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FAIRFIELD (CBS13) Thieves broke into storage sheds at Armijo High School and stole gifts meant for students sober grad night.
Six sheds with a couple of thousand dollars worth of items were broken into and raided.
It was a sobering reality for a group that prides itself on promoting keeping teens safe on their graduation night.
Sometime in the last week, someone broke into the sheds stealing a cotton candy dispenser, a microwave, and a fog machine among other things. They also busted up other items.
It goes beyond the vandalism and the stealing of things, said Audrey Jaques. It steals something from your heart, your soul. Its a lot of work.
Volunteers are now left with a sobering thought.
It just means were going to work a bit harder now to recoup what weve lost. Well have a few extra fundraisers, said Lori Russell.
The grad night is still set for June.
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For the last year Chinas credit growth has been going gangbusters, with total social financing up 13.2% in the first 11 months of 2013 from a year earlier. Meanwhile, growth in the real economy slowed to about 7.6%, its slowest pace in years.
That has led analysts to wonder where all that money is going. Has China run out of productive ways to invest?
An audit of government debt published Monday hints at a possible answer. The National Audit Office surveyed not just the central government but thousands of regional and local governments around the country to find out just how much theyre on the hook for. Unlike most countries, Chinas localities owe more than the central government.
The results came in below some estimates, but theyre worrying all the same. Local government debt and liabilities came to 17.9 trillion yuan ($2.95 trillion) at end-June, a rise of 67% in two-and-a-half years.
Much of that was channeled through local government financing vehicles, corporate entities set up to sidestep restrictions on direct borrowing by governments. These vehicles are a financial black box: Much of the money may have been siphoned off into kickbacks or wasted on pointless construction projects.
Even where the money has been spent on worthwhile, genuinely productive infrastructure investments, it will be a long time before these projects can generate meaningful cash flows. Meanwhile, much of the borrowing that funded them is about to come due.
According to the NAO, which took a snapshot of outstanding debts halfway through 2013, 22.9% were due to mature before the end of the year. The report didnt provide any details on what happened after that, but so far there have been no known defaults. That suggests some of the debt is being rolled over and counted as new lending.
As long as local governments are servicing their interest payments, it is not uncommon for Chinese banks to roll over principal and count the exposure as performing, Fitch Ratings said in a report in September. This makes these assets more akin to perpetual bonds that derive a steady stream of cash interest but limited or zero principal.
This extend and pretend strategy helps prevent local governments woes from erupting into a financial crisis. But in the long run it spells trouble for the banks.
Still, in a way its good news: It means China may not have run out of productive ways to invest. Perhaps new lending could generate real growth if it were directed to people who struggle to borrow, like farmers or entrepreneurs.
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We live like calves in these cow sheds, said Manish Kumar, a resident of Chandrapuri village, pointing to the dwellings inhabited by the villagers.
Around 72 km from Kedarnath, the village in Rudraprayag district, was hit by flash-floods on June 16 and 17, 2013. Fifty-seven houses were destroyed. Within a few hours, the space on which residential buildings stood was bulldozed by the Mandakini river. More than six months after the disaster, many villagers live in cow sheds and a few others in tents even as severe winter approaches.
Of the 3,100 buildings that were destroyed across the State in the mid-June deluge, 2,410 buildings are in rural areas. Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna earlier said the disaster-affected would be shifted to individual residences before winter but not much work on housing has been done in the disaster-hit areas.
A survey of land which is geologically safe for the construction of buildings is on in Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Pithoragarh, and Bageshwar districts. While the State government is still working on housing, some private organisations are providing villagers capital to construct houses.
In Simi, 15 km from Chandrapuri towards Kedarnath, land is sinking as the result of last years disaster. Parvati Devi, whose hotel was completely destroyed due to the sinking, said: The Mandakini eroded the river banks and my hotel crumbled.
Under the government policy, people whose houses got completely destroyed can choose between prefabricated houses and owner-driven constructed houses. They can opt for prefabricated houses or build their houses for which the government will provide Rs 5 lakh per unit.
More than 2,000 people have opted for owner-driven construction. The number of people who have opted for prefabricated houses is around 130.
The 2,500 houses being constructed under the State governments supervision are being funded by the World Bank. The Secretary of Public Works Department, Amit Singh Negi, said that as a World Bank requirement, owner-driven houses should be constructed in safe zones. Work on them had not yet started.
Mr. Negi said: Owner-driven construction sites are in remote areas. Geologists have been inspecting the sites for almost a month now. We will start sending money to people as soon as the geologists send their reports.
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MICANOPY Just a short distance away from Cholokka Boulevard, with its rustic shops, small restaurants, a historical museum and a church, is the Micanopy Historic Cemetery, resting beneath spreading live oaks draped in Spanish moss.
Micanopy resident Tom Brady said he has been researching the cemetery, which was founded in 1826 after the former Indian trading post became an American town in 1823.
Brady said he has been fascinated by the historic area since moving to Micanopy in 1982, so it seemed natural to look into the lives of the people buried in the cemetery, which is the fourth or fifth area history project he has undertaken.
"Tom Brady has been elemental in the Micanopy Historical Society. He's one of their Micanopy Regulars (who role-play in the guise of early U.S. Army soldiers), and he also is on the Micanopy historic planning board. He's just been an essential part of our town for the last two decades," said Monica Fowler, owner of a local business.
Brady said he has learned that the earliest gravestone in the cemetery marks the final resting place of James W. Martin, who lived from 1737 to 1826, although one old, indecipherable marker with a new stone is the final resting place of someone who died in 1823.
These early residents resided in one of the earliest of inland Florida towns, information about which is meticulously recorded and preserved today in the archives of the historical society, Brady said. However, like in any town cemetery, it's almost impossible to learn as much as one might like about the lives of the people buried there.
"For instance, there is a preacher here with two wives, one buried on each side of him," Brady said.
Women had more difficulty giving birth in earlier times, leading to some early deaths. Perhaps that was why the minister married twice, Brady said.
One of the most unusual pieces of statuary, a tall, beautifully sculpted angel, is a marker for Annie Gertrude Barr, daughter of John and C.D. Barr, who lived from 1871 to 1891. Perhaps she was a young mother, or even one of many area residents in the late 1800s who succumbed during an epidemic of Yellow Fever.
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Partnering together, New Hanover County and the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority have started work on the heavily debated $16.7 million sewer projects in two county neighborhoods.
Officials with the county and the authority submitted engineering plans to the state in early December for the new sewer systems in Marquis Hills and Heritage Park, as well as plans to extend CFPUA's water system to Heritage Park.
CFPUA spokesman Mike McGill said construction on the two projects will likely begin in July.
The Marquis Hills and Heritage Park subdivisions ranked first and second, respectively, on the authority's 2007 list of high-priority areas with failing septic tanks in the county. Heritage Park is in the northern part of the county near North 23rd Street and Castle Hayne Road, and Marquis Hills is in the southern part of the county near Carolina Beach and Sanders roads.
The project will remove the septic tanks in the Marquis Hills and Heritage Park communities and hook the nearly 1,000 properties into the authority's system.
The current system has contaminated the land and surface water in the area. Some of the homes are designed for washing machine discharge to be piped directly onto surrounding properties, and some have even been rendered uninhabitable because they do not have a viable system of waste disposal.
After rejecting the proposal February and months of heated debate, the New Hanover County commissioners reversed course in May and unanimously approved a plan to fund the sewer projects.
This delayed decision came just in time to let the county meet its deadlines to keep the 20-year Clean Water State Revolving Loan that will pay for the projects up front.
New Hanover was approved in late 2012 for a $17 million state loan to help replace these septic systems. To remain eligible for the loan, the project must adhere to a time schedule set by the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
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While the state government is aiming to see a 20 per cent growth in tourists visiting Gujarat in 2013-14, growth of the number of hotel rooms at popular tourist locations is unlikely to keep pace with tourist inflow growth.
Several tour operators in the state say that in the last few years, while there has been a significant rise in interest in Gujarat tourism thanks to the popular campaign Khushboo Gujarat Ki, addition of quality hotel rooms at tourist spots has been slow.In the longrun, such logistical issues can de-rail the Gujarat government's ambitious plans for tourism growth, say operators.
Data from the tourism ministry website shows that from January 2010 to December 2013, around 35 new hotel projects including even bed-and-breakfast inns, totalling around 2,300 rooms have been approved in Gujarat. In comparison, 296 hotel projects have been approved in Kerala, 130 in Maharashtra, 90 in Tamil Nadu, 68 in Uttar Pradesh during the same period.
S Maheswari of Height & Sight Holidays based in Bhuj said, "In the last few years, there has not been many quality hotel rooms added in tourist locations across the state. Major additions have been in cities like Ahmedabad, Vadodara which get business travellers." For that matter, Ahmedabad had seen a huge jump in hotel rooms from 519 rooms in 2006-07 to around 1,975 rooms in 2012.
Another operator, Sharvil Patel who runsAltius Travels, an Ahmedabad-based travel agency and is also a member of the Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI)says that while the Saurashtra region has witnessed a decent growth in the number of hotel rooms in the recent past, in Kutch, however, the process is slow.
Data from theGovernment Information Technology Committee (GITCO)shows that in between April 2011 and April 2013, while cities like Ahmedabad have seen an addition of 2,890 rooms, tourist places like Dwarka have seen an addition of only 26 rooms,
Ambaji has seen none, Palitana has actually seen a decline of 25 rooms, Girnar and Somnath have also not seen any room additions. In comparison, 365 rooms have been added at Vadodara, 353 in Surat and 284 rooms in Gandhidham.
Even Mehsana and Anand have seen 106 and 137 rooms added respectively during the period as these are close to industrial and commercial centers.
Tourist spots like Mandvi (20 rooms), Porbandar(nil), Patan (nil) and Pavagadh (nil) have not seen many hotel rooms getting added to accommodate tourists.
M Vakharia, head of Gujarat chapter of the Outbound Tour Operators of India (OTOI) too admitted that there were logistical issues that could impact the growth of Gujarat tourism in the long run, like long road routes to reach destinations, not many quality rooms at tourist spots.
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ANN ARBOR A $7.5 million gift to the University of Michigan will advance research and discovery toward curing aortic disease, and support creation of a new hybrid operating room at the U-M Frankel Cardiovascular Center.
With their gift, Robert and Ann Aikens, of Bloomfield Hills will propel an evolution in heart care. The latest advancements in cardiovascular treatment include hybrid procedures in which catheter-based interventions, simultaneous imaging and open chest surgeries are performed in the same operating room.
The newest hybrid surgical suite, which is double the size of a regular OR, is the third for the U-M and merges the radiological and surgical techniques that make advanced hybrid procedures possible.
In order to offer this safe and more effective option, as well as attract industry partners, we must invest in facilities that provide flexible and complex operating space, said cardiologist Dr. Kim Eagle, a director of the Cardiovascular Center and the Albion Walter Hewlett Professor of Internal Medicine. It is an essential component of any state-of-the-art cardiovascular center.
The University of Michigan Health System will match support from the Aikens family for the capital project with preliminary plans for opening in 2015.
Hybrid operating rooms enable the minimally invasive repair of heart valves and treatment of arrhythmias, aortic aneurysms and coronary arteries. Patients, especially the elderly, recover quicker from less invasive procedures.
U-M interventional cardiologists, surgeons, radiologists and echocardiologists are national leaders in performing a transcatheter technique that opens the door to aortic valve replacement for patients who cannot tolerate open heart surgery.
The newest hybrid OR will serve as an anchoring element in our pursuit of the most innovative cardiovascular techniques, said interventional cardiologist Dr. Stanley J. Chetcuti, director of the U-Ms cardiac catheterization labs and the Eric J. Topol Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine. We are pursuing these innovations to bring cures closer to patients in a culture of collaboration and caring.
Technology is changing how we think about and treat health problems, said cardiac surgeon Dr. G. Michael Deeb, director of U-Ms Multidisciplinary Aortic Clinic and the Herbert Sloan Collegiate Professor of Surgery at the U-M Medical School.
For example if we have a patient with a large aneurysm and cardiovascular disease, we would like to treat those problems simultaneously in order to decrease time on the heart-lung machine. In a hybrid operating room we can perform angioplasty and stent the lesion via transcatheter techniques and then proceed with the open surgery. Continued...
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MARGARITAVILLE CASINO & RESTAURANT BILOXIMargaritaville Casino & Restaurant in Biloxi announced plans Tuesday for a new hotel resort that includes timeshare properties, a spa, new buffet and 250 deluxe guest rooms.
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BILOXI -- Margaritaville Casino & Restaurant Biloxi announced Tuesday it will break ground on a new hotel in the spring and estimates that construction will be completed in the spring of 2015.
The new hotel will feature 250 rooms -- 170 deluxe rooms and 80 two- and three-bedroom suites. In mid-2013, city officials heard the company expected to spend $50 million to $60 million on the hotel tower, though on Tuesday company officials would not give an estimate of the total investment.
In addition, Margaritaville will become one of the first resort properties to offer timeshare units.
"Margaritaville Biloxi will be making a considerable investment in creating a resort destination the likes of which Biloxi has never seen," said Doug Shipley, president and CEO. "The addition of timeshares to our hotel will attract a whole new type of customer; one that's not currently visiting the Biloxi area. It truly is an exciting opportunity for our city."
The city has plans to extend Back Bay Boulevard to Fifth Street, it announced at a council meeting in August. Officials at the time expressed hope the $5 million from the Mississippi Development Authority to complete Phase I of the road construction would prompt casino development in the area.
In addition to the hotel, Margaritaville Casino Biloxi announced Tuesday it will expand and completely renovate the casino floor, adding meeting space and a resort-style pool and spa. The property will also create a new buffet, and introduce a steakhouse with a view of the Biloxi Bay waterfront.
Along with the renovations and expansions, Margaritaville Biloxi will re-engineer the marina to provide more enhanced and secure overnight docking accommodations, as well as developing a one-of-a-kind bayfront resort pool and pool bar with outdoor gaming.
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Convenience store chain could build $5-million truck stop; plan may include hotel, restaurant Kwik Trip Inc. will likely buy Watts Cookin for an undisclosed price, although the deal isnt finalized Kwik Trip plans to build a $5-million, 6,000- to 7,000-square foot truck stop The two other Austin Kwik Trips will remain open, as will Watts Cookin during construction Kwik Trip could eventually lease space on the additional 5 acres to a sit-down restaurant and a hotel The truck stop will likely sell compressed natural gas, and could be one of only a score of Kwik Trips to sell it
A Kwik Trip official confirmed this week that the company will likely buy Watts Cookin in Austin.
Although the company is still in the early stages of planning, Kwik Trip Inc. would likely build a $5-million, 6,000- to 7,000-square-foot truck stop, and eventually lease space to a restaurant and a hotel, according to Hans Zietlow, director of real estate at Kwik Trip. Zietlow said the company would keep its two other Kwik Trips open in Austin, and Watts Cookin would remain open during construction, as the new truck stop would be in a different location on the property.
While Kwik Trip officials hope they hope they can finalize a deal soon, Zietlow said, it is still in negotiations.
Its not a done deal, but we are trying to buy it, he said.
The Kwik Trip would employ 30 to 40 workers, and sell compressed natural gas, or CNG, which the company sees as the fuel of the future, Zietlow said. While CNG can be used as an alternative to gasoline or diesel, only a small percentage of vehicles on the U.S. market run on CNG. The Austin truck stop would be one of only 19 Kwik Trips that sell CNG, according to its website, although that includes one in Rochester, Owatonna and Mankato, and a new Kwik Trip in Albert Lea will sell it this spring.
We plan to upgrade an old facility into the nicest facility on Interstate 90 going across Minnesota, Zietlow said.
The Watts truck stop and restaurant, which has 45 employees, would stay open during construction under owner Kermit Watts.
No one else could run the restaurant like Kermit, Zietlow said.
Kwik Trip, which would own about 5 additional acres, hopes to lease space to a sit-down restaurant and a hotel. A restaurant could occupy two acres and a hotel could take three acres, but, Its all kind of preliminary, Zietlow said.
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