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announced Friday that
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and partner Overstock 11th hour deal
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BOWLERS’ SPENDING
Perilously close to a government shut-
and misleading down, the White House and congressional
advertising during leaders closed in on a deal to cut tens
the company’s recent of billions of dollars in federal spending
going-out-of-business and avert the closure, officials said Friday
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House Republican leaders summoned
Not neutral. their rank and file to a late-night meeting
The House Friday for what aides said would be an update
prohibited the Federal on the talks.
Communications Democrats said they were reviewing the
details of a possible agreement.
Commission from
The developments unfolded as the
regulating how administration readied hundreds of thou-
Internet service sands of furlough notices for federal
providers manage their workers and warned that federal services
networks. The policy from national parks to tax-season help
is called net neutrality, centers would be shuttered without a
and it is opposed deal by midnight.
by Republicans. The “We know the whole world is watching
measure is less likely us today,” said Senate Majority Leader
to pass the Senate, and Harry Reid, D-Nev., during a day that fea-
the president has said tured incendiary, campaign style rhetoric
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Anders Fogh
Rasmussen, has issued
or two on composting
a statement of regret The snow’s leaving ... we hope ... and
over the deaths of some people are beginning to think about
rebels who died in composting to dispose of yard waste,
airstrikes. NATO Rear and food waste. Students at Pine Grove
Adm. Russell Harding Middle School have been composting for
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and the rebels made
the situation extremely LYNDI HERR, with the “Bud Light” bowling team from Sparta, Wis., bowls Friday during the first round
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BOOST HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND THE OVERALL ECONOMY
By Lorenzo Arguello In all, 30,000 bowlers, plus another 15,000 family
Contributing writer members and friends, will visit Syracuse through
Calls are coming into the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que to July 3, staying in local hotels, eating at restaurants,
reserve its party room: 47 people will be there today; shopping at malls and stores and visiting area sites.
another 96 people Monday and more are expected. The visitors will spend about $13.5 million, said
Mid-Lakes Navigation — which doesn’t start its Randy Elder, senior associ-
cruises on Skaneateles Lake and the Erie Canal until ate dean at Syracuse Uni- For more on Dennis Nett / The Post-Standard
May — is taking reservations from as far away as versity’s Martin J. Whitman the event visit
Montana and Colorado. School of Management, syracuse.com/
And the Crowne Plaza Hotel, in Syracuse, has based on people spending photos and
5,000 reservations between now and early July. about $100 a day, staying MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT
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for three days.
That’s some of the impact of the United States
Bowling Congress Women’s Championship, which But there’s more
economic impact, because
of an
videos
Tiger in the hunt,
started Thursday at the Pirro Convention Center, in
Syracuse. Each day, it will draw hundreds of bowlers local business owners and their employees will spend but youngsters lead
— on some days, thousands — for the 88-day run of the extra money they make from the bowlers; that’s
the tournament. known as a multiplier effect. Elder estimates the total Everyone could hear Tiger Woods charg-
ing on the back nine of Augusta National,
impact of the tournament between $25 million and
$30 million. with tree-rattling cheers after each of his
Many establishments are rolling out five birdies as he made a familiar run up
the red carpets and putting up banners the leaderboard.
for the bowlers. The question is whether the two young
Waiters at Ale ’N Angus Pub, 238 players ahead of him really cared.
Harrison St., are wearing bowling Rory McIlroy, a 21-year-old from
shirts for the duration of the tourna- Northern Ireland, had already finished
ment. Restaurant specials have a bowl- off his solid round of 3-under 69 Friday
ing theme, like the ‘‘7-10 split,’’ a at the Masters. That gave him a two-shot
choice of soup and salad for $7.10. lead over Jason Day, 23, of Australia, who
The pub expects to see a 25 percent showed off some of his fearless play with
increase in its business due to the tour- a 64.
nament, said owner Randy Beach. It’s the first time McIlroy has held the
Mid-Lakes Navigation co-owner lead in a major going into the weekend.
Sarah Wiles said she was surprised and And now he’s got Woods only three shots
excited with the heavy interest she’s behind.
seen for cruises this far in advance. The kid didn’t seem too concerned.
‘‘It’s obviously business that we “If you start thinking about anyone else
John Berry / The Post-Standard wouldn’t have had otherwise,’’ she here, if you let your mind wander at all,
said. ‘‘Hopefully, it’ll be a gift of fu- it can cost you a couple of shots,” McIlroy
WOMEN VISITING Syracuse for the bowling tournament play said. “It will be great for the tournament
ture business, as well.’’
a game of Blitz at the Crowne Hotel Thursday while waiting if he’s up there,” he said. “But I’m two
for the opening ceremonies and the start of competition.
The Everson Museum of Art, 401
shots ahead, and I’m in a better position.”
Sherri Napoleon draws from the deck while (from left) Pam
Harrison St., is joining in with an exhibi-
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