Archive for October, 2009
Personal Comfort Zone Began With ‘Croc Spotting’ on the Coral Sea
Oct. 30, 2009
CAIRNS, Australia – Searching for crocodiles at sunset and staying alert for a dangerous bird as tall as a man topped my list of wanderings in northeastern Australia.
Those first steps into a rejuvenating comfort zone occurred three years ago. That was when, after 30 years as a newspaper reporter, an opportunity to unplug [...]
Former Phoenix Mayor to Lead Effort for Long-Term Funding for TGen
PRESS RELEASE
Oct. 27, 2009
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Former Phoenix Mayor Skip Rimsza, who helped attract the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) to Arizona, will lead an effort by the TGen Foundation aimed at providing long-term funding for TGen’s cutting-edge research programs.
The TGen Foundation’s board of directors today named Rimsza the chairman of the Foundation’s Legacy Society, [...]
Conquering Kilimanjaro a Rare Journey for a Phoenix Father and Son
Oct. 19, 2009
PHOENIX, Ariz. – A Phoenix teenager who trekked into the international mountain climbing history books a few months ago is considering hiking the Grand Canyon. Or joining the annual swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco.
Whatever Max Ashton, 13, decides to do next, it will be difficult to top the heights he reached in [...]
Ballads, Art and Nature Often Spark Childhood Memories
Oct. 18, 2009
SHOW LOW, Ariz. – Memories sometimes are unlocked by the most unexpected of keys. And with one memory can come a flood of others.
When I look at this photo, I think of the work of an Arizona artist and the ballads of a California singer. And that combination of two artists’ individual magic [...]
Arizona Conference to Promote More Public, Private Partnerships
Oct. 15, 2009
PRESS RELEASE
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters is the keynote speaker at a Public Private Partnerships Conference late this month in Arizona.
Arizona State University’s Alliance for Construction Excellence is sponsoring the Oct. 22 conference at the Arizona Grand Resort at Baseline Road and Interstate 10. The address is 8000 [...]
Canyon de Chelly’s Colors, Silence and Textures Create Seductive Magic
Oct. 8, 2009
CHINLE, Ariz. – Time, with its tools of wind and rain, has created giant sandstone tapestries draping the sheer cliffs at Canyon de Chelly.
This maze of meandering canyons with about 400 prehistoric ruins – some dating to 2500 B.C. – is near the middle of the Navajo Reservation in northeastern Arizona. Canyon de [...]
Colliers International’s Phoenix Office Issues Solar Energy Report
Oct. 5, 2009
PRESS RELEASE
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Colliers International’s Phoenix division has published a comprehensive examination of the solar energy industry in Arizona titled, “Solar Energy Network: Partners for Change.” The 40-page report was a unique collaboration between Colliers and more than 25 public and private sector experts and visionaries who are playing a critical [...]
