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Kris Tibbs, senior research analyst for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, said hotel occupancy typically runs in the 95 percent to 96 percent range during the three-day weekend. Tibbs said the tourism bureau was not aware of any event that would keep Las Vegas resorts from experiencing similar numbers this weekend. Last year, the convention authority said the nongaming economic impact on Las Vegas during Presidents Day weekend was $208 million, exclusive of gaming. Tibbs said the figure has grown annually. HOWARD STUTZ / REVIEW-JOURNAL .
Is Your Drinking Water Safe?
ScienceDaily (Feb. 29, 2008) Lake Bloomington is a major source of drinking water for residents of Bloomington, IL, and has a history of nitrate concentrations that exceed safe levels. Because Lake Bloomington has a record of elevated nitrate levels, local residents are concerned over their drinking water quality. .
Men's Track and Field Expects Big Performances at BIG EAST ...
NEW YORK, N.Y. (February 22, 2008) - The University of Connecticut men's track and field team enters this weekend's BIG EAST Indoor Track and Field Championship at the Armory in New York City with great expectations of success. The events will start on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. with the field events. The heptathlon will begin at 11:00 a.m. and track events will start at 12:00 p.m. On Sunday, the heptathlon will begin at 8:00 a.m., field events will begin at 9:00 a.m. and track events will start at 11:30 a.m. One way to predict how the meet might turn out is to look at the qualifying lists and see which athletes have run the best times or have the longest distances in their events. However, head coach Greg Roy cautions reading to much into those lists. "You can look at those (qualifying) lists a little bit, but in the end you have to throw it way." said Roy.
Group offers support to budding entreprneurs
Budding entrepreneurs could win the chance to turn their ideas into a commercial reality at an upcoming business-to-business convention in London. The London Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) is offering aspiring entrepreneurs with the best business idea in attendance at the B2B Exhibition in Earls Court on 27 and 28 June, a free place at one of its half day Intellectual Property workshops. The workshops will be held in conjunction with the Patent Office, and the winner will also receive up to two free days support worth £1,800 from its specialists.
The DTI's manufacturing hot shots will give The support will help the winner develop their product – from sourcing manufacturers to produce a prototype, to researching potential markets and planning a business development strategy.
The Other Women to Watch
Grain prices have reached record highs and oil prices are flirting with $100 a barrel. At first blush, this could seem daunting, but Ms. Woertz sees opportunity. The high oil prices mean the world is more conscious about energy security, Ms. Woertz says. That translates into greater demand for corn-based ethanol and soy-based biodiesel -- both key products that ADM makes. And while the higher grain prices have cut into biofuel's profitability, it has prompted farmers to plant more acreage, which means more grain to handle and ship across the Corn Belt and overseas. But with more mouths to feed as the population grows, there are growing worries about the long-term sustainability of farming for fuel instead of food. Ms. Woertz envisions expanding ADM's biofuels production beyond corn and beans.
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