December 15th, 2008
Last Friday, Canada’s Saskatchewan Party announced a series of tax hikes for its provincial parks. Included in the hike: a $2 increase to the daily camping fee, doubling the reservation service fee to $10, and a new $7 charge when reservations are changed. The fee increases will mean $1.25 million more for government each year, says a local paper in Saskatchewan.
The Star Phoenix says Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP) is calling the increases an “unhappy camper tax.”
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December 12th, 2008
At the beginning of the month, JVC unveiled a new high-definition LED billboard display in New York’s Times Square. Boasting 1.2 million LEDs, a resolution of 1280 x 720, and 60 frames per second animated content, the new JVC billboard will be the first in Times Square that meets all the criteria for a true 720p high-definition display. In Times Square since 1979, JVC activated the new billboard on December 2, one story above ground level at Broadway and 43rd.
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December 10th, 2008
Winter is a wonderful time. Yet, with all the natural beauty the season offers, winter also comes with its fair share of possible dangers. Take ice, for instance. Do you know when winter ice is safe?
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December 9th, 2008
“For hours, Japanese climber Hideaki Nara huddled in the snow, desperately digging an ice cave with a pen and small knife as icy winds blasted across Mount Cook,” writes Rebecca Todd of the Waikato Times.
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December 6th, 2008
LightFair International (LFI) will host its 20th annual conference this May in New York City at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
Operating with its biggest lineup yet, the LFI conference will provide 75 unique courses designed to educate attendees on the industry’s latest trends, innovations, and business solutions between May 3 and May 7, 2009.
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