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Municipal Art Society releases Coney plan

The Municipal Art Society of New York, a non-profit urban planning, design and preservation group, released its proposal for Coney Island today. The plan calls for Coney Island to feature indoor and outdoor event and performance space starting in summer 2009, including a renovated, 2,300-seat Shore Theater, combining a vaudeville theater and a circus. The proposal includes a cable-car ride that would connect Coney Island's attractions. Events and programs could include a Halloween parade, video game competitions, an international music festival and international graffiti contests. The society will provide more details about funding at the end of the year. The city is planning a 9-acre entertainment area in Coney Island and is in negotiations to buy 10.

Municipal Arts Society says Coney plans will focus on entertainment

The Municipal Arts Society said its new planning initiative for Coney Island is not an effort to compete with the city's plan, but rather is a brainstorming activity for the site's entertainment section. In addition to the design group selected by the society, there will be a Web-based call for ideas and concepts for the entertainment section, which has been scaled down to nine acres from the original plan of 18 acres.

Finnish E-Voting System Loses 2% of Votes

kaip writes "Finland piloted a fully electronic voting system in municipal elections last weekend. Due to a usability glitch, 232 votes, or about 2% of all electronic votes were lost. The results of the election may have been affected, because the seats in municipal assemblies are often decided by margins of a few votes. Unfortunately, nobody knows for sure, because the Ministry of Justice didn't see any need to implement a voter-verified paper record. The ministry was, of course, duly warned about a fully electronic voting system, but the critique was debunked as 'science fiction.' There is now discussion about re-arranging the affected elections. Thanks go to the voting system providers, Scytl and TietoEnator, for the experience."

No water, only bill for museum

NAGPUR: The city’s central museum, popularly called ‘Ajab bangla’, is facing a curious predicament. Its municipal water connection has gone virtually dry for nearly two years or so. However, that is not preventing the Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s water works department from sending it a bill of around Rs 25,000 every 3-4 months.

What Do West Basin Municipal Water District, Iraq and Google All Have in Common?

CARSON, Calif.-- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- All of these organizations have a 100 billion unit story to tell. Speculators believe Iraq has 100 billion barrels of oil in reserves; Google has a goal of indexing 100 billion web pages; and

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Alberta iCORE researcher leads international genome project

Municipal bylaws banning overnight camping in city parks could be in jeopardy following a British Columbia court ruling.

4th Asian Pacific Astronomy School Olympiad opens in Bishkek

Municipal authorities disallow opposition members to hold people’s assembly at old square outside Parliament

Limassol Council rejects creation of Grivas museum

LIMASSOL Municipal Council yesterday rejected a request from the Grivas Digenis Foundation to create a museum and exhibition space on the site of the existing memorial to the EOKA leader on the street that bears his name in Limassol.

Novell Announces New Program to Aid Transition to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Morgan Stanley Municipal Premium Income Trust Today Declared a Monthly Income Dividend from Tax-Free Income

West Basin's Solar Powered System Produces More Power, Performs Beyond Expectation in First Year

West Basin Municipal Water District's 60,000 square feet of fixed-tilt photovoltaic panels at the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility is performing beyond expectations. In the first year of operation, the system produced 11% more electricity than expected. Based on capacity output and solar power area in place, the system was estimated to produce 814,199 kW of electricity and actually provided 903,800 kW for its first year of operation (January to December 2007). This power generation represented an annual power cost savings of $90,000.00.

Osaka Pref. museum focus of dispute

OSAKA--The municipal government of Osakasayama, Osaka Prefecture, has told the prefectural government it will withdraw from a plan to jointly manage the Osaka Prefectural Sayamaike Museum, after the prefectural government decided to cut the number of its employees at the facility, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

Bank of Shanghai cleared to appoint new chief

has the municipal government's approval for the appointment of a new governor, ending a management reshuffle that has lasted for months, sources said.

Mark di Suvero Sculpture Exhibition Set for Art Basel Opening at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Morgan Stanley Insured Municipal Income Trust Today Declared a Monthly Income Dividend from Tax-Free Income

Tax on mobile towers

Nov. 27: The Guwahati Municipal Corporation has decided to bring mobile phone towers and electrical poles under the property tax net.

Councillor Nabbed For Allegedly Producing Pirated VCDs, DVDs

IPOH, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- A municipal councillor was detained for allegedly producing pirated VCDs and DVDs in Taiping Thursday.

Handheld Colorimeter

The eXact Micro 7+ handheld colorimeter is suitable for residential, commercial, and municipal water testing. It reads 9 parameters directly: Alkalinity; Bromine; Calcium Hardness; Free Chlorine; Total Chlorine; Copper; Ozone; Permanganate; pH and Transmission. Additionally, in transmission the meter tests for: Ammonia; Chloride; Chlorine Dioxide;Chromium Hexavalent; Cyanuric Acid; Iodine; Iron; Low Range Total Hardness; Manganese; Nitrate; Nitrite; Acid pH; Alkali pH; Potassium; Sulfate; Sulfide and Turbidity. The meter fits comfortably in your hand, is waterproof (IP-67) and the sampling cell is built into the meter. Itis EPA-compliant for Free and Total Chlorine regulatory testing. Itsenvironmental friendly with a 4ml sample cell using 60% less chemicalsthan the ordinary 10ml test.

Venezuela voters hand Chvez proponents several key defeats

CARACAS: President Hugo Chávez's supporters suffered defeat in several state and municipal races on Sunday, with the opposition retaining power in Zulia, the country's most populous state, and winning crucial races here in the capital, the National Electoral Council said.

Jobs, health, social services, arts cut in City of Ottawa budget

The City of Ottawa should slash spending on health, social services and arts programs and cut hundreds of municipal jobs in order to balance its 2009 budget, staff recommend.

Jobs, health, social services, arts cut in City of Ottawa draft budget

OTTAWA (CBC) - The City of Ottawa should slash spending on health, social services and arts programs and cut hundreds of municipal jobs in order to balance its 2009 budget, staff recommend.

Venezuelans Test Chvez's Dominance

Residents wait to cast their ballots outside a polling station in Caracas, Nov. 23, 2008. President Hugo Chavez sought to hold on to his dominance in state and municipal elections Sunday, facing an opposition aiming to win back power in key states and cities. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Noted porcelain painter Geissler dies during visit to Japan

Meissen porcelain painter Uwe Geissler of Germany died Monday afternoon at a hospital in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, after taking ill while visiting the northern Japan city for a local painting exhibition, the Asahikawa municipal government said Tuesday. He was 51. Hospital staff declined to disclose the cause of Geissler’s death, saying they want to speak to his family first.

MRC and Zain host REUSE 2.0 Art Show

The Metal and Recycling Company (MRC) and Zain announced that they would jointly host the REUSE 2.0 recycled art exhibition in Kuwait, under the patronage of his Excellency, the Minister of State for Municipal Affairs, Dr. Fadel Safar.

WiMax Gets First Real Test in Baltimore

Sprint Nextel Corp. has opened its new wireless network to customers in Baltimore, Maryland, offering WiMax Internet service. It is the first commercial network in the United States to use the new WiMax technology for mobile customers, which could soon make municipal government-initiated wi-fi networks around the country obsolete.

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