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Burnet relishes foray into hospitality; Ralph Burnet is best known for building one of the nation's largest residential real estate firms. Now he's establishing himself in the hotel business.(BUSINESS)
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Byline: Susan Feyder; Staff Writer
A recent visit to the Chambers Hotel found majority owner Ralph Burnet in a maelstrom of down-to-the-wire work to prepare the downtown boutique hotel for its opening this Sunday. As workers installed furniture and more than 130 paintings and sculptures - some from Burnet's personal collection - he paused by the video art on one of the flat-screen TV monitors that line the hallways on every floor.
"Isn't that cool?" he said, gazing at the images that will play in a continuous loop and also be accessible in the hotel's 60 ...
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Micronesia's breadfruit revolution and the evolution of a culture area.
Magazine article from: Archaeology in Oceania
; Abstract Micronesia was initially settled from at least...species. The characteristic form of Micronesia's dispersed conical clans was spread...substantiate this argument. Keywords: Micronesia, social organization, subsistence...
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Micronesia preparing vote of thanks for Israel
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post
; ...Jerusalem Post 06-27-2001 Headline: Micronesia preparing vote of thanks for Israel...Wednesday, June 27, 2001 -- POHNPEI, Micronesia - A resolution acknowledging Israel's efforts to assist Micronesia in the field of health has been brought...
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INVESTORS FIND UNTAPPED POTENTIAL IN MICRONESIA
Newspaper article from: Micronesian Investment Quarterly
; What is Micronesia really like? This is one of the most...the Marshall Islands, but for all of Micronesia. Like Daniel Defoe's classic fictional...responsiveness of the people. Visitors to Micronesia have enjoyed the unspoiled natural...
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Overweight in the Pacific: links between foreign dependence, global food trade, and obesity in the Federated States of Micronesia.(Research)
Magazine article from: Globalization and Health
; Abstract The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has received considerable attention...diet and increased rates of obesity in Micronesia. The last section of the paper highlights...district in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), 88% of adults aged 20 or...
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Micronesia vanishing as climate warms up
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin
; ...and starting to take away islets in Micronesia, a conservation group told leaders...said he's worried about the future of Micronesia. "Imagine your home sinking," he...a and Alingano Maisu sail through Micronesia to the home island of renowned navigator...
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Palau Micronesia Challenge Endowment Gets $1 Million Boost
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...network as part of their commitment to the Micronesia Challenge, the Republic of Palau is...pledge to sustainable funding for the Micronesia Challenge. Similar funds have also...endowment, which will be managed by the Micronesia Conservation Trust. "This pledge demonstrates...
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The Archaeology of Micronesia.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Archaeology in Oceania
; The Archaeology of Micronesia By Paul Rainbird Cambridge University...3, UK26 [pounds sterling]. Micronesia is especially notable for its astounding...Magellan first sighted Guam in 1521. Micronesia has a long history of anthropological...
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Palau Micronesia Challenge Endowment Gets US$1 million boost.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association
; ...network as part of their commitment to the Micronesia Challenge, the Republic of Palau is...pledge to sustainable funding for the Micronesia Challenge. Similar funds have also...came from its shores. Already, the Micronesia Challenge, along with the Global Island...
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A 3000-year culture sequence from Palau, Western Micronesia.
Magazine article from: Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific
; ABSTRACT In western Micronesia archaeological sites containing material...well be among the oldest in western Micronesia. Keywords: archaeology, Palau, colonization, culture sequence, western Micronesia. ********** The settlement...
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Americans in paradise: anthropologists, custom, and democracy in postwar Micronesia.(Special Issue on Politics of Culture in the Pacific Islands)
Magazine article from: Ethnology
; ...involvement in the colonial administration of Micronesia is unusual in several ways. First is...The American postwar acquisition of Micronesia, a territory consisting of more than...anthropologists are estimated to have studied Micronesia during the wartime-postwar era than...
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