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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
20 parks to close on Lake Lanier
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which manages Lake Lanier, tells Channel 2 Action News that it is planning to close more than 20 lakeside parks due to government budget cuts. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] 'I hate to hear that they're closing them. Sorry to hear that,' said boater John Howkins. Lake Lanier has 76 recreational areas. The US Army Corps of Engineers operates 37 parks and campgrounds, 10 marinas, and Lake Lanier Islands. It leases out 40 parks and campgrounds to local governments and other organizations. It isn't yet known if the parks slated for closure are Corps-operated or leased, and if there is a timeline for closings. 'We really like coming to Lake Lanier. We love exploring the parks and hanging out. It's a beautiful area. The closing of parks really does bother me, because a lot of people enjoy these parks. They really like coming out here. It's a great place for kids to come out and play, too,' said visitor Billy Brown. TRENDING STORIES: 'Cheers' star George Wendt dies This metro Atlanta city is ranked No. 1 on new 'Best Places to Live in the U.S.' list Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms officially announces run for Georgia governor The US Army Corps of Engineers had complained in the past about the rising costs of staffing and maintaining park recreational areas. One boater said that with the new emphasis on cutting federal expenditures, it makes sense for the USACE to shift that responsibility and a financial burden to local governments. 'With the cuts in the present administration, they're probably going to leave the counties and states to take over a lot of these. I don't know how it's going to work out in the long run, but I guess we will see,' Greg Burke told Channel 2's Tom Regan. One viewer contacted Channel 2 Action News and said that Two Mile Creek Park on Lake Lanier in Forsyth County was closed Tuesday, although that has not been confirmed. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Economic Times
02-05-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
How to really instal a creative economy
This week, there was considerable focus on influencers who shared their ideas about making India a 'creative economy' at the inaugural World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit. India, of course, is already a creative economy . But one reckons what the speakers were talking about was to optimise the country's creative industries, both monetarily as well as in terms of enhancing India's soft power globally. The concept of 'creative economy' was developed in 2001 by John Howkins - reformatted in 2013 by Pedro Buitrago and Ivan Duque (the latter, a former Colombian president) as 'orange economy' - to describe economic systems where value is based on 'novel imaginative qualities rather than the traditional resources of land, labour and capital'. While India's advantages in this sphere - rich story-telling legacy, huge pool of consumers and creators, tech-ableness - are much touted, focus could be given to four key ingredients that make for a steady, hyper-fertile 'dream factory'.One, freedom - to create, without patrons, guardians or regulators constantly looking over the shoulders to ensure that the proverbial mob approves, or doesn't disapprove, a creation. Two, a genuine critical culture that reviews, critiques, applauds and elaborates on the many contents created. Not just saying Movie X is great and Novel Y is bad, but why they are so, without any statutory push or patronage. All content - 'art' or otherwise - needs financial food. A culture where creative arts and sciences are seen as investments, with its own set of RoIs, has to be inculcated. And, most importantly, four, putting the individual on top. The individual creator, armed with the three other conditions, can be both incubator and brand ambassador of an economy where productions of creativity can thrive, minus the dead weight of a soviet-type ideological collective.
Time of India
02-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
How to really install a creative economy
This week, there was considerable focus on influencers who shared their ideas about making India a 'creative economy' at the inaugural World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit. India, of course, is already a creative economy . But one reckons what the speakers were talking about was to optimise the country's creative industries, both monetarily as well as in terms of enhancing India's soft power globally. The concept of 'creative economy' was developed in 2001 by John Howkins - reformatted in 2013 by Pedro Buitrago and Ivan Duque (the latter, a former Colombian president) as 'orange economy' - to describe economic systems where value is based on 'novel imaginative qualities rather than the traditional resources of land, labour and capital'. While India's advantages in this sphere - rich story-telling legacy, huge pool of consumers and creators, tech-ableness - are much touted, focus could be given to four key ingredients that make for a steady, hyper-fertile 'dream factory'. One, freedom - to create, without patrons, guardians or regulators constantly looking over the shoulders to ensure that the proverbial mob approves, or doesn't disapprove, a creation. Two, a genuine critical culture that reviews, critiques, applauds and elaborates on the many contents created. Not just saying Movie X is great and Novel Y is bad, but why they are so, without any statutory push or pull. Three, patronage. All content - 'art' or otherwise - needs financial food. A culture where creative arts and sciences are seen as investments, with its own set of RoIs, has to be inculcated. And, most importantly, four, putting the individual on top. The individual creator, armed with the three other conditions, can be both incubator and brand ambassador of an economy where productions of creativity can thrive, minus the dead weight of a soviet-type ideological collective.
