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Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
Animalia | Arthropoda | Malacostraca | Decapoda | Cambaridae |
Scientific Name: | Cambarus cracens | |||
Species Authority: | Bouchard & Hobbs, 1976 | |||
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Red List Category & Criteria: | Endangered A2c ver 3.1 |
Year Published: | 2010 |
Date Assessed: | 2010-06-01 |
Assessor(s): | Cordeiro, J. & Thoma, R.F. |
Reviewer(s): | Collen, B. & Richman, N. |
Contributor(s): | Livingston, F., Livingston, F., Soulsby, A.-M., Batchelor, A., Dyer, E., Whitton, F., Milligan, H.T., Smith, J., Lutz, M.L., De Silva, R., McGuinness, S., Kasthala, G., Jopling, B., Sullivan, K. & Cryer, G. |
Justification: Cambarus cracens has been given a status of Endangered under criterion A2c. This species has a restricted range (extent of occurrence less than 100 km²) coupled with severe habitat disturbance through impoundment of a major river and drowning of its range, which has caused a reduction in the number of occurrences for this species such that repeated survey efforts have only uncovered extant populations in one site. It is estimated that the extent of occurrence has declined by between 50-80% over the last ten years and a similar rate of decline is expected in the population. Monitoring of the population is needed in order to understand current population trends and required conservation measures. |
Range Description: | This species is found in southeastern tributaries of Guntersville Lake, an impoundment on the Tennessee River in DeKalb and Marshall Counties, Alabama, USA (Fetzner 2008). The extent of occurrence of this species is estimated not to exceed 92 km². |
Countries occurrence: | Native: United States (Alabama) |
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Range Map: | Click here to open the map viewer and explore range. |
Population: | This species was only found recently at one site; it was formerly known from seven sites (G. Schuster and C. Taylor pers. comm. 2009). | ||
Current Population Trend: | Unknown | ||
Additional data: |
Habitat and Ecology: | This species is found in permanent streams under rocks (Bouchard and Hobbs 1976); in clear, sluggish streams flowing over bedrock and sand, usually at depths of less than 0.6 m. |
Systems: | Freshwater |
Generation Length (years): | 3 |
Major Threat(s): | The impoundment of the Tennessee River represents the major historical and present threat to this species. Reasons for decline (based on current versus historic records) are not known but the species is absent from nearly all historical sites where it was formerly known (G. Schuster and C. Taylor pers. comm. 2009). This has resulted in a reduction of over 80% of its historical range, assuming it was equally distributed across all known sites, and a decline that has been noted over the last 20 years. However the actual rate of decline over the last 10 years is not as high as 80% and more likely in the range of 50-70% (assuming a linear rate of decline). |
Conservation Actions: |
This species has been given a Global Heritage Status Rank of G1 by NatureServe (Taylor et al. 2007, NatureServe 2009) and endangered by the American Fisheries Society (Taylor et al. 2007). Monitoring of the population trends of this species is needed. |
Bouchard, R. W. and Hobbs, H. H. 1976. A New Subgenus and Two New Species of Crayfishes of the Genus Cambarus (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the Southeastern United States. Smithsonian Contribution to Zoology 224: 1-24. Fetzner, J.W. 2008. Crayfish Taxonomy Browser. Available at: http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/NewAstacidea/infraorder.asp?io=Astacidea. (Accessed: 11.10.08). IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.3). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 2 September 2010). NatureServe. 2009. NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life [web application]. Version 7.1. Internet Taylor, C.A., Schuster, G.A., Cooper, J.E., DiStefano, R.J., Eversole, A.G., Hobbs III, H.H., Robison, H.W., Skelton, C.W. and Thoma, R.F. 2007. A Reassessment of the Conservation Status of Crayfishes of the United States and Canada after 10+ Years of Increased Awareness. Fisheries, American Fisheries Society 32(8): 372-389. |
Citation: | Cordeiro, J. & Thoma, R.F. 2010. Cambarus cracens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T153997A4574250. . Downloaded on 23 March 2017. |
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i saw some of wing shapes for models but i am confused now because i dont know what kind is better for an indoor model does anyone haveany idea about this? thanks for any input. |
There was an article a few months back in RCflyer (I think, but am not certain) that presented a wing that had a maximum cross section of 4% of the chord with this maximum thickness located 40% of the way back from the leading edge as an optimal wing section for slow flyers. I cut the article out for my files which are at home. I can check on the details for you if no one else has anything else to offer.
Design to the lift and Cl distribution over a wing. Design to combinations of AR, sweep, taper and twist. Design for the angles of attack range you want with in working airfoil range of angle attacks. Play around the program.
http://aero.stanford.edu/WingCalc.html |
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thanks all friends for your inputs
"The height of the arc should be between 3 and 5% of the chord of the wing" what this means(3 and 5% of the chord of the wing!?) but about this arc you was mentioned i saw some of models that leading edge of the wing is covered to downside but tailing edge is not covered to much such as i know with this setup the plane will do flight with difference of pressure between top wing and down this setup make the plane to go forward with more speed (because of less friction betwin the wing and the air)but what i dont know is with this setup my wing needs for tail shaping or no and is this setup suficent for model flight or i need for any else shape for it?? |
my mean is in this case it seems the model dont need for a angle of attack!?
The term 3% refers to the wing chord x 3/100. The wing chord is the distance from leading edge to trailing edge. So a 10 inch wing chord would have an airfoil with a 0.3 inch arch for the airfoil.
Actually now that I think of it 3% is too small. 5 to 8% sounds much more like what the real indoor rubber models use for the airfoil. So a 7 inch chord wing with an 8% arc aifoil would have an arc shaped airfoil that is 7 inches long and 0.56 inches high at the highest point in the middle of the arc. An arc is just part of a circle That help? All airfoils even with the arc (also called camber) must fly with some angle of attack. For free flight indoor models that angle is up somewhere close to 5 or 6 degrees because we set the model to fly very slowly and just a little bit faster than the stalling speed for best flight times. Radio control models change the angle of attack all the when you use the elevator control and change the speed with the throttle. When going fast they have a small angle of attack and when going slow the angle is higher. Quote:
thanks alot BMatthews for your attention
see these pics,they show what i was saying my mean was i saw some of wings such as what you see at 2 first pics with no any angle of attack that and what is making the lift is wing shape how? such as i heard This wings have airfoil shaped profiles that create a pressure difference between upper and lower wing surfaces, with a high pressure region underneath and a low pressure region on top that makes the lift if it is correct so plane can go forward with more speed because the wing has a very very small friction between the air (because we have a very very little angle of attack) and in this case we need for less power for push the plane i wanted to know is this correct,am i wrong why at third pic designer used from that setup for the wing see near the top of the wings? thanks |
The arched shape of the last model with just the simple single side covering is what I've been talking about so far. It sounded like that was what you wanted.
Aifoils like you show do have lift with a zero degree angle of attack and they even have lift with a negative angle for a small range. the arch or camber of the airfoil does this. But even these airfoils will operate at higher angles of attack depending on how slow you are trying to fly. At high speeds the angle for level flight may be negative if the model is light enough. At just before the stall the angle will be highly positive. In between it depends on how fast you fly and how heavy the model is. In other words it's constantly changing. Especially with a radio control model where you use the elevator a lot. Every time the elevator moves it changes the wing's angle of attack. You can play with this idea online at http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/foil2.html . Its best if you use the DOWNLOAD APPLET and install it in your own computer. You'll also need Java installed. But once working you can play with the camber and angle of attack and see the lift changing in real time. Very educational. |
Alex, read my last post just above your's where I clear up what you saw and confirm the idea of low and even negative angles. But yeah, you're right, I goofed that one.
All airfoils have what is called an Angle for Zero Lift. For a symetrical airfoil that angle is 0 degrees and for cambered airfoils that angle is a negative angle. OK? |
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Boardwalk Crime Heats Up In Summer
Crime on the boardwalk is heating up as the simmering summer weather brings people to the beach for relief and recreation.
Three teenagers were arrested July 19 after they used a toy gun to mug a man on the boardwalk in Edgemere, according to police.
The teens, age 13, 14 and 15, allegedly rode up to their 43-year-old victim on bicycles as the man was jogging near Beach 37 Street at about 7 p.m. One of the teens flashed the weapon and told the man "give up your money," police said. The teenagers fled westbound with an undisclosed sum of money but were caught a few blocks away by officers from the 101 Precinct.
The victim identified the teens, whose names are being withheld because they are juveniles. Their charges were not available. Officers searched the area and found the toy gun the teens allegedly pulled on the man.
Beach 52 Street and the boardwalk was the scene of another mugging June 5 in which two teenagers kicked a 17-year-old male in his face and back and then stripped him of his cell phone, according to court records.
Gary A. Fields, 17, and Tino M. Lopez, 17, got away on foot but were arrested days later and charged with two counts of robbery after the attack, which sent the victim to a local hospital.
The boardwalk at Beach 60 Street was the scene of a murder on June 18 when a 19-year-old man allegedly shot a 26-year-old acquaintance. The alleged gunman was arrested three days later and is charged with murder and criminal weapons possession, according to a spokesperson for Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown.
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11/26/09 at 08:40 AM
to finally after 8 years of bush, to have a president who will help the stock market to rise like it did under clinton.....and thankful for the chance to have healthcare available for all.....
11/26/09 at 09:43 PM
I am thankful for. Bush not mess from past. Bush is good. Obama tooks 11 months to mess up. Economy worse. Obama pay that bill $9 trillion. Obama sign economy and no bailout. But the people say no. No more bailout. No re elect president in 2012. Who will be elected president in 2012. Future America. I am thankful everyone.
11/27/09 at 09:16 AM
You know, with ALL politics aside, we should all look deep within ourselves and not just be Thankful, but BE BLESSED to have what we have. First of all, to be Blessed that you are alive, sitting at a computer and complaining about politics. It is what it is. There are truly bigger and better things that should matter more to you. If you don't have a family, friends or a church family to be thankful for, NO MATTER what your beliefs are, be BLESSED that you are in good health to breathe the air and enjoy each day that you are given. This is a time of season to reflect upon and have peace within yourself and to share with others around you. Receive this message with love as it is intended to be given. I wish you well this Holiday season. May God Bless You! :)
11/27/09 at 12:01 PM
I am thankful that President Obama has made public dissent patriotic again. Ask the Dixie Chicks about that one.
11/27/09 at 03:45 PM
I'm thankful we have a hard as nails prosecutor. I'm thankful Neil DeVaine finally entered politics. I'm thankful it is finally raining Monday. I'm thankful for roast turkey. My mouth is sad that McDonalds stopped sellin breakfast burritos, but my rear side is very thankful.
11/29/09 at 04:13 AM
I'm thankful that Georgia Beat Tech,now Alabama needs to destroy Florida. And shut Tebow up.or should I said the jerk.Have no use for him or his coach or the City of Gainesville.
11/29/09 at 11:18 AM
I am thankful for my two beautiful, healthy, sweet kids. I am thankful for God. He takes such good care of us. Wish you all a healthy, safe, and blessed holiday season!
11/29/09 at 08:40 PM
As Aunt Helen Thomas said last week.
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I am thankful for President Obama too!
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12/09/09 at 09:23 AM
i am thkful for my family...and how close we are.... and for my new grandson jake
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I hate to say I told you so. But in my December 18, 2013 article with predictions for 2014, I said the "The Bitcoin craze blows up."
Hello Mt. Gox.
With the apparent meltdown of this Bitcoin exchange, I've been amazed at the chatter that's followed. As if somehow the theft or disappearance of some of the world's Bitcoin, and the likely disappearance of the heretofore largest Bitcoin exchange is part of a maturation process that makes the whole affair nothing more than a coming of age drama.
"I think it's a significant event, but I think there's a decent chance that it is part of what we would call this sort of shaking out of the industry as it matures and slowly becomes a little more regulated," New York's top financial regulator, Benjamin Lawsky, told the New York Times.
To date, Bitcoin has been used as a currency accepted by some retailers, and as a speculative investment accepted by some investors.
In my view, it can be neither.
As a currency, Bitcoin has nothing that you want or need: namely centralized governance, and the backing of an asset with value.
Bitcoin intelligentsia like to point to the abandonment of the gold standard in 1971 by then President Nixon as proof that a successful currency needs no backing by an asset. The problem with this thinking is that the full faith and credit of the United States is an asset and that it stands behind every dollar printed by U.S. mints. Ask investors lined up at Mt. Gox about the full faith and credit of the exchange and see what they have to say about it.
And regarding governance, yes, there are ideological issues associated with a central bank's control over a currency. For instance, is the Fed pumping money into the economy to prop it up, or to help achieve policy goals? A meaty question, no doubt. However, this is exactly the feature that enabled governments around the world to act in concert and stave off financial Armageddon in 2008 and 2009.
As for speculation in Bitcoin, I can't recommend that either. One of the pillars of successful investing, made famous by Warrant Buffett is "Never invest in a business you can't understand," and frankly who understands what Bitcoin is? Something I can buy a pizza with? Something I can mine solving complex math equations? Something I can purchase from an exchange in Bulgaria?
As it turns out, today, Bitcoin is all of those things. But how that translates into an investment opportunity, even a speculative one, is much less certain. As Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee said in late 2013, "Fundamental questions remain about what a virtual currency actually is, how it should be treated, and what the future holds."
Personally, if the choices are between a game of craps and buying Bitcoin, I would rather roll the dice at the casino, and keep my fingers crossed.


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Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista - Disney Springs™ Area
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Steps from Walt Disney World
Located on 23 acres across the street from Disney Springs™, this 10-story hotel in Lake Buena Vista offers continuous shuttle service to all the Walt Disney World Parks.
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Guests at Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista - Disney Springs™ Area enjoy access to the complimentary 24-hour fitness center, 2 heated outdoor splash pools, a children's pool, and continuous shuttle service to all of the Walt Disney World parks.
Wi-Fi Included
Soft-colored, smoke-free guestrooms offer Hilton Serenity Beds with pillowtop mattresses. Wireless Internet access, unlimited DVDNow movie rentals, 2 Starbucks coffees or 2 bottles of water, and local/800 calls are all included in the daily resort fee.
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Hotel Amenities
Guests at this Lake Buena Vista resort choose from a variety of restaurants and lounges, including a Japanese steakhouse and sushi bar, and Italian bistro, a casual grill, a sports bar, and a coffee bar. On Sunday mornings, Disney Characters join guests for breakfast in the Covington Mill restaurant.
On-site leisure facilities include a complimentary 24-hour fitness center, 2 heated outdoor splash pools, and a children's pool.
A 24-hour business center provides copying, printing, and faxing; fees apply. The smoke-free Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista - Disney Springs™ Area has 39 meeting/conference rooms and 78,000 square feet (7,246 square meters) of event space, including a ballroom for 2,000 guests, audiovisual equipment, technology support staff, and event catering. Concierge services and free newspapers are available. Self and valet parking are available (surcharge).
The daily resort fee, collected at the hotel, includes area and theme park shuttle service to selected Walt Disney World Theme Parks, unlimited movie rentals from DVDNow, WiFi access for unlimited devices, 2-16 oz Starbucks coffees or 2-bottles of water, and local/800 calls.
- Poolside bar
- Children's pool
- Spa tub
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Conference space
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 814
- Number of floors - 10
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Express check-in
- ATM/banking
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Arcade/game room
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Elevator/lift
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Wedding services
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- 24-hour health club
- Free theme park shuttle
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Computer station
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Laundry facilities
- Meeting rooms 39
- Luggage storage
- Local Expert Concierge
- Conference space size (meters) - 7
- Number of meeting rooms - 40
- Free area shuttle
- Number of restaurants - 3
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 78,000
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Television in common areas
- Grocery/convenience store
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Shopping on site
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pools
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Theme park shuttle (complimentary)
- Grocery/convenience store
- Laundry facilities
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Arcade/game room
- Refrigerator
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( USD 9.95 per night ), Wired internet access ( USD 9.95 per 24-hour period )
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- DVD player
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free weekday newspaper
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- Shower/tub combination
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Pillowtop mattress
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Daily housekeeping
- Room service (limited hours)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- In-room climate control (heating)
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Covington Mill - Guests can start the day at Covington Mill, with the a la carte menu or breakfast buffet, which boasts an assortment of hot and cold items, seasonal fruit, and freshly-baked pastries. Guests are sure to enjoy the restaurant's made-to-order omelet station and Mickey Mouse waffles. Breakfast is served every day between the hours of 7 AM and 11:30 AM. There are numerous healthy menu selections on offer. Children are welcome at the Disney Character Breakfast, which is hosted every Sunday, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 11 AM. This is a great opportunity for younger guests to get autographs and have photographs taken with their favorite Disney friends.
Andiamo Italian Bistro & Grille - Andiamo Italian Bistro & Grille, the hotel's signature restaurant, is a bistro and wine bar offering an authentic and unique dining experience. Its contemporary design, back-lit art and bold red hues create the perfect backdrop for a family dinner, romantic evening for two or a quiet meal with colleagues.
Benihana - Chefs perform as they cook according to a 1,000-year-old Japanese recipe. Perfect for a special occasion with family or friends, Benihana offers guests a mouth-watering menu, ranging from chicken and steak to sushi and sashimi.
Mainstreet Market - Guests can start their mornings with a fresh cup of Starbucks® coffee at Mainstreet Market, open 24-hours a day. Stop in and grab a quick breakfast or pick up some treats to snack on throughout the day, before heading to one of the parks. Offering a variety of options for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks -- from fresh fruit and pastries to salads, sandwiches and pizza – there is something to satisfy every palette.
John T's Lounge & Sports Bar - After an adventure at the theme parks or a long day of meetings, guests can unwind at John Ts Lounge, cheering in front of the 7 high-definition TVs. Guests can choose from a wide selection of draft and bottled beers, try one of the local or organic microbrews, or sample a specially-created seasonal drink. An array of appetizers, salads, sandwiches and entrees are available until midnight.
Rum Largo Poolside Bar & Café - Guests can soak up the sun under clear blue skies and at Rum Largo Poolside Bar & Café, whilst sipping on seasonal cocktails from the comfort of a poolside lounger. The open-air café offers a variety of delicious salads, starters, and sandwiches, as well as a children's menu.
Room service is available during limited hours.
Nearby Things to Do
The hotel has two heated outdoor pools, a tropical spa tub, and a children's spray pool. The complimentary Hilton Life Fitness center is open 24 hours a day.
Complimentary scheduled shuttles are provided to all five Disney championship golf courses, where hotel guests also enjoy preferred tee times.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 15.00 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Resort fee: USD 27.00 per accommodation, per night
- Pool access
- Shuttle service
- Internet access
- Phone calls
- In-room coffee
- In-room bottled water
- Additional inclusions
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: USD 19.50 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 9.95 per night (rates may vary)
- Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): USD 9.95 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
- Self parking fee: USD 17.00 per night
- Valet parking fee: USD 22.00 per day
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 15.00 per night
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For Athletic Trainers, March will be an exciting month to promote and celebrate the athletic training profession. National Athletic Training Month (NATM) is organized by the National Athletic Trainers' Association with this year's theme being "Every Body Needs an Athletic Trainer." It is important to promote the profession and the knowledge and skill of ATs on a daily and weekly basis, but the month of March provides the opportunity to really reach out to communities both in the general public and healthcare communities.
Last year, the BOC posted blogs with ideas on how to make the most of NATM.
Spreading #NATM on social media
Requesting a Proclamation for NATM
Create Displays to Promote NATM
6 Word Declaration: Shout It Out!
Put the AT Face with a Name at Sporting Events
Public Service Announcements for NATM
The Power of Gratitude During NATM
Use the 2013 NATA PR Toolkit. We would like to hear what you or your employer/organization is planning for National Athletic Training Month. Please share any photos and stories from your events.
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Twenty years ago tonight, three top Indian officials burned the midnight oil tearing up old import controls and preparing a package of economic reforms that would slowly lead to the booming India that is widely admired today, with growth of 8-9%, 300-350m people enjoying the benefits of a consumer economy, a strong rupee, and businessmen operating internationally.
But India seems to be in no mood to celebrate that momentous event, just as it wasn't at India's 50th anniversary of independence in 1997 when the feeling was downbeat. People then were unsure of what to celebrate, since so little had been achieved in terms of economic development, care for the poor and industrial efficiency since the British left in 1947.
Ten years later, that had changed because of the economic boom of the intervening years. But the 1997 mood is now back again. People are aware that, despite all the economic and business successes, 800m people are still desperately poor and under-nourished, with poor access to clean water and health and education services. Public infrastructure and services are crumbling, national security and defence preparedness is woefully inadequate, and governance is sliding into a greedy, corrupt and inefficient abyss with no bottom in sight.


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MPR News Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner says this will go down in history as one of the hottest Minnesota State Fairs ever.
The National Weather service is warning that today will be "dangerously hot," with a heat index between 100 and 110.
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MPR News Reporter Curtis Gilbert checked in from the fair on The Daily Circuit Monday. If you're planning on heading to the fair despite the heat, there are a couple of places around the grounds to keep in mind if you need to cool off, he said.
"It's a scorcher out there, especially if you're in the direct sun or one of those poor people slaving over a hot grill in one of the concession stands," Gilbert said.
• Medical aid stations have water misters for quick relief. There aretwo locations: Medical Aid West, across from Heritage Square on West Dan Patch Ave., and Medial Aid East, outside the northwest corner of the 4-H Building on Cosgrove. These stations can also assist if you need medical attention.
• Seek refuge in one of the few buildings with air conditioning. Cool spots are hard to come by, but Gilbert recommends checking out the Coliseum concourse for some relief. The Home Depot, Blue Flame Gas Association and Crossroads Chapel also have air-conditioned buildings.
• Bring your own water, water bottles and coolers. Fairgoers are allowed to bring in outside food and drinks, so stock up on water before you enter. Coolers are also permitted, but you'll have to leave them behind if you plan to spend time in the Grandstand or Coliseum.
• Avoid some of the highly visited buildings, such as the Miracle of Birth Center, during the busiest parts of the day. Fair workers are trying to keep the animals cool with large fans and water, but visitors won't find any comfort there. "Maybe if I had drizzling water on me, like if I was a pregnant sow, then I would feel cooler in there. But it's pretty hot," Gilbert said.


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Did you search business plan Chinese restaurant for information about how to put together a planning or fundraising document for a Chinese food establishment? Like any restaurant's business plan, one of the most important elements is establishing that your business can serve enough people to succeed. Modeling out reasonable assumptions about your sales and expenses is critical, and you should know how much money restaurants in your city are spending and charging for entrees. Make a sales forecast that lists your food and drink products by category, and make sure that the amounts you're charging are in line with other establishments. Also look at:
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A business plan for a Chinese restaurant should illustrate how you plan to allocate your start-up capital (use of funds table). From there, showing at least five years of projected revenues and expenses is standard practice for a restaurant plan. You'll want to list out your assumptions for an investor to read over, and keep the model fresh so that you can make changes easily if an equity investor asks to see a change. If you have a menu already prepared, feel free to use that to list out your products or just insert it as an appendix. If you have catering or other service elements as well, make sure those are outlined and modeled in. The business planning experts at Portland, Oregon-based MasterPlans.com have written almost 11,000 business plans to date including hundreds of restaurant plans. Call today for a free quote for your Chinese restaurant: (877) 453-2011.
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And that was. . .relatively painless. Heck, it was a weekend at Canyon Ranch. At least for the grizzled Fed Fans amongst us, who have developed elephantine thick skin when it comes to Roger's match-up vs. Andy Murray at a non-Major event. So it was with great surprise that I woke up Tuesday morning to watch Roger Federer dismantle Andy Murray 6-4, 6-2 as if the hometown hero was some Kevin Kim-style journeyman asked to fill in at the last minute.
Really, even Roger was taken aback, admitting in his on court interview that he was "a bit shocked" that he wrapped it up so easily.
"I'm surprised, I really am, that I was able to win my service games that comfortably." Roger said in the post match press conference.
Murray said the loss was inevitable, given his failure to serve or return successfully. "Against someone as good as Roger, you can't do them (serve and return) badly. You're not going to win the match. That's why the scoreline was like it was."
Interestingly, Murray refused to admit that he was "flat" during the match, telling reporters that he was working on showing less emotion on court (say it ain't so, Andy! It's so entertaining to watch you rip at your underpants with disgust!)
"I didn't feel flat on the court. Maybe it's just very different to what you're used to seeing from me. But that's something that I'm trying to work on, to not let my emotions sort of control how I'm playing. I just tried to stay calm, tried to find a way, but it didn't happen today."
This also continues Murray's self-help theme. "Keep it together! Keep it together!"
Federer and Murray quotes via the Herald Scotland.
Highlights from Murray vs. Federer:
Murray will meet David Ferrer in his last round robin match. David Ferrer lost 7-5, 7-5 to Robin Soderling in Tuesday's night match. Soderling and Murray are now basically tied for second place in their group – with Murray having a two game advantage over the Swede.
Highlights from the night match:
In other Tuesday highlights, Rafael Nadal accepted both his Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award and the gargantuan ATP year-end No. 1 trophy in an oncourt ceremony.
The cameraman caught a nice moment between Rafa and Roger as Roger was leaving the court after his match:
Rafa will be fierce and focused on Wednesday, when he takes on Novak Djokovic in a MOUTH WATERING night match. I'm really excited about this one and curious to see how both these guys handle their various demons: Rafa showed some real rust and uncertainty in his match vs. Roddick on Monday and Nole admitted before the tournament that he's saving his body and soul for the Davis Cup final, not three sets of blood and guts tennis vs. Rafael Nadal in the O2 arena.
I'd love to know what Todd Martin thinks, since he did call Roger over Andy in straights, but for some reason his prediction isn't there. Perhaps he finds it as impossible to figure as I do.
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The rain is pounding down and a vicious wind is whipping off the dirty brown sea. It is hardly the moment to take seaside snaps, but Amber Rudd is putting a brave face on it as she poses for pictures by a grubby BT phone box, framed by grey sky and the skeleton of Hastings' burnt-out pier.
"Doesn't it look a bit depressing?" she laughs. The photographer has stood her by the very phone box that just an hour earlier locals had told her was being used by drug dealers.
Rudd is determined to see the brighter side of Hastings. She points out that the pier – almost destroyed by fire in 2010 – will be rebuilt just in time for the 2015 election. "It will bring a feelgood factor to the town," she says, her skirt and hair flying in the blustering wind. "It's like having a burnt kitchen in the middle of your house, you can't avoid it. You walk along quite happily and then you see that and – urgh! It sends out absolutely the wrong signal."
She is warming to her theme as she points along the deserted beachfront: "Look along there, that funny boat-shaped thing you can see, that is the new Jerwood Gallery," she says. "It's part of the whole Hastings cultural renaissance … Hastings is one of the 11 finalists for city of culture for 2017," she says in her cut-glass accent. But the locals thought the notion was ridiculous, didn't they? "Yes, I'm afraid they did. But I think it's a brilliant idea!"
Rudd has a lot riding on Hastings. This faded seaside town represents her reinvention from a jack-of-all-trades single mother to a serious politician. The A-List candidate entered parliament in 2010, having won the Hastings and Rye seat with a majority of just 1,993. Last September she was appointed George Osborne's ministerial aide, her card clearly marked for senior office. But she has long odds to beat to hold on to her seat. Current polls suggest that Rudd will be among dozens of Tory MPs washed away in a tidal wave of Labour victories in 2015.
Alive to the threat, the most marginal Conservatives in parliament have set up the "40 group" – 40 men and women who will fight the next election with exceptionally narrow majorities – to ensure that the leadership listens to the needs of its most vulnerable MPs. "It's the club that nobody wants to be in," jokes Rudd, a prominent member of the group founded by Warrington South MP David Mowat, who has a majority of 1,553. Understandably anxious colleagues include Eric Ollerenshaw, MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood, with a majority of 333, and Dan Byles, who scraped in for North Warwickshire and Bedworth by just 54 votes.
The 40 swap ideas, network and act as a kind of counselling service for each other. They get some leeway with the whips to be excused from votes so they can focus on their constituencies; Conservative central office also gives them more money for campaigning.
This week will be the first big reality check for Rudd and her colleagues in marginal seats as Britons go to the polls in 35 councils in England and Wales. More than 2,400 council seats are up for grabs in what will be spun as a big dress rehearsal for 2015. The Tories are defending 1,459 seats against just 273 for Labour. Even the most optimistic Conservatives are mentally preparing for a loss of several hundred councillors. The Tories will blame the defeat on the "midterm blues" that befall all governing parties – but privately the party is panicking.
David Cameron knows that to have any hope of remaining prime minister for a second term his party must at the very least hold constituencies such as Hastings – seat number 30 on Labour's 106-strong target list – that are not natural Tory strongholds. To do that he must win back voters who are turning away from the party – low-skilled women and Ukip men – as well as attract new ones, British Asians and younger urbanites.
But Cameron and his backbench supporters also have to fight the enemy within, the rump of restive backbenchers who are fed up with their prime minister and seem intent on stoking up leadership talk and dissent. The split between the modernising Cameroons and the traditional rightwing – papered over by Cameron before the 2010 election – is being prised open once more. It is an electoral no-no that will decimate marginal seats, say Mowat and Rudd, who are pressing their leaders to focus more on the cost of living, jobs, schools and the NHS and less on Europe. Divided parties don't win elections. Neither do ones that veer from the centre ground.
Earlier, Rudd and I sat opposite each other on the 8.17am train from Charing Cross to Hastings. The route took us through a clutch of Tory strongholds – Jo Johnson's Orpington (17,200 majority), Michael Fallon's Sevenoaks (17,515 majority), John Stanley's Tonbridge and Malling (18,178) – towards more uncertain territory at the end of the line.
Brought up between a townhouse in Kensington and a country mansion in Wiltshire, Rudd has no historic connection to this dilapidated seaside town on England's south coast. But she decided to stand for selection back in 2006 for two reasons: "I wanted to be within two hours of London and I could see we were going to win it."
Back then, there was a stampede of A-List candidates vying for Hastings. These top 100 or so candidates were given first dibs on some of the party's plum seats as Cameron sought to inject more women and ethnic minorities on to the Tory benches. "I won by one vote," Rudd says, recalling how she edged it over Sam Gyimah, now Cameron's parliamentary aide. "And now he's got one of the safest seats in the country." She laughs ruefully: "Everybody in the finals, there were four or five others, have got majorities over 5,000."
The Hastings and Rye seat has passed back and forth between the Tories and Labour ever since it was created in 1983, a black spot on the Conservatives' near-absolute command of the affluent southeast.
Steeped in history – notably as the site, in 1066, of England's most famous battle – Hastings has been dogged by bad luck. It was one of the medieval Cinque Ports but its power declined when it was repeatedly sacked by the French in the hundred years' war. It reinvented itself as a Victorian resort, but again slid into decline as working-class Britons decided to jet off abroad and the empty town was filled up with problem families being shipped out of the London Docklands.
"A lot of unemployed families were moved to Hastings and places were built for them. They're communities of unemployed people. It's been difficult dealing with that," says Rudd, tucking her honey-blonde hair behind her ears as the train trundles through the stockbroker belt.
"You get people who are on benefits, who prefer to be on benefits by the seaside. They're not moving down here to get a job, they're moving down here to have easier access to friends and drugs and drink."
Under Labour the town benefited from a £400m regeneration programme that saw the seafront spruced up and a new university campus built. London's chattering classes wondered whether Hastings could become the new Brighton. But the town has suffered under Cameron's austerity. It is the 11th biggest loser in the country among local authority areas, in terms of the sums that the benefit changes will take out of the local economy. It will lose £690 a year for every working age adult – quite a blow for an already depressed economy.
Rudd knows the odds are against her and is clinging to the hope that the personal vote could swing it for her as she tries to improve the rail line, build a mini bypass, reopen the pier. Aged 49, she badly wants the second term and talks of her political career as if it were her redemption. "I decided to take my life back. In my twenties I was leaving university, getting married or having a baby. And then, in my thirties, I was just keeping my head above water. When I hit 40 I thought I have got to get a grip of my life and really point it in the direction I want it to go rather than just swim hard against the current."
She is the fourth child of a self-made stockbroker and an upper-class mother, a born-to-rule Tory with a black book so impressive that she had a gig as "aristocracy co-ordinator" for the party scenes of Four Weddings and a Funeral. Her former husband, the writer A.A. Gill, called her "the Silver Spoon" in his restaurant columns.
She and her siblings are like a minor version of the Johnsons. Her only brother Roland, founder of Finsbury PR firm, was called the most powerful spinner in the country by PR Week last year. Her sister Amanda runs Aveda hair and beauty products in Europe, while Melissa is a primary schoolteacher. She was the one by Rudd's side at the Hastings count in 2010. She says the family is "very tight". But there is an evident political chasm between Rudd and her brother, one of the "wise men" who advised Tony Blair. "It's extraordinary," she laughs. "But look at where he is." He's New Labour, you're liberal Tory? "Exactly."
Rebecca Nolan is a Hastings entrepreneur who converted her failing café into a dog grooming salon – Barkers-on-Sea – after winning £5,000 from a Rudd-inspired small business competition. She thinks the MP cannot but be tarnished by the backlash over Europe and the same-sex marriage vote, which prompted a furious response from the Tory grassroots. "A lot of people support Amber, she is a good MP, but I think they'll lose the next election," says Nolan. "Some of the questionable things the Conservatives have done are the problem. Europe, the referendum is important but it has come too late. Gay marriage has caused some problems and that is a generational thing."
It is a theme repeated throughout Hastings. Voters like Rudd, but dislike her party. "She's done a fantastic job, but there is a lot of ill-feeling towards the Conservatives," says Helen Crichton-Jenner, who owns a shoe shop. "The benefit changes have gone down badly here and in general people don't seem particularly happy with how the country is being run."
Lee Forster-Kirkham, another local businessman, sees things getting tougher in Hastings as benefits are squeezed. "We are a poor working-class community and there is not a lot of money around," says the card-carrying Labour supporter. But he will vote Rudd come 2015. "She's fresh and ambitious and bright and sparkly. There was a lot of suspicion at first, when she was canvassing, that she was a London candidate pretending to be from Hastings. But she has been very visible, she's a good thing."
Colin, a local pensioner and life-long Tory, says he is considering Ukip. "I think [gay marriage] is absolutely disgusting quite truthfully."
"When it comes to a general election, I really don't think they'll still be thinking about anal sex," says Rudd a little later as she poses for photos in her constituency office – at once grimacing and giggling over Colin's remarks. "People like him will actually be looking around and going, does this town feel a bit better? And they will be asked to choose between Ed Miliband and David Cameron: that's the whole thing."
Cameron pitted against Miliband is how the Tories hope to win the election. But the big concern for Conservatives like Rudd is that the party appears divided, unable to coalesce around their leader – even though he consistently outpolls the party. Cameron's detoxification of the Tory brand was never fully embraced by his more rightwing MPs and chunks of the grassroots, and in recent months those underlying divisions have risen to the surface once more. Some of this is self-inflicted – note the deeply divisive vote on gay marriage or Cameron's insistence that the international aid budget should be ringfenced. But tensions have also been stoked by the rise of Ukip, a stuttering economy and panic that in two years the party will be back on the opposition benches. It has left Cameron torn between his modernising instincts and pressure to tack to the right as he ramps up the anti-immigration and Europe message.
"It confuses voters," says Andrew Hawkins, chairman of polling agency ComRes. "Conservatives think their immigration line should be resonating but they have had five years plus of hugging huskies, hoodies, gay marriage, then they take the line, foreigners are taking our jobs, and it rings hollow."
The divisions within Downing Street and the party leave those stuck with swing seats cold. "I feel that if the MPs who are manoeuvring were in marginal seats, they might be more focused on winning the voters locally and less on positioning themselves nationally," says Rudd. "Liam Fox [the former defence secretary] saying Tories would spend less on education and health is unhelpful. And I would ask him, if he were here, to stop."
"Divided parties don't win elections," says Mowat. "If we bicker for 18 months, it will be really bad. On a human level it's interesting, but electorally it's not useful at all. It's very hard for me to see any other scenario than that David Cameron will be the leader. We need to get behind him or everything unravels."
Cameron has a huge task ahead of him to convert the sceptics. Blue-collar women who helped the Tories win key marginal seats such as Thurrock in 2010 have turned their backs on the party, with support among these working women falling to its lowest levels in 16 years, when Labour rode into power on a landslide. Black and Asian voters are also not voting Tory, regardless of their social background. While wealthier white voters are likely to support the Conservatives, there is no such gap between different socioeconomic groups of non-white voters.
"No one in 2010 won out, because there was a large number of voters who had gone completely off Labour and liked Cameron, but weren't sure the rest of the party had changed," says a No 10 moderniser, who insists the party must cling to the centre ground despite the pressure from the right.
"The risk for us is we lose more support to Ukip but our only hope of a majority lies in winning people over who voted Labour or Lib Dem and who are younger and disproportionately female and defined as being socially liberal."
Rudd, standing in front of the burnt-out pier, hopes that its renaissance will help her clinch votes come 2015. With the national polls against her, all she can do is cling on to the power of the personal vote. "Nobody knows how much an individual MP can turn, it used to be 500, it could be 1,000. Grant Shapps [party chairman] will tell you that he turned a 6,000 Labour majority into a Conservative majority of 17,000. If the worst comes to the worst, it's been a great five years."
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Richard Renaldi was born in Chicago in 1968. He received his BFA in photography from New York University in 1990. Exhibitions of his photographs have been mounted in galleries and museums throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe. In 2006 Renaldi's first monograph, Figure and Ground, was published by the Aperture Foundation. His second monograph, Fall River Boys, was released in 2009. Richard Renaldi is the founder and publisher of Charles Lane Press.
Solo Exhibitions Wessel and O'Connor Fine Art, New Hope, PA. 2012 Hotel Room Portraits Third Floor Gallery, Cardiff, Wales 2012 Touching Strangers Fotografins Hus, Stockholm, Sweden 2011 Young Men and Strangers Hermès Foundation, NY, NY. 2010 Touching Strangers Sol Mednick Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. 2010 Fall River Boys Robert Morat Galerie, Hamburg, Germany, 2010 Fall River Boys and Figure & Ground Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, GA. 2009 Fall River Boys Nicolaysen Art Museum and Discovery Center, Casper, WY. 2007 Western Lives Yossi Milo Gallery, NY, NY. 2007 The Plains Western Project, Los Angeles, CA. 2005 LA Street Debs and Co, NY, NY. 2003 Fresno/Newark Debs and Co, NY, NY. 2002 Project Room - Madison Avenue Portraits
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It is time for a 45th Presidency - To this end, Hugh Hewitt has come up with 100 reasons to vote for Mitt Romney or against Barack Obama and these series of posts will highlight ten (or so) points to consider for your vote to have a 45th President elected come November 6, 2012. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks
Reasons 41-50 Of Hewitt's 100 Reasons To Vote For Romney And Against Obama 2012
Reasons 41-50 Of Hewitt's 100 Reasons To Vote For Romney And Against Obama 2012
On Monday, September 24, 2012, Constitutional and environmental issues Lawyer/Professor, nationally syndicated afternoon issues talk show host, Hugh Hewitt delivered a tour de force presentation for three hours on the reasons why we need a change in executive leadership in the United States. This change can happen with our vote for president in the 2012 elections which early voting has already started in many states, but will officially take place November 6, 2012.
*** Hewitt's reasons 41-50 of 100 - LISTEN HERE>>
This edition explores reasons 41-50 which highlight: Mitt Romney's very successful career at Bain Consulting and Bain Capitol where Bain Capitol had around an 80% successful turnaround rate at taking stumbling businesses and having them become profitable (almost unheard of). On a personal level, Mitt Romney gave a tremendous amount of his time and talent in volunteering for his Mormon Church as a leader and church community advocate. A review of Mitt Romney's parents legacy and the impact this has had on the Mitt Romney family throughout these last decades. Mitt Romney has given over 30 million dollars in charitable contributions throughout his adult life. Barack Obama is legend for his side stepping issues that the corporate media characterizes as gaffes. From his "You didn't build that" attack on self-interest free-enterprise, to his "blaming first" approach in discourse before ever assuming responsibility (if ever) ... Obama trades on conceptual fraud in his approach to communicative leadership. This 44th presidency is probably most characterized, economically, as having run this government with NO BUDGET in over 1,2oo days and has put forth no effort to work on saving entitlements from their bankrupting path in nearly four years.
In a presentation which Hugh Hewitt titled 100 reasons why you should vote for Mitt Romney and against Barack Obama, Hugh proceeded point by point with full explanation and in no particular order 100 specific reasons Mitt Romney would make a better president to lead our country mixed in with the specific reasons why Barack Obama has not been a successful leader in the more than 1,000 days he has been president.
Since a three hour presentation of dense information may be a little hard to chew on in one session, here is one of ten postings that breaks up the 100 reasons in approximately 10 reason apiece chunks that can be savored and digested upon which one can become fully informed before making a freedom and country saving vote in this most important election.
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100 Reason To Vote For Mitt Romney Or Against Barack Obama
Posted by: Hugh Hewitt at 8:12 PM
After yet another dispiriting Browns' performance yesterday, I decided to redeem the day by listing 100 reasons to either vote for Mitt Romney or against Barack Obama. I turned that list into a three hour monologue on today's show -- the first such in 12 years of radio.
It wasn't hard to do. Not hard at all. Which is why I think Romney will win going away. The president is a failure, on every level and by every measurement. Americans don't endorse failure.
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As the "Chicago Way" Democrat Political Party is fond of saying ... "Vote Early, and Vote Often" ... but most importantly, vote informed and reviewing all of Hewitt's 100 reasons to vote for Romney and against Obama 2012 may at least allow one to open up a discussion with themselves, and others, as to what issues might be the most important in this upcoming 2012 election.
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As many technicians in the robotics field would say, education in science, technology, engineering and math should begin at a young age. The National Research Council recently announced that STEM education is lacking in many U.S. schools, though the organization intends to change this with its new suggestions for teachers of all grade levels .
One suggestion made by the national education organization is more time spent on these subjects. According to the NRC, scientific topics have received less attention from teachers than math and language arts subjects. Additionally, new curricula incorporating STEM lessons and field trips needs to be developed. These guidelines may carry additional significance, as the NRC and officials within STEM-related industries claim an understanding of these concepts may provide students with career opportunities once they reach adulthood.
"A growing number of jobs – not just those in professional science – require knowledge of STEM fields," said Adam Gamoran, a university professor and STEM education supporter.
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VIRGIN Australia has threatened to speed up its growth in other parts of Australia except Brisbane, after expressing frustration that a decision to open up routes to regional airports in Queensland was being delayed.
The airline wanted to tender for several regulated and subsidised routes in regional Queensland when contracts with QantasLink, Rex and Skytrans expired next year, but said it was told the Department of Transport was rolling over the agreements for two years.
Virgin added that contrary to some reports, it had no intention of pulling its 1200 staff out of Brisbane.
''Competition brought about by deregulating markets will no doubt bring lower fares and deliver better access to regional communities, reduce costs to business and boost tourism,'' said Virgin's head of corporate affairs, Danielle Keighery. ''If regulation is to continue on certain routes, they need to be put out to tender in a transparent process.''
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman said the government was not favouring Virgin's rivals.
''The point is that we are a government that believes in deregulation of air routes and that's what's going to happen,'' he said.
Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney said Virgin had a legitimate claim, as some regional routes such as Cairns to Weipa and Brisbane to Roma had become commercially viable. The Brisbane to Roma route served about 150,000 passengers last year, with return fares of about $730.
Virgin's chief executive, John Borghetti, is to meet Mr Newman to discuss the matter.
Meanwhile, Virgin has stepped in to help fill a void in funding for Tourism Australia's marketing campaigns, sealing a $12 million, three-year deal with the peak tourism body after Qantas' surprise decision to cut off financial ties.
The Flying Kangaroo severed its 40-year-partnership with the tourism agency last month.