| The Wisdom Of Palau's Elders
Village elders on the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau could teach New England's commercial fishing industry and Congress a thing or three about marine conservation.
For generations, elders protected the tropical island's supply of reef fish using an age-old practice of rotating which stocks could be caught.
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Bullock Smith key partner out
Twenty-seven years after starting the Knoxville architecture and planning firm that bears his name, veteran Knoxville architect Charles Smith has left Bullock Smith & Partners Inc. to join the global design firm HOK Sport Venue Event. Coming with him to HOK is David Fortner, former senior vice president and director of planning and landscape architecture for Bullock Smith. .
Meetings offered to improve food safety in local restaurants
Last month a hepatitis scare appeared in the media when a Wolfgang Puck prep cook exposed Beyonce Knowles and others to the virus at a Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition party. There have been no reports of illness. An estimated 76 million cases of foodborne disease occur each year in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control. The great majority of these cases are mild and cause symptoms for only a day or two. Some cases are more serious. The CDC estimates 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths related to foodborne diseases occur annually. St. Louis requires a hepatitis test for people in food service. But Cape Girardeau and other cities in the region do not. It is possible for a person who has hepatitis not to have symptoms and that is one reason health officials recommend vaccines for people in food service.
Conklin: Celebrities deal, strip and sparkle at the casino
One of the celebrity blackjack dealers was, as the emcee put it, "wearing a pantsuit more sparkly than the one that Elvis has on." (Elvis, aka Tony Rocker, looked a tad bit wounded at being outshined.) Another dealer switched the game at his card table from blackjack to strip poker -- then ended up losing most hands. Two signs of another successful "Evening at the Casino," the 13th annual event put on by the Madison Junior Woman's Club. "You are no longer in Madison, Wisconsin. You're leaving the snow behind. You are now in Las Vegas," announced emcee Tim Brickner, former WMGN-FM (Magic 98) DJ, as he kicked off the event Saturday night at Monona Terrace. Proceeds benefited Gilda's Club Madison. .
Sirius Satellite Radio to Provide Comprehensive Live Coverage of ...
NEW YORK, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) , the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, will provide the most comprehensive radio coverage available of the 2007 NFL Draft live on SIRIUS NFL Radio, channel 124, the only 24/7 year-round radio channel devoted to the NFL. On Saturday, April 28, SIRIUS NFL Radio will broadcast live from 11:00 am- 11:00 pm ET from NFL Draft headquarters at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. On Sunday, April 29, SIRIUS' on-site coverage continues from 11:00 am ET through the final selection. In all, with SIRIUS covering every pick of both days, 20 hours of live NFL Draft coverage will be presented. SIRIUS will feature the live announcements of all 32 teams' selections; analysis by SIRIUS' lineup of NFL experts including Randy Cross, Gil Brandt, Pat Kirwan, Tim Ryan, Jim Miller, Adam Schein and Bryan McGovern; interviews with top draft picks and players around the country; and team reactions from coaches and general managers.
The Mercantile Group Produces Results with Datavantage ...
NATICK, Mass., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Datavantage/CommercialWare, a wholly owned subsidiary of MICROS Systems, Inc. , and leading provider of retail technology for the specialty and general merchandise retail industry, today announced that its CWSerenade solution is providing The Mercantile Group with integrated cross-channel order management, as well as improved customer service and fulfillment functionality. With these new capabilities, The Mercantile Group is able to quickly accept and fulfill diverse sporting goods orders. The Mercantile Group consists of three companies: Pure Hockey, specialty retail hockey stores; Sport Warehouse, discount sports apparel stores; and North Atlantic Distribution. It is the exclusive distributor of Bauer from Nike and CCM from Reebok for hockey equipment to regional specialty sporting goods stores in North America.
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