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How Big is Your Farm?
in BootStrapMe, on June 21, 2009
... Seth Godin asked that question recently, as a metaphor. If you own a lot of acres but just have a few bags of seed, you might be tempted to spread out what you've got and cover as much territory...
Top Five Places to Golf in Florida
in Wandalust, on May 15, 2009
... FAIRMONT TURNBERRY ISLE RESORT & CLUB . Located in Miami. The resort is spread over 300 coast acres and has recently undergone a $100 million renovation, making it one of the finest golf and leis...
Top Five Places to Golf in Florida
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 10, 2009
... FAIRMONT TURNBERRY ISLE RESORT & CLUB . Located in Miami. The resort is spread over 300 coast acres and has recently undergone a $100 million renovation, making it one of the finest golf and leis...
The Best F1 Racing, Maybe Even the Best Auto Racing, Period
in Classical Drives, on April 6, 2009
...ng in the Rain? My first experience was in a "Touring Car" race in Ontario's Harewood Acres circuit. I wasn't concerned about traction as I was pretty good at oversteering my much-mo...
Buick Folder Brings Back the Days When Station Wagons Were Admired and Loved
in Classical Drives, on February 27, 2009
...sts. Time was, however, when the station wagon was a vehicle to be proud of. It was practical, with acres of carrying capacity and some were even configured with three rows of seats (although the rear...
Death Valley National Park Looking Forward to Decent Wild Flower Year
in Hidden Travel Gems, on February 14, 2009
...sand dunes, snow-capped mountains, multicolored rock layers, water-fluted canyons and three million acres of stone wilderness.
And wild flowers...
Death Valley National Park in located on the Cali...
Australian Wildfires Claim 108 Lives
in Exclusive from our news room , on February 8, 2009
...re the work of arsonists, have resulted in the destruction of more than 700 houses and thousands of acres of forest.
Here's the details and over 100 photos of the destruction .
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Iraqi's Buying New Cars As Fast As They Can Be Imported
in Exclusive from our news room , on February 8, 2009
...While tens of thousands of new cars are parked on hundreds of acres of temporary storage all over America, cars and trucks of every description are selling at a record pace in Iraq.
Baghdad even boas...
BP, Dominion Power Look to Bring Windmills to Bluefield
in IfEnergy, on February 4, 2009
...he Clinch Mountain range here, according to our local paper . They've already bought over 2500 acres.
I spoke at the hearing. As a former member of the county's Economic Development Commiss...
Iowa City to build Wind Energy Supply Chain Campus
in Supplychainer, on November 29, 2008
...up announced recently that it has begun the process of acquiring, annexing and zoning the first 173 acres of land to start the campus.
ICAD President Joe Raso said the site already has rail service a...
T-Bird #1 Goes on the Block in Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction
in Classical Drives, on November 26, 2008
...rst few corners.
Later I watched a Thunderbird competing in a road race at Ontario's Harewood Acres, driven by Lee Petty. Yes... that Lee Petty, father of the legendary Richard. Perhaps Mr. Pe...
San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort Honored by Travel + Leisure
in Hidden Travel Gems, on November 16, 2008
The San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort has been named to the list of the highest ranking Top 100 Hotels and highest ranking Hotels in Europe in Travel + Leisure's 2008 World's Best Awards readers' poll, a compendium of the very best in travel.
The World's Best Awards list ...
Weinregion Santa Cruz Mountains
in Wein Worte, on October 10, 2008
...el, der jedem USA-Touristen ans Herz gelegt werden sollte:
Despite its size, only about 1,400 acres are planted to wine grapes. What's more, the 200 vineyards in the region are mostly small, wi...
Mona Lisa Orlando: $99
in The Flyaway Weblog, on September 28, 2008
...lable for those driving hybrid or electric vehicles. The hotel's 12 tropically landscaped acres use reclaimed water for irrigation.
About Celebration, Florida
Named America's 2007 Dream Town,...
Grand Deals at the Grand Old Opry
in The Flyaway Weblog, on September 11, 2008
...d the area to be filled with tacky souvenir shops. I was wrong. The Opryland Hotel is surrounded by acres of bucolic countryside.
In October, the Grand Old Opry will be celebrating its 83rd birthday....
Fires Threaten Mendocino Vineyards
in Celebrate Wine, on June 28, 2008
... As of this morning, there were 60 fires raging over 28,430 acres in Northern California's Mendocino County , home to 340 vineyards and 50 wineries. So far, the only wine districts affected a...
Apple Computers To Open Massive Store In Las Vegas
in Play Las Vegas, on June 22, 2008
... you ain't seen nothing yet.
Next fall the mammoth "City Center" complex opens on 76 acres of prime Las Vegas real estate and the results should be awe inspiring.
Besides the expected ...
Black Hills Rider Club
in Under My Helmet, on May 30, 2008
... effort, in our first year of existence, the Off-Road Riders Association prevented more than 50,000 acres of land in the Railroad Buttes area from being closed," began Ross Brown of the ORA. &quo...
Almost-Tuscany in Virginia, USA
in Hidden Travel Gems, on May 15, 2008
...o Charlottesville, and Keswick was an appealing destination. The country-house hotel is set on 600 acres in Virginia's hunt country, in a 1912 Tuscan-style mansion that has been expanded and renov...
Virtualization in disaster recovery
in The CIO Weblog, on May 13, 2008
... bad old days, if you wanted to do a full-fledged disaster recovery simulation, you had to unlimber acres of magnetic tape, spare drives, spare servers, and the like to get an accurate idea of how wel...
Jeannine McKenzie Jewelry Designer
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 7, 2008
... one month each year (sleeping in the back of their truck), they had a cabin built on their eighty acres of land in a remote wilderness area of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Charles has to plow the...
Gerry Frank and Oregon Offbeat Travel
in Hidden Travel Gems, on May 5, 2008
...0 potted peony perennials to choose from and a multitude of displayed cut blooms, Adelman's 10 acres of flowers is something to behold. Jim and Carol Adelman welcome visitors to tour the grass wal...
Luxury Shopping Center Opens At Las Vegas Palazzo Resort
in Play Las Vegas, on April 13, 2008
...
How big is 450,000 square feet?
Big, very big, in fact it's about 10 acres, which is about 10 football fields, or the size of the newest shopping mall in Las Vegas.
The Shoppes at T...
Wine Tasting: 2006 Shannon Ridge Sauvignon Blanc
in Celebrate Wine, on April 7, 2008
..., Napa County. Situated between Napa and Mendocino Counties, this wine district began with just 100 acres of grape vines in 1965. Today, the Lake County Wine Region boasts over 100 acres of vineyard...
Great Moments in France for Classic Racing Fans
in Classical Drives, on April 4, 2008
...Rack and Opinion describes it as "filled with fast, open roads, iconic plane tree avenues and acres and acres of softly flowing green fields filled with vines... an eerie old place, it feels pos...
Will You Pay More For Less?
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on February 13, 2008
... should've considered this benefit at greater length.
There are rural places where you can buy acres and acres of land for less than the price of a McMansion on 0.1 acres near a major city. Why a...
Memory Lapse Leads to a Classic Jaguar
in Classical Drives, on December 11, 2007
...nd I compared histories, discovered that we'd both raced at Ontario's long-defunct Harewood Acres circuit and had obtained our pilot licences at Toronto's Island Airport, albeit during dif...
Trumped All Over
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 26, 2007
...act on an environmentally sensitive area.
Michael Forbes is no environmentalist but he does own 23 acres of land (the " family farm ") smack in the middle of Trump's project. And h...
Slippery Sam in Scotland
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 25, 2007
... examples of dune habitat in all of Great Britain.
And then there's Michael Forbes who owns 23 acres smack in the middle of Trump's proposed project.
Now, Forbes works in the local quarry bu...
Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
in Wandalust, on November 23, 2007
...placed the Aladdin Resort & Casino and officially openned on the 17th of November.
It offers 3 acres of gaming, 75,000 square feet of meeting space, and a 7,000 seat Theater which showcases The B...
Barrett-Jackson Makes Las Vegas Auction Official
in Classical Drives, on November 6, 2007
...place at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino , an award-winning destination resort set on 60 lush acres and offering 3,644 rooms and suites. It includes Mandalay Beach, an 11-acre tropical po...
Destination: Charleston, South Carolina
in The Flyaway Weblog, on October 30, 2007
...s of a traditional neighborhood and world class recreational facilities such as golf facilities and acres of parks.
For affordable accommodations
Bluegreen Vacations offers 2 nights lodging and 2...
London Calling
in Eagle Par Birdie, on October 16, 2007
...nd across Wimbledon Common in one of the great city's chi-chi areas.
Wimbledon Common is 860 acres in size, making it larger than Central Park in New York City. Much of it is what the English c...
Tour The Las Vegas MGM Grand Casino
in Play Las Vegas, on October 15, 2007
... likes in the MGM Grand Casino , they'll at least get plenty of exercise walking the many acres of floor space.
With so many casinos to choose from in Las Vegas you'll want to do your g...
Genetically Modified Eggplants Goes on Field Trials
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 9, 2007
...ected to reduce the use of insecticides by 30%, which is considerable, given that about 1.5 million acres in India and Bangladesh is planted to eggplants.
Source: Fresh Plaza
...
The People Have Spoken: ATV Bill Withdrawn
in Under My Helmet, on October 8, 2007
...ction, (by restricting ATVs to use between 8:00pm to 9:00am, and ban use on property smaller than 5 acres), the complaints really started coming in!
A foot high stack of emails (2,300), along wit...
Collier ATV Park: Hurry Up and Wait
in Under My Helmet, on September 20, 2007
... been put on hold again for an impact study or some other BS. That and it's been cut from 650 acres that were originally promised to just 75.
Gee, I wonder why ATVers are getting tired of this...
Great News For Concord Wine Belt
in Celebrate Wine, on August 27, 2007
... New York is famous for its Concord grapes - more than 30,000 acres of vineyards are tended. In fact, the region where they are grown is nicknamed "The Concord Grape Belt." This area of the...
Government Golf
in Eagle Par Birdie, on August 26, 2007
..., the Niagara Parks Commission has expanded its ownership and reach to include more than 4 thousand acres of parkland running 36 miles along the Niagara River, one of the most scenic and historic stre...
Illegal ATV Drivers Riding in Northwest Georgia
in The Outdoor Weblog, on August 13, 2007
...ficers to be much of a deterrent.
"We've got eight officers - that's almost a million acres we're covering," sighed Stewart Delugach, the patrol captain of the sprawling Chattah...
USDF Squeezing ATVs Out of Forest
in Under My Helmet, on August 13, 2007
... only 10 percent of the available trails, it's a start, just like it was a start to close a few acres at the SDRA, where there are now thousands of acres closed, and more slated for closure.
Giv...
Arizona Wine Country
in Celebrate Wine, on August 7, 2007
...e all part of a larger network. Statewide, 26 bonded wineries and 38 vineyards have more than 4,000 acres of grapes under cultivation, according to the Arizona Wine Growers Association.
The Arizona w...
Helicopter Crash Sparking Wildfire
in The Aviation Weblog, on August 3, 2007
...ut three miles south of Easton on the east slope of the Cascades. The fire spanned an estimated 300 acres by Thursday night. No homes were immediately threatened, Myers said.
Source ...
Outdoor News Update: Zion National Park and Cycling's Golden Age
in The Outdoor Weblog, on July 24, 2007
...rk is located in southern Utah, 150 miles north of Las Vegas. Fires have burned approximately 8,000 acres, or 12.5 square miles, producing thick smoke in canyons in evening and early morning when temp...
From Cars to Vines
in Celebrate Wine, on July 20, 2007
...etroit), but it's actually the country's eighth-largest wine-growing state. Currently 1,500 acres of vines are planted and there's a push to dramatically increase that number.
From Forbe...
Daring stunt kills teen
in The Parenting Weblog, on July 10, 2007
... " inspired stunt led to his demise. After flying 40 feet from the shore, the car landed on 3 acres of pond that eventually sank to 25 feet of water.
Griego was apparently injured by the stunt ...
Grgich Hills Releases Biodynamic Sauv Blanc
in Celebrate Wine, on July 7, 2007
...ally produced wine, a limited-production 2006 Sauvignon Blanc called Essence. Grgich Hills owns 366 acres, all certified organic and farmed biodynamically. Most of the vineyards are certified biodynam...
ATV Park Proposal Sparks Enviro-Meltdown
in Under My Helmet, on July 6, 2007
... So New York State bans ATV riders from all of it's 3 million acres of public land, and they don't expect OHVers to be mad? It seems like every attempt to get off roaders a place to ri...
Fab Find #29
in White Lace Wedding, on July 5, 2007
...h pack sold, about $4 US is donated to the rainforest Concern project. Each box will save .2 acres of rainforest.
If you have the budget to provide one of these for each of you guests (about ...
Kern Co Fire Caused by ATVs
in Under My Helmet, on June 28, 2007
...s because of how difficult it was to get to the fire. Several homes were destroyed, and over 11,000 acres burned.
...
Northeast Backcountry Accommodations
in The Outdoor Weblog, on June 26, 2007
...ations to other backcountry locations, most notably Maine's North Woods. After acquiring 37,000 acres in the 100-Mile Wilderness, the club has taken over sporting camps used by hikers, canoeists, ...
Management = Closure in Reno's Martis Area Travel Management Plan
in Under My Helmet, on June 20, 2007
... in for a closure if the Martis Area Travel Management Plan is approved. The plan goes after 54,000 acres of hilly area, of which about 25 miles of roads are subject to closure.
There is already a pl...
Boyd Gaming breaks ground on Echelon
in The Gambling Weblog, on June 19, 2007
...es, in one dramatic phase."
Scheduled to open in the third quarter 2010, Echelon will span 87 acres, including 22 acres available for future development, to include Hotel Echelon and the Suites ...
Jackson County WI Land Trade for ATV Park OKed
in Under My Helmet, on June 19, 2007
... forestry and Parks Committee to go ahead with the land trade in which Burlingame offered 380 acres in Knapp for 190 acres of Jackson county owned land which is right across from the Majestic Pi...
Bias FOR ATVs in Garfield County: Enragement Ensues
in Under My Helmet, on June 13, 2007
...t that includes recreation for hikers, cyclists and horse riders. Seems to me, with the millions of acres available to hikers, bikers and horseback riders, that the fine folks in Garfield ARE trying t...
LA Concours Draws More Than 400 Exceptional Classics
in Classical Drives, on June 4, 2007
...es, was held at the historic Rose Bowl and at the adjacent Brookside Golf Course with its 25 acres of gracious lawns, trees, and fountains. Proceeds went to the non-profit Assistance League of...
Sign Petition to Help Keep Motorcycle ATV and OHV Areas Open
in Under My Helmet, on June 1, 2007
...oxer California Wild Heritage Bill S-493 wants to add 36 Wilderness areas totaling over 1.1 million acres
* It includes three inappropriate Wilderness additions in the Sequoia, which would close 46 ...
Alaska ATVs Make Ruts on Trails
in Under My Helmet, on May 30, 2007
... ATVs banned outright. They say they issue 300 permits a year, that's a lot for, oh, 13,000,000 acres. I can see how those 300 ATVs could easily destroy that whole place in just a matter of, um......
New ATV OHV Area in Maine
in Under My Helmet, on May 30, 2007
...urnal this morning and came across this tidbit ...
It seems there's a guy with a few hundred acres of woods who is attempting to convert it into a campground/OHV park called All Wheels Off-Road...
Mohegan Sun Tees Up Celebrity Golf Outing
in The Gambling Weblog, on May 28, 2007
...ular entertainment, gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United States. Situated on 240 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is within easy access o...
Southern New Mexico Wine Festival
in Celebrate Wine, on May 27, 2007
...ss for four generations," said D'Andrea, who happens to operate the largest vineyard - 300 acres - in the state of New Mexico.
The vineyard - New Mexico Vineyards Inc. - sells grapes to 14 d...
Chinese Wines?
in Celebrate Wine, on May 18, 2007
..., Calif., and distributed by Uva Cellars of Hollywood, Fla.,Dragon Seal is from grapes grown on 617 acres in Huailal County, 75 miles northwest of Beijing in the Sacheng Basin, at the foot of China...
Shooting Yourself (and the Rest of Us) in the Foot
in Under My Helmet, on May 18, 2007
... County officials to find a way to make the noisy vehicles illegal on properties of less than five acres.
What the hell are these people thinking? Are they thinking? Seriously, is it too much to ...
Island View casino opens expansion
in The Gambling Weblog, on May 16, 2007
...ertainment and extensive beer, wine and cocktail service.
Island View Casino Resort, located on 40 acres of gulf-front land, is owned by Gulf Coast natives Rick Carter and Terry Green. The 520...
Margaritaville Casino and Resort plans revealed
in The Gambling Weblog, on May 15, 2007
...aritaville Casino & Resort features
Margaritaville Casino & Resort will be developed on 46 acres of land south of U.S. Highway 90 in Biloxi on the site formerly occupied by Grand Casino and C...
Dallas establishes the biggest logistics park in North America
in Supplychainer, on May 7, 2007
...s the largest new logistics park under development in North America.
The DLH is comprised of 6,000 acres that are master-planned for the potential development of 60 million square feet of vertical lo...
Fruity Florida Wine
in Celebrate Wine, on May 7, 2007
...ing their wine in 2005 to cut the waste from their tropical fruit orchards. They now farm about 100 acres in the Redland area west of Homestead .
Of course, in typical newspaper fashion, they ...
West Bengal Funds WIP Labs' 4G Tech Development
in The Wireless Weblog, on April 20, 2007
...ere's a lot of quid pro quo involved -- the West Bengal government will provide about 20 acres of land to WIP Labs, and WIP Labs plans to provide wireless Internet access throughout Kolkata...
Pear Wine
in Celebrate Wine, on April 19, 2007
...ell with foods," Hagee said.
After the Hagees harvest their pears (they have approximately 20 acres of Bartletts and 5 acres of Granny Smith apples, along with 16 acres planted in wine grapes), ...
Fine Frog Wine
in Celebrate Wine, on April 16, 2007
...mpetition that awarded only one Gold Medal.
Frogtown produces over 160 tons of grapes from its 35 acres of vineyards in the North Georgia Mountains and 4,000 cases of wine in its three-tiered gravity...
