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• How Much Money Will Super Bowl XLV Bring?

  
  Dallas Blog, Daily News, Dallas Politics, Opinion, and Commentary FrontBurner Blog D Magazine — Authority: 561
  I was a little confused in reading today’s Dallas Morning News story wherein Super Bowl XLV Host Committee CEO Bill Lively says the North Texas game will have a record impact , but declined to give a figure. Lively gave us a figure just a few weeks ago: About $500 million. Granted, the host committee hasn’t ...
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• VSU Student to Carry Torch at Olympic Games - Valdosta State University

  
  Beijing 2008 Stadium — Authority: 144
  University of Central Florida VSU Student to Carry Torch at Olympic Games Valdosta State University VALDOSTA — Green teen Crystal Hardy was chosen by the Coca-Cola Co. to carry the Olympic torch at the upcoming Winter Games in Calgary, Canada, … Family physician from Kosciusko ...
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• Is Kisite-Mpunguti MPA Offering Dolphin-Watching Tours?

  
  GVI Kenya — Authority: 418
  As part of the socio-economic impact of the dolphin-watching industry in Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Protected Area, GVI carried out a study to evaluate the quality of the talks offered during the dolphin-watching tours. The aim was to find out the knowledge of the tour guides and captain on numerous areas and indicators. ...
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• Tour Operators and Mega-events

  
  The Sports Economist — Authority: 521
  The displacement of normal business by events such as the Super Bowl or the Olympics has been a staple issue in academic economists analyses of economic impact. These warnings from the ivory tower are typically been derided by local commercial spokesman, as if we are imagining things. Well, heres a change of pace. ...
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• The economic impact of universities

  
  University Blog — Authority: 473
  For those who are sceptical about the capacity of universities to make a difference to the economy, a study has just been published that, in the British context, puts this into figures. The report , The Impact of Universities on the UK Economy , is published by Universities UK and is based on research conducted by a ...
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• Does Your Business Marketing Strategy Fit Today’s Economy?

  
  !0for Blog — Authority: 131
  Is your current business marketing strategy addressing the opportunities that exist even in the current economic downturn? When was the last time you reviewed your business objectives to insure they are aligned with the current market conditions? The economic impact of the current global recession has consumers ...
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• Behavioural Surveys Begin!

  
  GVI Kenya — Authority: 418
  Numerous studies have been carried out throughout the world to access the impact that boat activity has on the behavior of bottlenose dolphins.  These include locations such as Clearwater (Florida), Hilton Head Island (South Carolina), Shark Bay (Australia) and off the south coast of Zanzibar.  The studies have come ...
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• New Stadiums as Black Holes

  
  The Sports Economist — Authority: 521
  A common and important point made by economists when critiquing economic impact claims is that most of the expenditures are realized by the teams themselves. The rationale for stadium subsidies depends on the indirect effects of spending on the ballgames. We know these can be significant (I see them every football ...
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  MobileActive.org - A global network of people using mobile technology for social impact. — Authority: 129
  
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• A Death in Texas: Profits, poverty, and immigration converge

  
  The Politics of Immigration — Authority: 119
  Galindo’s father broke down, "We don’t understand how there can be so little humanity. . . . It was so cruel, and he died sick and afraid." by Tom Barry, Boston Review November/December 2009 County Clerk Dianne Florez noticed it first. Plumes of smoke were rising outside the small West Texas town of Pecos. ...
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• Artificial General Intelligence, Automation and Economics

  
  Next Big Future — Authority: 632
  J Storrs Hall points out employment test for Artificial General Intelligence that was suggested by Nils Nilsson AI programs must be able to perform the jobs ordinarily performed by humans. Progress toward human-level AI could then be measured by the fraction of these jobs that can be acceptably performed by ...
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• 26% of US Bridges are Structurally Deficient or Functionally Obsolete

  
  Next Big Future — Authority: 632
  The recent problems with the San Francisco Bay Bridge highlights the need to address the larger problems with the bridges in the United States Abolhassan Astaneh-Asl, a structural engineering professor at the University of California, Berkeley, says hes concerned that authorities took a "Band-Aid" approach in ...
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• The Socio-economic Impact Of The Dolphin Watching Industry In The Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Protected Area (KMMPA)

  
  GVI Kenya — Authority: 418
  The activity of dolphin (whale)-watching is described as “the commercial observation of cetaceans in their habitat from a platform on land, sea or air” (Hoyt 2001). The dolphin-watching industry constitutes an emergent business in many coastal areas around the world and has seen spectacular growth over the last ...
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• WhiteFi Could Be Worth $15 Billion per Year and Lower cost for Wireless Irrigation Control

  
  Next Big Future — Authority: 632
  A report "The economic value generated by current and future allocations of unlicensed spectrum" indicates that WhiteFi (white space spectrum wireless communication) could be worth $15 billion per year The first White Spaces Network has been used to bring broadband internet to Claudville, Virginia Some of the ...
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• Host city of Wrestlemania 26 set to earn millions

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Houston, Oct 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The host city of WrestleMania 26 should get a sizable boost into its coffers, next spring if an economic-impact study from Houston is true.The report, released today, says that “professional wrestling’s biggest annual event generated a $49.8 million economic punch for the Houston ...
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• help bring the world cup to tampa bay

  
  Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog — Authority: 128
  If we want to host World Cup games in the Tampa Bay area, we need to show our support. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• The Great Wall of Boeing Revisited

  
  The Politics of Immigration — Authority: 119
  Scathing Report on Border Security Is Issued by Randal C. Archibold, New York Times September 17, 2009 LOS ANGELES — Government auditors reported Thursday that the effort to secure the Mexican border with technology and fences has fallen years behind schedule, will cost billions of dollars extra in ...
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• Changes And Advisories For Upcoming Maine Deer Hunting Season

  
  Blogging the Maine Outdoors — Authority: 117
  Deer Hunters Advised of Changes, IF&W Initiatives AUGUSTA – Hunting seasons are underway in Maine, and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife wants hunters to be aware of rules and agency initiatives in order to have a safe season. Deer hunting season starts Oct. 31 for Maine residents with ...
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• Changes And Advisories For Upcoming Maine Deer Hunting Season

  
  Black Bear Blog — Authority: 524
  Deer Hunters Advised of Changes, IF&W Initiatives AUGUSTA – Hunting seasons are underway in Maine, and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife wants hunters to be aware of rules and agency initiatives in order to have a safe season. Deer hunting season starts Oct. 31 for Maine residents with ...
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• News Release: REPORT HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SECONDHAND SMOKE IN MARION COUNTY

  
  Smoke Free in Indianapolis — Authority: 125
  Secondhand Smoke Costs Millions, Harms Workers, Chokes Economic Development INDIANAPOLIS – A study released today revealed that the economic impact of secondhand smoke costs $47.5 million annually, according to a new economic impact study released today by IU’s Bowen Research Center, and this staggering total ...
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