| No snow doesn’t mean no visitors
Wading through a sea of shoppers in downtown Truckee Friday, it was clear it didnt take snow to bring visitors to the Sierra Nevada over the Thanksgiving holiday.
The long weekend brought a robust tide of visitors to Tahoe-Truckee lodging and to local retail shops for the important Black Friday that kicks off the holiday shopping season.
Its a very big deal and were off to a roaring start, said Stefanie Olivieri, president of the Truckee Downtown Merchants Association on Friday.
While the charm of a snow-covered town can help, Olivieri said visitors tend to come regardless of the weather.
Andy Chapman, director of tourism for the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association, agreed that Tahoes appeal transcends the weather.
Folks come regardless of the recreation opportunities like skiing, Chapman said.
Keith Shaw's blog
Forget about high-def TVs, the latest digital cameras or MP3 players. The device you need to make in order to make lots of money, especially at conventions like CES, is the personal transporter. With an expected 140,000 people expected at this week's show, getting to and from different locations within the convention center has provided for an interesting logistical nightmare. Already I've missed two appointments, mainly because the bus driver taking me to the convention center got lost and ended up going in the opposite direction. I'd be willing to donate myself for experiments in teleportation if it meant I could get to the next appointment on time. .
Atlanta firm to build retail at Ross Bridge
Daniel Corp.'s co-developer in a $2 billion project in Atlanta's Midtown Mile recently bought 16 acres across from Hoover's Ross Bridge neighborhood to build a shopping center. Atlanta-based Selig Enterprises Inc. recently purchased the land across the street from Ross Bridge's commercial Village Center for $3.5 million with the intention of developing a shopping center. The company plans to build two outparcels, which would include a drug store, a bank and a grocery-anchored center, all totaling 80,000 square feet, said Bob Riddle, executive vice president at Selig. Riddle said Selig is "talking" with grocery and drug stores and a bank, but declined to reveal which ones and how soon leases would be signed. .
Current Results of Poll
SO, IF THERE ARE ALL THESE AND THAT ALLEGATIONS AND OUTCRY ABOUT THE LAST EIGHT YEARS OF OBASANJO REGIME INCLUDING HIS PRIVATE LIFE, IT IS ENOUGH FOR THE OWU CHIEF NOT TO PUT UP A BRAVE FACE BUT SOBERLY REFLECT ON WHERE AND HOW HE WENT WRONG AND APOLOGISE AND TURN A NEW LEAVE. HE SHOULD KNOW FOR SURE THAT BEEN PART OF THE GEN MUHAMMED POLICY THRUST, NIGERIANS WILL NOT ACCEPT ANYTHING SHORT OF THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF HONESTY, PURPOSENESS AND DISCIPLINE THAT WAS THE BEDROCK OF THAT ADMINISTRATION DESPITE THE SHORTNESS OF GEN MUHAMMED REIGN AS OUR HEAD OF STATE. CHIEF OBASANJO DOES NOT HAVE TO BE TOLD BEFORE HE KNOWS THAT HE SHOULD QUIT THE POLICAL SCENE OF NIGERIA IF ONLY FOR NOW. .
Just the facts on SB 777
Is a "discriminatory bias" being promoted when a high school chooses a homecoming king and queen or when a teacher discusses the role of a mother and father after reading a classic English novel?Education Code section 220 prohibits discrimination based upon a person's self-defined gender in "any program or activity conducted by an educational institution." And Education Code section 200 requires "equal rights and opportunities in the educational institutions of the state."If the school must treat a biological male as a self-defined "female" in "any program or activity" and in the "educational institutions of the state," does this require schools to allow the self-defined "female" to access female facilities? If persons can legally self-define their sex, shouldn't they be entitled to be treated that way regarding access to all public facilities? Sound outlandish? Not really.The Los Angeles Unified School District has already adopted policies allowing boys to use girls' restrooms and locker rooms ---- and vice versa! You can read LAUSD's Reference Guide 1557 on the district's Web site.It even tells teachers they need to refer to students using the student's preferred pronoun.
Court TV Launches Out-Of-The-Box Marketing Campaign Trumpeting New ...
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Court TV, soon to be rebranded as truTV, has kicked off a nationwide marketing campaign across multiple platforms that includes an unprecedented alliance with Borders and social networking site Gather.com to promote the new season of the network's original series MURDER BY THE BOOK. The marketing campaign features major cross promotion among the three entities, a "Search for the Next Great Crime Writer" contest and the DVD release of the first season of MURDER BY THE BOOK. The series, which returns Monday, Nov. 5, at 10 p.m. (ET), features best-selling authors who provide insight into true crime stories that have long captivated or had a personal impact on them. "The alliance with Borders and Gather.com take the marketing elements surrounding this series to new heights by tapping into potential viewers in places we think we'll find the most incredibly passionate fans," said Mary Corigliano, senior vice president of marketing for Court TV/truTV.
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