 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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Tijuana campaigns to launder its image; Tarnished reputation: The town is known for its casinos, girlie shows and violent drug gangs
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TIJUANA, Mexico - No matter how tarnished, it is possible for a
city to change its international reputation.
Chicago knows about this. Thanks to Michael Jordan, a few
basketball championships and global television, Chicagoans no longer
have to cringe when people ask where they come from, waiting for them
to smile knowingly, arrange their fingers in the shape of submachine
guns and chortle the words "Ey, Al Capone!"
Tijuana can only wish for such salvation.
Since last year, this bawdy border town's officials have been on a
campaign to launder its image. And a tough task it appears, given
that ...
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Kristiansand leads the way in biowaste composting
Magazine article from: BioCycle
; ...municipal solid waste authority serving the Kristiansand region in southern Norway. The city of Kristiansand has one of the highest recycling rates...more than 50 percent of its MSW. The Kristiansand region (pop. 130,000) is the first...
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SWECO acquires Norwegian engineering consultancy RIBA Kristiansand.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Nordic Business Report
; ...Norwegian engineering consultancy RIBA Kristiansand(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...management services consultancy RIBA Kristiansand. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. RIBA Kristiansand provides consulting services in...
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Braganza AS to make offer for outstanding shares in Kristiansand Dyrepark ASA.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Nordic Business Report
; ...make offer for outstanding shares in Kristiansand Dyrepark ASA(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...Norwegian zoo and amusement park operator Kristiansand Dyrepark ASA said on Thursday (11...that it would offer NOK115 per share, Kristiansand Dyrepark said in a statement. The...
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GUADEC 2004 Slated for Norway; The Fifth Annual GNOME User and Developer European Conference (GUADEC) Will Draw Businesses, Government, Education and End Users to Kristiansand.
PR Newswire
; ...GNOME and open source software users to Kristiansand, Norway, June 28-30, 2004. The...2004, at Agder University College in Kristiansand, Norway, in cooperation with the...We're excited to host GUADEC in Kristiansand," Ernst Hakon Jahr, rector of Agder...
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AF Gruppen ASA builds NOK450m theatre and concert hall in Kristiansand, Norway.
Newspaper article from: Nordic Business Report
; ...AF Gruppen ASA builds NOK450m theatre and concert hall in Kristiansand, Norway(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http...NOK450m contract to build a new theatre and concert hall in Kristiansand, Norway. The contract, awarded by the intermunicipal company...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Football: Groundhog Zay; ZAYED EAMON FOR ANOTHER WIN ON HIS RETURN TO KRISTIANSAND UEFA CUP QUALIFYING 1st leg: IK Start v Drogheda, tomorrow, 6pm.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England)
; ...Zayed and his new Drogheda United colleagues touched down in Kristiansand, the southernmost tip of Norway, yesterday with UEFA Cup...on the bench when they beat Start 5 in a thriller at the Kristiansand Stadium - typical of his experience there - and the Norwegians...
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Kristiansand - 8 highway. (News Briefs from Tunnelbuilder.com - Norway).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: World Tunnelling
; Norway, Kristiansand -- 8 Highway. Veidekke and its subsidiary Br. Reme scooped NOK239 million contract to build the 2 x 1km Oddernes tunnel on E18...
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Kristiansand kjøper Arendal
Magazine article from: Film og Kino : Norsk Filmblad
; KRISTIANSAND Kino kjper Saga kino i Arendal. Knstiansand Kino drifter fra fr Grimstad kino gjennom datterselskapet Kinosr. - Oppkjpet av Arendal...
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Dårlig kinovær i Kristiansand
Magazine article from: Film og Kino : Norsk Filmblad
; STRLENDE SRLANDSSOL gjorde det ekstra trivelig vre p Barnefilmfestivalen i Kristiansand i r som mellom 24. og 29. april gikk av stabelen for 10. gang. Solskinn er derimot drlig kinovr, og at Start spilte hjemmekamp...
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Fastigheter.(zoo in Kristiansand, Norway, not to allow foreigners in effort to prevent spread of foot and mouth disease)(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Nordic Business Report
; ...BUSINESS REPORT-8 March 2001-Fastigheter(C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The zoo in Kristiansand, Norway has decided not to allow foreigners - and especially Britons - into the zoo due to the risk of foot and mouth disease...
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