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In the News (Wed 16 Dec 09)

  
  Reporters sans frontières - Peru
The Ancash regional higher court yesterday sentenced Yungay mayor Amaro Léon Léon to 17 years in prison for ordering the killing of Antonio de la Torre Echeandia, the presenter of a news programme on local Radio Orbita, who was stabbed to death on 14 February 2004 in Yungay (400 km north of Lima).
The alleged murderer, aged 28, is from the port of Chimbote and reportedly the boyfriend of Emma Leòn, daughter of the mayor of Yungay, Amaro Leòn Leòn.
The mayor of Yungay, Amaro León León, was arrested and jailed on 18 March on suspicion of ordering the 14 February murder of journalist Antonio de la Torre Echeandia to stop him broadcasting criticism of him.
www.rsf.org /article.php3?id_article=9293   (866 words)

  
 Forged shock-absorbing dampers for earthquake protection
The Torre Mayor is a world class corporate complex and a premier Mexico City landmark, standing 738 feet tall.
Taylor sought a reliable forging supplier for the Torre Mayor project, stressing that "it's important to choose an experienced forging company with the right equipment, and one that takes responsibility for their work." Taylor turned to Scot Forge after a previous forging supplier's product cracked, due to a failure to ensure uniform cooling.
The Torre Mayor has received several American Construction Industry awards and was one of the four finalists for the U.S. Civil Engineer Research Foundation's 2003 Charles J. Pankow Award for Innovation.
www.scotforge.com /sf_articles_torremayor.htm   (1153 words)

  
 Torre Mayor - Wikipedia
Het adres van de Torre Mayor is Paseo de la Reforma 515, niet ver van Chapultepec en het monument voor de Niños Héroes.
Voor de voltooiing was de Torre Ejecutiva Pemex het hoogste gebouw van Mexico, en het Parque Central Complex in Caracas, Venezuela als hoogste gebouw van Latijns-Amerika.
De Torre Mayor is ontworpen om aarbevingen met een kracht van meer dan 8,5 op de schaal van Richter te kunnen weerstaan.
nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Torre_Mayor   (176 words)

  
 NIAF MileStones
Torre was voted the Manager of the Year in 1997 and 1999.
Most baseball experts predict quick entry for Torre into the Baseball Hall of Fame both for his managerial leadership and for his playing days when he was one of the most feared hitters in the game.
But Joe Torre was not the first Italian American to excel as a major league baseball manager; rather, he is one in a long and rich tradition.
www.niaf.org /milestones/year_1996.asp   (733 words)

  
 Torre Mayor, Mexico City   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The half moon on the main entrance, which is covered by eleven pairs of columns is of the same size as the one on the top.
The public observatory on the 52nd floor is the highest in the city, surpassing the one in the Torre Latinoamericana.
Torre Mayor was chosen as one of the best new skyscrapers of the year 2003 and received 7 voting points.
www.emporis.com /en/wm/bu/?id=100352   (404 words)

  
 Torre Mayor - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
Torre Mayor y el Paseo de la Reforma
Torre Mayor es el nombre del edificio más alto de la Ciudad de México y de Iberoamérica.
La Torre tiene una altura de 225 metros y 55 pisos, además de 4 niveles de estacionamiento.
es.wikipedia.org /wiki/Torre_Mayor   (261 words)

  
 September 28, 1999
Mayor Torre stated that the meeting complied with the Sunshine Law, due notice having been made to all members of the Council by personal service on January 1, 1999 and transmitted to The Observer, The Record and the Herald News on January 4, 1999.
Mayor Torre began with how proud he is of every department in the Borough of Hasbrouck Heights, the Fire, Police, Ambulance Squad, and the DPW, especially the Fire Department who are professionals, not paid.
Mayor Torre said he was at his house and saw all the damage, understands the devastation.
www.connectworld.net /hasbrouck/mc-min/1999/9-28.html   (2957 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Torre keeps N.Y. all in the family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Torre made the pregnant widows' night inside Madison Square Garden and then was summoned to the stage only hours after Seattle had humbled his Yankees in Game 3.
Torre is proud of the way his team has hugged New York, proud to believe his Yankees are as much a family as Lombardi's Packers were.
When Torre clinched his first World Series trip at Camden Yards, Sister Marguerite and sister Rae were among those celebrating in Joe's office, cutting scenes from an Italian wedding.
www.usatoday.com /sports/comment/2001-10-25-guest-oconnor.htm   (764 words)

  
 Torre di Ruggiero's Mayor Luigi Barbieri welcomes visitors to the Mediterranean Dream!, Welcome to Torre di Ruggiero ...
Originally a valley sanctuary, Torre is now a gleaming beacon of ancient stone houses resting in a mountain top and rolling hillsides, surrounded by sweet-smelling chestnut, hazelnut and lemon groves amidst Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Norman ruins.
Torre is wondrously intact despite having houses that average three to six hundred years old.
The holiday houses in Torre are the most affordable in the world because our goal is to encourage tourism in the largely unexplored Region of Calabria and to promote its history, culture, great food, and unspoiled beaches.
www.intercomm.it /ville/sindacobarb_benven.htm   (833 words)

  
 June 27, 2000
A Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Hasbrouck Heights was held on Tuesday, June 27, 2000 at 8:00 p.m.
Mayor Torre stated that the meeting complied with the Sunshine Law, adequate notice of this meeting having been made to all members of the Council by personal service on December 28, 1999 and transmitted to The Observer, The Record and The Herald News on December 28, 1999.
Mayor Torre commenting on Ordinance No. 1904, which amends the sewer ordinance which requires strict enforcement of disposal grease by food establishments and will be one of the strictest in the county.
www.hasbrouck-heights.nj.us /mc-min/2000/6-27.html   (3002 words)

  
 The Torre Mayor -- Elevator World February 2004
Schindler won the contract to provide vertical transportation equipment for the Torre Mayor with 20 of the units in a central core location.
Overcoming the seismic activity challenge (the Torre Mayor lies in a Seismic Zone II) utilized the efforts of New York-based Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers (MRCE), the Cantor Seinuk Group, Mexico City's Enrique Martinez Romero S.A., a Mexico City-based geotechnical firm TGC Geotecnia and the engineering institute of Mexico National University.
Although the Torre Mayor was not yet complete, the 200 building occupants hardly noticed the trembler.
www.elevator-world.com /magazine/archive01/0402-002.shtml   (679 words)

  
 Towering ambition: sometimes success is measured a few feet at a time. That is certainly the case for Mexico City's ...
That is certainly the case for Mexico City's Torre Mayor.
When completed in December, the 55-story Torre Mayor will poke 225 meters (738 feet) into the sky That will eclipse the twin towers of Venezuela's Parque Central (which currently holds the region's record) by one meter.
"We made the decision to build Torre Mayor back in 1993, when the Mexican economy was doing well," he says, noting that the original investors paid US$18 million for the parcel of land along Paseo de la Reforma, one of Mexico City's leading boulevards.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0OQC/is_2_3/ai_100409397   (974 words)

  
 The Washington Diplomat
Besides Torre Mayor, major investment projects include a 250-room Quinta Real hotel complex along Reforma; a Fiesta Inn Hotel; the $80 million, 457-room Sheraton Centro HistÛrico and Convention Center on Parque Alameda to open this month; and a number of other, smaller hotels and office towers.
When Reichmann finishes Torre Mayor, it will devote its attention to two more projects: Centro Fiesta Alameda, a $300 million joint venture with the Mexico City government that will include a 250-room hotel as well as offices and shops, and an office complex in the Santa Fe district.
Yet most people say Torre Mayor will only benefit the Mexico City metropolitan area, which has 17 million people and is the second-biggest city in the world, after Tokyo.
www.washdiplomat.com /02-04/a6_02_04.html   (1853 words)

  
 Luxner | Articles
When it finishes Torre Mayor, Reichmann will devote its attention to two more projects: Centro Fiesta Alameda, a $300 million joint venture with the Mexico City government that will include a 250-room hotel as well as offices and shops, and an office complex in the city's up-and-coming Santa Fe district.
At the moment, over 1,000 workers are engaged in the construction of Torre Mayor, where steel structure erection and welding has reached the 30th floor of the eventual 55-story tower.
Torre Mayor -- whose official website offers netsurfers a camera view of the construction site that refreshes itself every 60 seconds -- is slightly ahead of schedule, with progress now averaging about one floor a week.
www.luxner.com /cgi-bin/view_article.cgi?articleID=41   (1320 words)

  
 SOUTH GATE CITY COUNCIL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Mayor De La Torre motioned to walk on the item for Closed Session discussion and second by Council Member Davila.
Mayor De La Torre motioned to walk on the item for Closed Session discussion and second by Council Member Martinez.
Mayor De La Torre unanimously adjourned the Regular City Council Meeting at 3:21 a.m.
www.cityofsouthgate.org /AA052703.htm   (1909 words)

  
 SOUTH GATE CITY COUNCIL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Staff’s recommendations were approved by motion of Mayor De La Torre and seconded by Council Member Gutierrez.  Vice Mayor Gonzalez was absent.
Direct staff to condition, modify, suspend or revoke the License and the Permit in accordance with the determination of the City Council and to prepare written findings and conclusion of law as directed by the City Council at the conclusion of its deliberation.
Mayor De La Torre directed staff to speak to each Council Member individually and then bring back at the next City Council Meeting.
www.cityofsouthgate.org /AA022404.htm   (1461 words)

  
 A Visit One Year After the New Library Dedication 2005
Former Mayor William Torre was fully committed to a new library and the council pledged their support.
When asked how they see the future of the library, former Mayor Torre said he was glad that he was involved with the library’s development and the community involvement to get the library to where it is today.
Gallo agreed that "the library should be receptive to community needs and should listen to the needs and wants of its patrons." Former Mayor Torre went further in saying he would like to see the library become self-sufficient and to create an endowment to support it.
www.hasbrouck-heights.com /news05/library.shtml   (1559 words)

  
 Archived Weblog Entry - 07/03/2004: "Torre Mayor"
Torre Mayor is the new tallest building in Mexico City and Latin America, at over 225 m.
Torre Mayor is also the tallest building in the world with a seismic-proof structural design.
Unfortunately, for a time to come, Torre Mayor will remain a lonely diamond lost in a coal mine.
www.living-in-mexico.com /archives/00000015.htm   (614 words)

  
 Mayor & Council Reorganization Meeting -- January 3, 2004
Also a new Mayor and two councilmen were sworn into office representing a new administration.
The events began with Mayor William J. Torre concluding an adjourned meeting of the Mayor and Council (Sine Die Meeting).
Mayor Jones presented Assemblywoman and former Mayor Rose Marie Heck with an official proclamation for her contributions to Hasbrouck Heights.
www.hasbrouck-heights.com /news04/mc1.shtml   (296 words)

  
 Torre Mayor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Torre Mayor dominates this view of Mexico City along Paseo de la Reforma
The Torre Mayor is a skyscraper in Mexico City, Mexico.
Developed by the Canadian businessman Paul Reichmann, it is now owned by him and a group of institutional investors.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Torre_Mayor   (207 words)

  
 Mexico City skyline on the rise - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
MEXICO CITY — From the heliport atop the chisel-shaped Torre Mayor, a dizzying 738 feet above Mexico City, the change is clear.
As the Torre Mayor was going up, Mexico's banking system was undergoing a transformation.
Banks that were nationalized in the 1980s, then sold to Mexican investors in the 1990s, have slowly recovered from their bad debts.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Nov/19/bz/bz26p.html   (429 words)

  
 Cooper Union School of Architecture: Faculty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Torre Mayor is a 57-story office tower built in Mexico City, Mexico.
The engineering achievement in this project not only exemplifies the great potential in the collaboration of engineering practice and research but also highlights the importance of creative and constructive dialogue among design and construction team members.
In one of the world’s worst seismic zones, the Torre Mayor is one of the world’s safest buildings achieved with an extremely cost-effective design
www.cooper.edu /architecture/faculty/faculty/seinuk/seinuk03.html   (1564 words)

  
 #171 - Torre Mayor, Mexico City - SkyscraperCity
Torre Mayor combines the finest materials, the most advanced systems, and meticulous design efficiencies to create a 77,000 square meter world class corporate complex dedicated in every detail to promote corporate productivity, employee well-being, and an image of excellence.
Hey did you guys know that Torre Mayor will have a lazer that will be visible from 25 kilometers!
To make up for the inconvenience heres a very nice and large Torre Mayor picture.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=4764   (649 words)

  
 Joe Torre and Mayor Giuliani Dual Signed Baseball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Joe Torre and Mayor Giuliani Dual Signed Baseball.
New York's favorite mayor, Rudy Guliani, and manager, Joe Torre, hand-signed this baseball commemorating the former Mayor's ceremonial first pitch in 2001.
This is a limited edition of 911 baseballs signed by Joe Torre and former Mayor Giuliani.
www.nylsm.com /joetoandmagi.html   (76 words)

  
 Architecture of the Torre Mayor - Mexico City, Mexico
Architecture of the Torre Mayor - Mexico City, Mexico
The back side supports the curve of glass with a traditional box-and-grid granite skyscraper that ties in with the neighboring architecture, and accents the glass side well.
At the time of its completion, Torre Mayor was the tallest building in Latin America.
www.glasssteelandstone.com /MX/TorreMayor.html   (173 words)

  
 Torre Mayor Desde Castillo Chapultepec on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Torre Mayor Desde Castillo Chapultepec on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Torre Mayor desde el Castillo de Chapultepec Ciudad de México, México
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www.flickr.com /photos/cazucito/61830292   (85 words)

  
 Joe Torre and Mayor Rudy Guliani Dual Autographed Limited Edition "2001 World Series Flag" Baseball
Joe Torre and Mayor Rudy Guliani Dual Autographed Limited Edition "2001 World Series Flag" Baseball
Joe Torre and Mayor Guliani have brought the people of NYC together and showed their support for not only the Yanks but also for the Big Apple.
This is a SPECIAL limited edition of 911 baseballs signed by Joe Torre and former Mayor Of NYC Giuliani.
www.onlinesports.com /pages/I,SSM-GUILBAS000000.html   (327 words)

  
 Cosmopolite Mexico city - photos of Mexico City on Worldisround
This building is 225m high, its located in reforma avenue, is next to a Night...
The building is called Torre Caballito for the same reason as the yellow...
This artistic sculpture is rounded by fonts, and its very big.
www.worldisround.com /articles/24488/index.html   (806 words)

  
 Archives of Rudolph W. Giuliani - Photo Gallery
View the photos that have been displayed on NYC.gov's homepage.
The Mayor unveils his photo exhibit, "View from the Capital of the World," to benefit "New Yorkers for Children."
MAYOR GIULIANI DELIVERS HIS 7TH ANNUAL STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER AT CITY HALL
www.nyc.gov /html/rwg/html/photo99b.html   (521 words)

  
 La Torre Hotel, Tupiza Potosi - Bolivia Contact
La Torre Hotel, Tupiza Potosi - Bolivia Contact
La Torre Hotel is the most comfortable and modern rooms, decorated to make you feel at home, and equipped with the most advanced services.
Note: The actual rates are subject to change due to seasonal demand.
www.boliviacontact.com /en_bolivia/LaTorreHotel_359.html   (67 words)

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