| Colorado Springs fights to keep USOC
COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct. 16 The U.S. Olympic Committee wants the city of Colorado Springs to provide 90,000 square feet of office space and 200 new residences for it to stay put.
City officials Monday told developers the national Olympics movement organization required a mix of apartments, townhouses and dormitory-style accommodations for married and single athletes in addition to 90,000 square feet of new downtown administrative office space, the Colorado Springs (Colo.) Gazette reported Tuesday.
Two of four local real-estate firms have submitted proposals to provide new USOC facilities in town in a bid to keep the organizing committee from moving its headquarters, with 240 employees, and Olympic Training Center away.
The USOC moved to Colorado Springs from New York City in 1978.
Residents' days are numbered
When he heard about the new law, hardware store owner Vincent Ayd wasted no time calling in his order.
If the Baltimore County Council wants to require some residents to display their address on the back of their properties, he is happy to sell the metal and plastic house numbers.
"I'm putting them right at the front," the store owner said at Ayd Hardware in Towson. "I'm going to call them alley numbers."
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500 foreclosed Atlanta homes to be auctioned
Hudson & Marshall said it will auction more than 500 homes in Atlanta and nearly 100 homes elsewhere in Georgia. The homes are valued from $30,000 to nearly $700,000, according to the company, which says it is America's largest auction firm of bank-owned real estate The company said it will auction over 500 Atlanta homes Jan. 16 and 17 at the Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center and Jan. 19 and 20 at the Hilton Atlanta. Other homes will be auctioned in cities throughout Georgia on the following days: Jan. 15 in Athens; Jan. 16 in Macon; Jan. 17 in Ellijay; and Jan. 18 in McDonough. All the homes have been repossessed by banks. .
Ofcom unveils digital dividend auction
Vivid Video, one of the largest adult entertainment companies, has filed suit against the Adult Entertainment Broadcast Network, accusing the company of allowing users to post Vivids copyrighted materials on its website.
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ACMA calls for comments on digital TV development The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is seeking the views of interested parties on how ACMA and the industry should approach the development of codes and standards for digital television. We encourage industry participants to share their views with ACMA, particularly about how it should approach the making of mandatory requirements in the digital television area, said Chris Chapman, ACMA Chairman. Amendments to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 have introduced new provisions allowing ACMA to determine technical standards for the transmission and reception of digital television to assist in minimising the impact on consumers of the transition to new types of services and equipment.
Further evaluations ordered for alleged quadruple killer
A man who went to a state mental hospital instead of facing trial in the 2001 slayings of four people in Des Moines will be evaluated once again to determine whether he is competent to stand trial. Leemah Carneh, 26, has remained at Western State Hospital since the four aggravated-murder charges were dismissed in October 2005, when a judge found him too mentally ill to face them. But King County prosecutors refiled the charges last week, after learning that Carneh had apparently made some improvement at the mental hospital and could soon be given more freedom. On Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Helen Halpert ordered that hospital staff members determine whether he is now mentally fit for trial. She denied prosecutors' request to have them also decide whether he was sane or insane at the time of the crime -- an evaluation that could happen later.
Britney's antics drive a personal economy
For a growing number of people and businesses, Britney's saga is about money: Every time she sinks to new lows, cash flows. And these days, no one is above the fray. When a custody dispute devolved into a three-hour standoff at Spears' home Jan. 3, police officers and firefighters were pressed into duty. Television stations sent up helicopters, and cable news anchors reported the unfolding drama in real time. The Associated Press had two reporters working the story, with editors on both coasts updating it seven times throughout the night. .
Gulfstream Park owner's passion for horses has turned into a losing ...
The Horse Wizard was a hybrid of a slot machine and a live race telecast, in which images of horses instead of cherries spun on the screen. Win, and listen to the sound effects of coins dropping.
It was Frank Stronach's pet project. To the founder of Magna Entertainment Corp., the Horse Wizard took the thinking out of betting, while offering the excitement and instant gratification of casino gambling to a new generation of patrons.
But if Stronach, the owner of Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, expected others around him to embrace his enthusiasm, he didn't hear it. "I remember sitting there, and he had some test ones, and I tried them and said, 'This is really bad, Frank,'" recalled Gino Roncelli, a former Magna director.
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Posh poses nude for designer Marc Jacobs
Beckham's latest contribution to fashion comes after Australian supermodel Jennifer Hawkins recently joined a swag of Australian designers who backed marie claire magazine's SunSmart campaign. The campaign was apart of the mag's 150th birthday issue. Check out sexy Hawko and see what our local designers created for the campaign urging Aussies to cover up here. Subscribe to our Email Newsletter .
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