After it's all over

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Atlanta, GA, will invest $2.58 billion in the 1996 Olympics, and the financial benefits of the investment are not guaranteed. Economic research indicates that professional sports facilities have little success in attracting spending from outside the local area and do not increase overall spending. Supporters of new stadia maintain that they provide a city with visual landmarks and attract additional tourist expenditures. Hosting the Olympics can be a spur to infrastructure improvements, increase community spirit and reinforce the idea of the city state.

Economic aspects, Cover Story, Stadiums, Sports facilities, Atlanta, Georgia, Olympics

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Whatever the weather

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UK's Birmington-based The Weather Network is a cable channel designed to provide high-tech weather forecasts 24 hours a day. Director Rob Golding says the channel uses special software and integrated services digital network lines to provide up-to-the-minute information from all over the world. Satellite images, spreadsheets, and computer-generated predictive models are used to produce TV weather maps. The channel, which hopes to reach 14 million homes, will feature travel information as well as local, national, and world weather programming.

United Kingdom, Weather forecasting, Weather broadcasting, Television weathercasters

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Where boats ride the tide of change; Shetland's boats are often made of wood, which is particularly curious because the islands are almost entirely treeless

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The Shetland Islands' boat-building industry is historically and culturally linked to Scandinavia. The Shetlanders inherited their boat building skills from their Norwegian ancestors, the Vikings. However, since the island is virtually treeless, the Shetlanders have relied since the 19th century on wood kits imported from Scandinavia and then from Scotland to assemble their boats.

Boat Building, Boat building and repairing, Wood Boats, Brief Article, History, Boatbuilding, Shetland, Wooden boats

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