together, these improvements are part of the Streetscape project envisioned by city, business and community leaders, said Councilmember Bridget Powers.
Garnaut confirms need for strong, early action
Sir Nicholas Stern re-shaped the way economists thought about climate change when he delivered his groundbreaking report in 2006. The Stern Review found the global impacts of climate change where far higher than the cost of reducing emissions. The study currently being conducted by veteran Australian economist Ross Garnaut has been called by some 'the Australian Stern Review'. Professor Garnaut's interim report says Australia has an "exceptional sensitivity to climate change" and warns we will be "possibly the biggest loser amongst developed countries" if we fail to rein in emissions. Just as Stern rang the alarm bells for the world, Garnaut has sounded a siren for Australia. Professor Garnaut also turned another piece of conventional wisdom on its head.
A case of collect-a-con?
From a distance Shadrack Monkhe bears an uncanny resemblance to the Collect-a-Can man seen in the recycling organisation's advertisements. At the edge of a road in Vanderbijlpark, he pushes a wheelbarrow heaped to capacity with littered beverage containers. Even the setting is appropriate. Behind him sprawls the steel mill of ArcelorMittal, the main shareholder of Collect-a-Can, which makes the rolls of steel that become cans. Next door is the can factory of Nampak, Collect-a-Can's other owner. And around the corner is a purchasing depot of Collect-a-Can itself. But Monkhe walks past a flattened Coke can to pull two plastic bottles out of the long grass. He has not picked up a single steel can today, though he has seen many. A scrap dealer will pay him R1,80 per kilogram for his plastic bottles.
Chow Hound reviews
I've always thought that if a restaurant attaches its name to a dish on the menu, said dish should be something special. If, for example, you go to Bernie's Bistro and there on the menu -- in bold, yet -- is Bernie's Liver & Onions, it should be reasonable to expect said liver and onions to be the best you've ever had. After all, Bernie put his name on it (them?). Luckily that's just the case with Chilaquiles, a Mexican restaurant in Longwood, although it might have been a clever decision to choose a dish that few Central Floridians would be familiar with. .
East or West which is best?
I think this particular topic on your blog is written rather poorly. Usually you tend to make it more personal, presenting people's stories. Seeing that Kosovo's inevitable declaration of independence will affect people's lives greatly, why have you not tried to get more personal insight? Is it because you direct this blog to a mainly British audience? Or is it because this should be a pro-EU blog, no matter what? As you can see there's plenty non-Serbians that find this situation cruel and unfair. Good luck with your future entries... .
Pat McKee: High School Q&A
Generally, football and basketball teams have the kind of community support that allows for schools to use these books as a form of fund-raising for their athletic departments. Some schools produce similar books for spring sports as well, but if your school has not found the advertising support to make some money (or at least break even) on producing a spring sports program, then it probably has chosen not to produce one.
If you want to see such a program produced for a spring sports in your school, meet with the athletic director and ask about it. And if ad revenues are the reason, then perhaps you can assist in seeking sponsor ads from others who share your feeling.
Question: New Albany In. won the state basketball title in 1973. Who were the players on that team? (Erick from New Albany)
Answer: A team photo I have for the New Albany '73 state champions lists the following players -- Dick Webb, Don Perry, William Finley, Dale Slaughter, Rick Haws, Robert Grant, Mike Carter, Julius Norman, Charles Mitchell, Norman Mukes, Howard McLean and David Townsend.
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