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Santa descendents to meet Sunday to initiate oath
The grandsons of two of the more famous men to don Santa Claus suits plan to meet Sunday in this southern Indiana town to sign and dedicate a newly created oath for the jolly gift-givers. Charles Howard of Albion, N.Y., a famed Macy's Day Parade Santa,...Tags: Macy's
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Fort Lauderdale officials concerned about growth of homeless population
South Florida Sun-SentinelWhen a homeless man uses the steps of the Women's Club as a toilet, things have gotten out of control. When the historical society has to hire security to guard a party's wedding cake from vagrants, something's got to give. Fort Lauderdale officials said...Tags: Pompano Beach, Broward County, Christianity, Homelessness, Government
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Virginia wine
The growth of Virginia's wine business over the past two decades has been remarkably steady in both production and as a tourist draw. In 20 years, Virginia's wine industry has expanded from a handful of pioneering wineries to more than 130, some with...Tags: Local Authority, Agricultural Research and Technology, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Beverage Industry, Trade Policy
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Carnival Corp. might reimburse cruise passengers for fuel surcharges
South Florida Sun-SentinelCruise passengers on Carnival Corp.'s six lines burdened with fuel surcharges this year could be reimbursed, the company said Friday, but only if oil prices continue to slide. If oil drops to $70 per barrel or less, Carnival will credit cruise passengers...Tags: Cruises, Carnival Corporation, Tourism and Leisure, Coral Gables, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
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Federal judge signs order prohibiting Philadelphia from testing tour guides _ for now
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Philadelphia's plan to test and license tour guides is on hold. Lawyers for three tour guides who challenged the plan say a federal judge Monday temporarily blocked the city from enforcing the testing law. It was scheduled to take...Tags: Judges, Laws
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Feds probe L.A. airport agency's allocation of $40 million to visitors bureau
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFederal authorities are questioning whether the agency that manages Los Angeles International Airport has illegally provided more than $40 million in revenue since 2002 to L.A. Inc., the city's convention and visitors bureau. The Federal Aviation...Tags: Local Authority, Miami International Airport, Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation
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Galveston scrambles to heal its beaches, an economic lifeline marred by Hurricane Ike
Associated Press WriterGALVESTON, Texas (AP) _ The coast here doesn't have the whitest sand or the clearest water, but to millions of Houstonians and other Texans, this is the beach. And thanks to Hurricane Ike, it's also a mess. The remains of houses, rotting cattle carcasses...Tags: Natural Disasters, Government, Disasters, Hurricanes, Hurricane Ike
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Disney cruise ship Magic headed to Europe, Africa; Wonder to take longer trips out of Port Canaveral
Sentinel Staff WriterDisney is sending its cruise ships farther afield than ever before. The company announced Monday that it will send the 2,700-passenger Disney Magic overseas for nearly six months in 2010, for a series of sailings that will take it from Russia to Northern...Tags: Sailing, Cruises, Shipbuilding, Europe Sailing, Tourism and Leisure
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Massachusetts museum agrees to ax Lizzie Borden name from its own, settling trademark dispute
Associated Press WriterBOSTON (AP) _ A museum and a bed and breakfast have settled a trademark dispute over the macabre legacy of Lizzie Borden, a Sunday school teacher accused in the hatchet deaths of her father and stepmother, a museum official said Tuesday. Leonard Pickel,...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Disney Cruise Line executives expected to announce future sailings today
Sentinel Staff WriterDisney Cruise Line executives are in New York today, where they are expected to make an announcement about future sailings. Disney, which operates two ships out of Port Canaveral and is having two others built in Germany, has been testing new waters in...Tags: Sailing
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Treat the family to a fun Bahamas day cruise
McClatchy Newspapers"Mom, they look like dead people," one of my daughters whispers. It's 6 a.m. and my family is huddled on deck chairs in the pre-dawn chill aboard the Discovery Sun cruise ship. Other passengers sprawl around us under black rental beach towels, deep in...Tags: Billiards, Snooker and Pool, Port Everglades, Cruises, People, Tourism and Leisure
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Planning a cruise during hurricane season? Think on this
Travel InsiderFor their sixth wedding anniversary, Mark and Melissa Hill looked forward to a four-day Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Ecstasy. "We get one vacation a year," said Mark, a telephone technician from Dallas. "And this was our first trip alone together...Tags: Passenger Cars, Insurance, Cruises, Weather Warnings, Disasters
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