Suffolk County hotel plans get mixed reviews
Sat ,31/10/2009Long Island Business News, Oct 30, 2009 by Michael H Samuels
While some argue it’s a sign that the Long Island economy is prepared to bounce back, travel experts remain fearful that additional hotels in Suffolk County could further hammer the already struggling hospitality industry.
In the works are six new hotels in the county, including a new 135-room hotel on the Stony Brook University campus, a 101-room Hyatt at the Atlantis Marine World Aquarium in Riverhead and a 110- room hotel in downtown Patchogue. All told, the new hotels would add 700 rooms to the more than 12,000 that Suffolk can’t fill.
Through September, the county’s occupancy rate for 2009 is 64.3 percent, down 7.5 percent from 2008, according to Smith’s Travel Research.
“Our growth is not such that it can support this kind of inventory increase,” said Moke McGowan, president of the Long Island Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. “The process to build a hotel is a long one. It can span three to five years. By the time folks put a shovel in the ground, market conditions can change dramatically.”
No one knows that better than Stony Brook University, which has been waiting since 1989 to build an on-campus hotel. New President Samuel Stanley announced the university received approval for the project, which calls for a 135-room Hilton Garden Inn and 5,000 square feet of convention space, last week as part of his inauguration festivities.
“This hotel goes to what Stony Brook should be and what we want to be,” Stanley told a gathering at the Three Village Chamber of Commerce last week. “Stony Brook is becoming the hub of intellectual and social activity on Long Island.”
The hotel will not only house visitors coming for conventions on campus, but also scientists visiting Brookhaven National and Cold Spring Harbor laboratories and also will house families of patients at Stony Brook University Hospital, Stanley said.
But that might come at the expense of hotels that already exist, said John Tsunis, principal of Long Island Hotels, which built a Holiday Inn Express in Stony Brook.
“I’m concerned about adding fish tank aquariums any rooms to the inventory anywhere,” Tsunis said
Of course, there is something to be said for the Muslims’ view of Birk’s project.(While We’re At It)(Brief article)
Sat ,31/10/2009First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, November, 2009
Of course, there is something to be said for the Muslims’ view of Birk’s project. The desire to gain private illumination outside a community of interpretation can easily lead to abuse of the text as a tool for illusory epiphanies and grandiose self-expression. But there is also something to be said for the characteristically Christian attitude manifest in the “vaguely Presbyterian” childhood that Birk says he had.
For Christians, God’s Word is first a person
A need for care when licences are drawn up
Fri ,30/10/20090 Comments | Journal (Newcastle, England), The, Oct 28, 2009
Byline: RICHARD FREEMAN WALLACE
GRANTING a licence can appear to be a quick, cheap and handy method of allowing somebody to occupy premises. However, such arrangements can be fraught with difficulties.
Licences need to be drawn up very carefully, otherwise they might be interpreted in law as a lease. The use of licences is a particular issue now as many property owners are keen to attract occupiers but potential occupiers are wary of signing up to lengthy leases. Occupiers are willing to sign, but only on an ‘easy in, easy out’ basis.
But what happens if the occupier’s circumstances change and it wishes to remain in situ when the licence has run its course manifesting abundance or the property owner eventually finds someone who is willing to make a longer term commitment. The property owner will want to eject the ”licensee”.
A licence is technically a “licence to occupy”.
The business that occupies space under a licence does not have a tenancy and cannot therefore be described as a tenant. Nor does the occupier pay rent
Gear of the month
Fri ,30/10/2009Muscle & Fitness, Nov, 2009
There’s a good chance you’ve seen Flexsolate grip-free straps in action in “M&F; Raw!–Hands-Free Upright Row” at muscleandfitness.com. In that episode, M&F; Senior Science Editor Jim Stoppani, PhD, uses them to better target the middle vertical training deltoid heads and also reduce stress on the wrists. But that’s just one way Flexsolate straps can benefit you.
Research shows that on back exercises such as pulldowns and rows, Flexsolate straps increased muscle activity in the lats while reducing forearm activity compared to holding a bar
National Health Insurance Association Confirms Reports – Coverage Going to the Dogs!
Fri ,30/10/2009Business Wire, Oct 16, 2009
The North American Pet Health Insurance Association does not dictate
the care provided by veterinarians, but shares concern for alarming lack
of care being received by cats
PITTSBURGH — The North American Pet Health Insurance Association (NAPHIA) reports
that health insurance is going to the dogs, and that cats are only
receiving about half of the care provided to their canine relatives.
There are more than 82 million pet cats and over 72 million pet dogs in
the United States and Canada. Pet owners in households with at least one
dog and one cat were more attached to their dogs than their cats by a
3-to-1 margin (57 percent to 19 percent, respectively), according to a
special report by the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical
Association (JAVMA). This could account for the statistic included in
the JAVMA report that 33 percent of these pet owners believe it’s more
important to take a dog versus a cat to the doctor for a wellness exam.
Unlike dogs, cats are less likely to show signs when they are sick.
While NAPHIA is reporting robust double digit growth in pet health
insurance sector, the association is alarmed that cats represent only
10% of the insured pets in North America. The association is committed
to working with all pet health related associations, care providers, and
members of the media to better communicate the critical needs of our
cats. The association gathered for their quarterly Board Meeting on
October 7, 2009, and mapped a strategy to provide more support for
feline health and wellness.
NAPHIA Board Member and President of Embrace Pet Insurance Laura
Bennett with her kittens
According to NAPHIA Board Member, Laura Bennett, President & Chief
Embracer of Embrace Pet Insurance, While the North American Pet Health
Insurance Association does not dictate the care provided by
veterinarians, we still share concern for the alarming lack of care
being received by our cats. We know that insured cats certainly realize
better health and wellness than those without insurance. Pet health
insurance provides cat owners the means to increase compliance with the
recommendations of their veterinarian, including healthy pet and
wellness exams, thereby improving overall lifetime health.
The NAPHIA strategy includes reaching out to and working with the
American Veterinary Medical Association, American Animal Hospital
Association, American Association of Feline Practitioners, and the
CATalyst Council, (a multi-partner, multi-sponsor nonprofit organization
dedicated to improving the health and welfare of cats by distributing
information and tools to change the perception of cats as being able to
care for themselves and needing little or no veterinary care.). NAPHIA
communications will be directed to the nearly one million pet owners
that currently have pet health insurance, as well as members of consumer
media to increase understanding and support for better care for our cats.
All cats regardless of their environment, indoor or outdoor, must have
at least one visit per year for a wellness exam. Because our feline pets
are masters of disguise when they’re sick and age more quickly relative
to human years, the North American Pet Health Insurance Association will
urge all pet owners with cats to provide twice-yearly veterinary
wellness visits.
Dr. Jane E. Brunt, Chair, CATalyst
Pet owners need to know that wellness visits aren’t only about updating
vaccines. Most importantly, a wellness visit with a healthy pet provides
an important time to discuss any changes owners may or may not have
noticed since the last visit. Assessing the cats weight, its diet, and
checking for any signs of diseases early can be life-saving and not only
ear infection symptoms will be less costly to treat if caught early, but also is more likely to
prevent pain and discomfort as the disease progresses. According to Dr
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Incoming, Inc. Now a Publicly Traded Company
Fri ,30/10/2009Market Wire, October, 2009
Incoming, Inc. (OTCBB: ICNN), a company
focused on brand acceleration, announced today that it is now a publicly
traded company and is listed under the symbol ICNN on the NASDAQ OTCBB.
Incoming, Inc. CEO Ephren Taylor said, “We’re very proud that Incoming,
Inc. has become a publicly traded company. We plan to leverage our
company’s resources and relationships to generate returns for our
shareholders. This firm will be one that defines categories of business and
we fully plan to be at the forefront of brand acceleration.”
Incoming, Inc. is a New York based company located at:
244 5th Avenue Ste. V235 New York, NY 10001 888.218.4037
For more information, please visit:
www.incominginc.com
About getting back with ex Incoming, Inc.
Incoming, Inc. is a diversified brand acceleration firm. Our goal is to
identify growth opportunities and innovative business models and invest our
resources to transform successful companies into international brands. At
Incoming, Inc. we believe quality products and innovative ideas always
deserve a position in the marketplace.
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1975 Olympia
Wed ,28/10/2009Flex, Dec, 2009 by Duncan Odegard
Shawn Perine’s list of the top 10 Mr. Olympia contests in the July issue of FLEX ["Top 10 O-Ments"] failed to mention the 1975 Mr. Olympia. More people worldwide saw that contest–via George Butler’s 1977 documentary Pumping Iron–than any other Mr. Olympia in history. The movie has become a cult classic, and is largely responsible for sparking the growth of bodybuilding by featuring the charismatic Arnold Schwarzenegger and his showdown with Lou Ferrigno.
DUNCAN ODEGARD
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Ferine responds: “Having grown up watching Pumping Iron until the videotape was pretty much unwatchable, I, too, have a special fondness for the 750
Inspiring speakers for up and coming entrepreneurs
Wed ,28/10/20090 Comments | Journal (Newcastle, England), The, Oct 27, 2009
STUDENTS will be urged to “bring out the Branson” in themselves at a big event hoping to inspire entrepreneurship in the North East.
Hundreds of aspiring young business people – including many graduates from the region’s universities – will descend on the Hilton Hotel in Gateshead for the Entrepreneurs’ Forum’s annual student conference. And this year they will be given insights into what it takes to succeed in different industries, with a varied line-up of guest speakers.
Among the speakers is James Murray-Wells, the owner of Glasses Direct – the country’s first online spectacles retailer. He spotted his niche in the market while still in education and, using his college easy student loans loan money, he established a venture that pulled in more than pounds 1m in its first year.
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Right with the Planet
Wed ,28/10/2009Alternatives Journal, Nov-Dec, 2009 by Mark Brooks
Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy, Peter G. Brown and Geoffrey Garver, San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2009,210 pages
“There is as yet no ethic dealing with man’s relation herpes dating to land and to the animals and plants which grow upon it. … The land-relation is still strictly economic, entailing privileges but not obligations.”
–Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac
Perhaps it is the economic crisis. Maybe it is climate change, soaring extinction rates or the ever-widening gap between the rich and poor