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Oct 31, 2008 (The Duncan Banner - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
-- This is Ron Booth, I'm out of the office on vacation. If you need help, please call back and ask for someone in the newsroom or publisher Kevin Hook.
I have to admit, I like when my voice mail switches to that little verbal memo. It means that I can have a couple of days to refresh and hopefully come back to work with a little bit more energy.
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Akron, OH
Albuquerque, NM
Anaheim, CA
Anchorage, AK
Arlington, TX
Atlanta, GA
Aurora, CO
Austin, TX
Bakersfield, CA
Baltimore, MD
Baton Rouge, LA
Birmingham, AL
Boston, MA
Buffalo, NY
Chandler, AZ
Charlotte, NC
Chesapeake, VA
Chicago, IL
Chula Vista, CA
Cincinnati, OH
Cleveland, OH
Colorado Springs, CO
Columbus, OH
Corpus Christi, TX
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Detroit, MI
Durham, NC
El Paso, TX
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suspension of payment of their annual dividend beginning in the next quarter. According to Micky Arison, Carnival Corporation & plc chairman and CEO:
The company's cash flow remains strong. However, in light of the unusually high cost of raising new capital, continuing concerns about financial institution liquidity and current uncertainties in the global economy, we believe that preserving cash is a prudent step which will further strengthen the Read the rest of this entry »

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Julian Castelli thinks the high-end vacation travel market is strong enough that his company is expanding even as a gloomy global economy has people cinching up on their spending.
    Castelli's Salt Lake City-based company, Vacations-Roost, said Tuesday it had acquired a similar operation, Mexican Destinations of Aspen, Colo., along with rights to market several hundred luxury villas in Mexico.
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MOR Vacations LLC has announced that they will suspend network marketing operations effective Midnight October 31. The Wisconsin based company has been selling vacation club memberships since August 18, 2008. This action signals an end to all friends and family specials.
MOR Vacations will suspend network marketing operations Friday October 31 at Midnight Central Time.
The website will not accept affiliate sales after that time.
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Oklahoma State has already assured itself of a third straight bowl appearance, matching the school record set from 1983-85 and 2002-04.
eventually go bowling?
’s lower-tier destinations, like the
and Independence bowls. The Insight Bowl could be out of sight with a win today against
.
And for now, all the major bowls remain a possibility. Here’s a look at the Pokes’ potential postseason destination:
Location, Date, TV:
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Also featured was one of Gordion Travel reps. Gordion boss Muzaffer Onaran said: “We are thinking of starting legal action against the reporter and the newspaper.
“The picture was taken two months ago. That day Turkcell has a promotions day on that day and we were given the hats and we were asked to put the hats and we were pictured. Then we see the newspaper this week.
“It is lies and they are trying to make us look stupid and Read the rest of this entry »

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Until recently, Colombia has been masked in mystery and danger—off limits to all but the most intrepid travelers. But VIVA Travel Guides’ latest book is lifting the veil and opening the door, giving anyone the freedom to easily navigate Colombia’s untouched beaches, cosmopolitan cities, and Andean peaks.
With a stable political climate and growing economy, it’s no wonder that Colombia attracted a record number of foreign Read the rest of this entry »

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Holidaymakers wanting to escape the cold and the recession are being given a break this weekend, as airlines and tour operators slash prices in an attempt to keep the ailing travel industry afloat, amid the biggest slump in sales since the 9/11 terror attacks.
A summer of soaring oil prices and falling passenger numbers contributed to the demise of 30 airlines this year – including XL, the UK's third-largest tour operator – with industry Read the rest of this entry »

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Gujarat’s two districts;Junagadh and Kutch are having great tourist rush this Diwali vacation. Presence of domestic and NRI tourists, Tourists from outside the state and foreign tourists is visibly great this time in Junagadh and Kutch districts.
Most of the hotels and guest houses are booked, temples have long queues and taxis are over booked.
Junagadh district located in Gujarat’s Saurashtra area has three major tourist attractions Read the rest of this entry »

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