| Aussies Take Over At Cambodia's Phnom Penh Post
The acquisition deal was formally signed in Bangkok on December 22, 2007. He said the Cambodian paper would be run completely separately from the Myanmar publications, which include English and Myanmar-language weeklies. The Phnom Penh Post, which publishes every two weeks, was founded by American journalist Michael Hayes 17 years ago. Hayes will remain as editor in chief, while the project will be managed by Michel Dauguet, a French national with extensive experience working in Vietnam in media and software development. Immediate plans for the paper are to turn it into a daily newspaper in about March. In April the newspaper will open an office in Cambodia's second largest city, Siem Reap. Australian journalist Peter Olszewski will be bureau chief in Siem Reap and will assist with the launch of the daily edition in Phnom Penh.
Beijing concedes 6 Olympic worker deaths
Li Yizhong, minister of the State Administration of Work Safety, said last week he was unaware of work-related deaths on the project but promised to investigate. In Greece four years ago, Olympic protesters in Athens held a memorial service for 13 workers killed during round-the-clock construction for the 2004 Games. The Sunday Times of London reported this month at least 10 workers had died at venues for the Beijing Olympics and said Chinese officials were covering up the accidents. The newspaper said Chinese authorities have covered up the deaths and doled out large payments to guarantee the silence of fellow workers who witnessed the accidents. Ding said that on behalf of the organizers, he wanted to "make it clear that there was no such case that 10 people died on the Bird's Nest." Several minutes later he was asked to clarify his first answer.
Urban Retail Properties Co. LLC, Awarded Coveted Retail Consulting ...
CHICAGO, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Urban Retail Properties Co. LLC (www.urbanretail.com), proudly announces its partnership with Urban Retail Asia, LLC, as retail advisor for Taipei 101. Located in the heart of capital city Taipei, Taiwan, Taipei 101 is currently the largest occupied towering structure worldwide, and was built by famed architect C.Y. Lee. The recent appointment of Urban in this project continues to solidify its leadership in mixed-use vertical development on a global scale. .
Grapevine’s Great Wolf Lodge hotel opens for business
The $100 million Great Wolf Lodge family resort in Grapevine opened to its first guests on Dec. 18. The 450,000-square-foot, 52-acre resort the 10th in Wisconsin-based Great Wolfs chain and the first in the Southwest features 402 all-suite rooms, but an expansion currently under way will add 203 additional suites plus 20,000 square feet of meeting space by this time next year. Guests to Grapevines latest tourist attraction are treated to a North Woods adventure theme, including four restaurants, an 80,000-square-foot indoor park water park sporting nine slides and six pools and an 84,000-square-foot outdoor water park with slides, spas and an arcade. Opening rates will start at $199 per night beginning mid-January. The resort is located on Texas State Highway 26 across from the Gaylord Texas Resort and Convention Center.
More of the week's biggest real estate deals in the Valley.
Southern California house, condo sales hit 9-year low
The number of homes sold in Southern California fell 17 percent last month to the lowest level for a January in nine years, mirroring a national slowdown in the sale of houses and condominiums, DataQuick Information Systems said. Mortgage refinancing gets tougher
With rates on many homeowners' adjustable-rate mortgages rising, some who would like to refinance into a new loan are finding they can't. Valley renters paying more
Your rent is rising faster than your paycheck. A new report this morning shows Valley renters will pay 5.4 percent more this year, to $785 a month. Vacant homes for sale cloud hopes for housing recovery
Amid brightening hopes that the U.S.
Every School Every Thursday -- Urbandale
Classes to help students with test preparation for the ACT will be available at Urbandale High School through the Parks and Recreation department. ACT preparation is scheduled Wednesdays and Thursdays through Dec. 6 in Room 702. There are three afternoon/evening times to choose from. Please contact Urbandale Parks and Recreation at 278-3963 for registration or more information. Freshmen are participating in a career unit this month. This week and next week, freshmen teachers are taking students on a college trip, visiting Iowa State, Drake University, DMACC and Grandview College. This Friday, community members will be coming to the school to speak about their careers.
Parent-teacher conferences will be from 4 to 8:15 p.m. today and Monday.
Sophomores will have a class meeting to learn about class rings at 9:30 a.m.
EDUCATION NOTES
Governor appoints new UNT regents: Gov. Rick Perry recently named three people to the University of North Texas Board of Regents: Don Buchholz of Dallas, co-founder and board chairman of SWS Group; former Texas Secretary of State Gwyn Shea of Irving; and rancher and investor Jack Wall of Dallas. The three will serve terms that expire May 22, 2013. The appointments are subject to Texas Senate confirmation. University of Dallas names provost: The University of Dallas recently announced the appointment of J. William Berry as the university's provost. Dr. Berry was previously provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Butler University, a liberal arts university in Indianapolis. He will begin his new role as the chief academic officer of the university in June. John Paul II High awarded funds: The McGowan Charitable Fund awarded John Paul II High School $500,000 for a science learning center consisting of labs and classrooms.
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