Dining
Licensed ZinBurger Open in New Jersey
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Fox Restaurant Concepts has gone bi-coastal! A licensed ZinBurger restaurant opened to huge success in New Jersey, Fox Restaurant Concepts confirms.
Fox Restaurant Concepts to open NoRTH on 40th Street and Camelback in Phoenix
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North is opening a new location for Biltmore area eaters on 40th street and Camelback in Spring 2011- this will be the first stand-alone NoRTH restaurant and a model for all future NoRTH restaurants.
Google Founder Larry Page Drops $45 Million on Super Yacht
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Google founder Larry Page has dropped a conservative $45 million on a 193-foot superyacht.
Page's new boat comes complete with a helipad, gym, several tiers of sun decks, ten luxury bedroom suites, spacious living and dining rooms, jacuzzi under the stars, crew of 14 and interior design courtesy of the famous French designer Philippe Starck. The boat was bought used from a brewing heir out of New Zealand.
Page is worth a reported $15 billion.
President Obama To Visit UA Campus Today
After the tragic shooting that occured last Saturday, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will visit the UA campus today.
President Obama will speak at a memorial event at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12 "to support and remember victims of the mass shooting in Tucson, and to lift the spirits of those who have been personally affected by this tragedy", according to UA News.
"Together We Thrive: Tucson and America," will take place at McKale Center and is free and open to the campus and greater Tucson community.
The University of Arizona has postponed its start of classes until Thursday.
Doors will open at 4...
University of Phoenix enrollment plummets by nearly 50% in Fourth Quarter
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University of Phoenix has seen a student enrollment decline of 42% in the final quarter of 2010, and it's believed that it will continue to drop- up to 40%- in the next quarter.
It's thought that the school is having trouble working under new guidelines that keep for-profit schools from paying admission counselors based on now many students they enroll. A mandatory student orientation and the economy are said to also be factors in the downswing.
