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SEPTEMBER 200 INSIDE: * Mummy discovery coinci with Kimbell's landmark exhibit on Queen/Pharaoh Hatshepsut * Tower of the Americas' new lease on life to become draw, once again for Alamo City * TACVB's Idea Fair praises bureaus' marketing efforts 1 FOO DI P LU 4 11 1I U 1 iT i I nC Em .Al OZ COURTESY STATE FAIR OF TEXAS PODCASTShave landed at Dal- about 200 food service lo- las-Fort Worth International State Fair of Texas cations. The World Corn Airport and, according to DFW at Dallas'the annualFair V Dog Eating Championship WHEN . Airport Chief Operating Officer Park kicks off on Sept. a d is held here, which is ap- Kevin Cox, the airport is the first in 29, you'll see it maintains propriate, since the corn the world to offer the service. its age-old roots with dog was invented here in Podcasting allows travelers to re- the draw of 4-H and FFA 1942. Then, there's an ceive free audio and video MP3 down- exhibitors showing their ti 3 array of fried concoctions loads of DFW Airport's exclusive prized livestock (about that defy any notion of a content - in English and Spanish 8,000 entries), and citified 40 a4 sensible diet, for example directly to a PC, iPod or MP3 player. folks get a hands-on feel the fried peanut butter, "We initiated podcasting because for that culture through jelly and banana sandwich, c it's a medium that travelers can use barn tours, a peewee which apparently has a fan to ease transportation issues through stampede, mock farms, base of its own. this airport," Cox told TechWeb Tech- cow-milking demonstra- POW Epicurious.com touted nology News. "Given the airport's tions and pig races. But Prized livestock is only one aspect of the State Fair of the State Fair of Texas size, and new art collection, rail sys- throngs of modern day vis- Texas. There's also live music, games and rides, and as one of the Top 10 Fairs tem restaurants and infrastructure itors have also been drawn ail the corny dogs and fried snacks you can stand. in the nation, saying the added in the last year, podcasting is to an increasingly enter- monthlong event is "a cele- an easy way to get the message out." training array of added fun like the Midway with more bration of all the things Texans like, which is just about Initial DFW podcasts will guide trav- than 70 rides (mild and 'Xtreme'); auto showcases; everything." And it's true. elers through the new International stage and street performers; college football challenges Helping its ranking among the best is having a $350 Terminal D and its 8,100 parking spaces. at the Cotton Bowl, including the University of Texas- million annual economic impact and the tallest Ferris It features smart technology to help Oklahoma University game that's been played there wheel in North America (212-foot Texas Star). passengers find the nearest available every year since 1929; and exhibits like this year's The State Fair of Texas runs through Oct. 22. parking space. Future podcasts will "Marilyn Monroe: Exploited, Explored and Explained." For more information, call (214) 565-9931 or visit offer a cultural tour of the airport's Of course, the food is a big draw on its own with www.bigtex.com. $6 million art collection, including the Nasher Sculpture Garden. "It's a big place," Cox told Podcast- tal cameras (67 percent) topped the to stay in touch with the office (10 Cornelius incorporated the 2-square- ing News, referring to the 18,000-acre, list of most popular technologies percent) or feel they have no choice mile town in 1986 so that he could five-terminal complex that handles Americans take with them on but to stay connected (9 percent). sell alcohol at the truck stop, which 59 million travelers annually. "We be- leisure trips. Twenty-four percent And six percent like to actually do is in an otherwise dry county. lieve that through podcasting, we can took their laptops along. While CD work for their job while on vacation. Now, with the help of investors, effectively reach our road-warrior players are still popular (21 percent) the land on all four corners of Inter- business travelers, as well as our to bring on trips, MP3 players and state 35 and FM 2959, has been pur- leisure passengers and families." iPods (11 percent) are becoming chased to increase Carl's Corner to Podcasts won't provide flight or more common with the increasing CARI'SCorner, Texas - about 3,000 acres. The $5 million- gate information. popularity of travel-related/destina- population 100, more or less - plus project planned for the site will "We want to test out the things tion-specific podcasts and down- made national news when its include hotels, a saloon and even a that are static, like how you get from loadable music and video. namesake truck stop, co-owned by golf course. point A to point B," Cox says. "In this day and age, travelers can singer Willie Nelson, became a pio- A grand re-opening is tentatively share their experiences and photos neer in selling BioWillie, a vegetable- set for New Year's Eve with perform- DING to the latest ACCOR as they happen instead of waiting un- based diesel fuel. Today, the truck ances by Nelson, Merle Haggard, Kris Voice of the Traveler survey til they return from vacation," re- stop is closed, but only temporarily, Kristofferson, Ray Price and more. by the Travel Industry Associ- marks Dr. Suzanne Cook, senior as it transforms into a grander com- It's not the first time the truck ation and Synovate, travelers are vice president of research for the plex to be renamed Willie's Place. stop was closed. Fire destroyed the so connected that they no longer TIA. "The down side is that we can, "We're looking at a Branson, Mo., place once, and Nelson held a bene- have to wait to return from their va- or have to, also stay in touch with concept out here," says Carl Cornelius, fit to raise funds for the reconstruc- cations to share their stories. the office." co-owner, longtime friend with Nel- tion. He later helped quadruple Cell phones (86 percent) and digi- About one in ten Americans like son and mayor of Carl's Corner. business by introducing the biodiesel I TEXAS TRAVELOG fuel. Nelson, a longtime champion facade," reconfigured gallery space, of the American farmer, has been an enlarged museum store, and an promoting biodiesel fuel because I additional 1,800 square feet of it helps the environment and em- ground-floor space that creates a ploys farmers. group entrance, education facilities In April, the EPA honored Nel- and visitor amenities. son for those efforts. f~ l For more information, call (888) 332-6554 or (817) 332-6554 or visit www.sidrmuseum.org. i: .;j MUMMIFIED remains of THE EPA VEA the ancient Egyptian queen Hatshepsut were discovered in TEXAS PARKS and Wildlife late March among artifacts at the Expo, America's largest free, Egyptian Museum in Cairo, just in family-oriented outdoors festi- val is celebrating its 15th year at time to coincide with the land- -.- the agency's headquarters Austin mark traveling exhibit Hatshep- The Kimbell hosts a rare exhibit, Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh, in sut: From Queen to Pharaoh, highlighting the glorious and controversial reign of the female Pharaoh. on Oct. 7-8. The annual event that now at the Kimbell Art Museum began in 1992 as a tribute to hunt- in Fort Worth. The Kimbell is the other 33 years with her nephew. Be- and many luxury items, including a ing's role in conservation today in- last of only three cities (along with sides cultivating her own mythology pair of solid gold sandals. While it cludes fishing, shooting sports, state San Francisco and New York) to and consolidating authority, Hatshep- doesn't answer all the questions, it is parks, Texas history, rock climbing, host the exhibit. sut restored monuments and renewed the largest collection about this Queen/ biking, birding, paddling and many With that news still fresh, the Kim- trade. The resulting economic pros- Pharaoh ever assembled, and the pub- other activities, all free to the pub- bell's exhibit, that runs Aug. 27- perity was reflected in the remark- lic has never seen many of the pieces. lic. New activities also are being Dec. 31, offers a rare glimpse of the able and innovative art of the time. For more information, call (817) added this year. Queen/Pharaoh's life through pieces "The kings of Egypt were the 332-8451 or visit www.kimbellart.org. "Texas Parks and Wildlife Expo excavated by the Metropolitan Mu- links to the gods," says exhibition emphasizes recreation and having seum of Art's Egyptian Expedition curator, Renee Dreyfus. "Queens fun, because we believe that's the in the 1920s and 1930s, supplement- didn't rule. To rule, one had to trans- key to getting people involved in ed by items from other American and form oneself into a king. One of THE SID Richardson Collection conserving our natural and cultural European museums and select items most interesting things about her is of Western Art in Fort Worth's resources," says Robert L. Cook, ex- from Cairo and Luxor. that she succeeded in doing it." Sundance Square, which has been ecutive director of Texas Parks and Hatshepsut, who ruled for two Part of Hatshepsut's mystery closed for the past year for renova- Wildlife Department, which produces the Expo as a public service with decades during Egypt's Dynasty 18, stems from the fact that her new- tions and an expansion, is slated to is the first important female ruler phew had her statues smashed and reopen its doors to the public the help of sponsors and conserva- known to history.