Come on down: Southwest Florida hotel industry worried about ?09 slump
Local hoteliers are bracing for a tough year in 2009. In a troubled economy that only seems to get worse by the day, they?re not sure what to expect. Their outlook isn?t so sunny.

Swiftel Center expansion has benefits
An expanded Swiftel Center could bring more events and economic impact to Brookings, a Chicago consulting group told city councilors this week.

Adventurer Khoo Swee Chiow visits Philippines, explores possibilities
He quit his job in Singapore Airlines in to become a professional adventurer. His resume? He has climbed all the Seven Summits of the world including Mt. Everest twice; he has reached both the North Pole and South Pole - becoming only the fourth person to complete the â??Adventure Grand Slam.â??

Education update
Nov. 27: Thanksgiving Day holiday, no classes.

SA's tourism leaders honoured
NARNU Farm joined the cream of the crop at last night's 2008 South Australian Tourism Awards when it was inducted into SA's Tourism Hall of Fame.

Focus on basics propels Cascades School's high writing scores
School leads district in meeting state standards

Robin Ha
This week, we bring you an artist whose use of many different styles and approaches have earned her a job in the fashion world, not to mention accolades from fellow artists.

HKTB LAUNCHES MEETINGS & EXHIBITIONS HK OFFICE TO TAKE CITY?S MICE BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Çѹ·Õè 18 ¾ÄȨԡÒ¹ 2551 14:22 ¹. Witnessed by Government officials, trade partners and close to 100 local and international media, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced the establishment of its ?Meetings and Exhibitions Hong Kong? (MEHK) office.

Kansas City convention industry anticipates a 2009 dry spell
Meetings and conventions are lifeblood arteries of the travel industry. But in these recessionary days, the arteries are clogged with worry.

OOXML standards finally published and available free!
I am delighted to see that the free site for ISO publicly available standards finally has the OOXML standards available:

Mobility Rental Service Joins Scootaround National Network
Scooter and Wheelchair Rental Companies Combine to Form Nation's Largest Mobility Rentals Fleet. [PR.com - November 21, 2008]

[LCMSNews] Structure task force gears up
> > > > >11.21.2008 > LCMS News > >THE LUTHERAN CHURCH Missouri Synod > November 21, 2008 .................... LCMSNews -- No. 68 Structure task force gears up for presentations to districts >By Roland Lovstad Responses from boards of directors of all 35 LCMS districts will be used by the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Synod Structure and Governance to refine its "Proposals and Possibilities" for ...

Meet the Visiting Ted Heads of the Theodore Roosevelt Association
The Theodore Roosevelt Association annual meeting was held this year locally.

Free port status ?won?t guarantee improved economy?
GEORGE TOWN: There is no plan to turn Penang into a free port as the status does not guarantee an improved economy.

Do You Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem?
Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those...

Char Valley school board goes paperless
It could mark the end of a long paper trail in Chartiers Valley School District.

County tourism summit to visit economic issues
Onondaga County tourism officials expect 2009 to be a challenging year because of the impact that the economic slowdown could have on their industry. "Absolutely," said David Holder, president of the Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau. "And I'm not saying that just for Syracuse.

Stars won?t align for Starbase Indy, but Freecon is set
This year?s Thanksgiving weekend Starbase Indy was being billed as an all-star extravaganza of stars featured in science fiction films and television series.

Labor Puppets
There is a showdown coming. It might turn into a gunfight. Or at least a fistfight. There is a huge City budget deficit. To close the gap, the current council only wants to talk about cuts in services.

Building ballpark could cost county $3 billion every year
By Michael Lewis Stadium talks between governments and the Florida Marlins are in extra innings. Contract deadlines have passed. Now dealings come up against a recession unanticipated during ballpark euphoria.