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Travel makeup kit is a beauty

Mar 18

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NCAA: Kansas State leads at halftime
Jacob Pullen scored 11 points — including three layups — in a 9-minute span and Denis Clemente hit consecutive 3-pointers late to give Kansas State a 41-25 halftime lead over North Texas, which was 5 of 24 from the field.

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NASA Lunar Orbiter Spots Old Soviet Moon Landers
NASA’s sharp-eyed Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has been used to locate vintage space hardware lobbed to the moon in the 1970s by the former Soviet Union.

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Canadian couple accused of bilking US charities that auctioned cruise ship vacations
A Canadian couple who operated a New York-based travel business is accused of bilking several U.S. charities out of thousands of dollars worth of cruise ship vacations.

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NCAA: Foul trouble for Saint Mary’s
Omar Samhan of Saint Mary’s had 17 points and seven rebounds but picked up his third foul with 6:31 left in the first half but the Gaels trailed Richmond 25-22.

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Travel makeup kit is a beauty
What it is: A package of seven of Cargo’s most popular products in small travel-size amounts perfect for tucking into your checked bag oreven carrying on the plane.

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Prepare to get your car in gear for spring

Mar 17

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eRevMax Launches RateTiger Academy
eRevMax, hotel revenue management expert, and XOTELS, hotel management consultants, have partnered to offer a series of seminars and educational courses. RateTiger Academy will help hoteliers gain better control over travel channels in changing markets including pricing techniques, revenue management, competitor strategies and distribution management.

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Perdue heads three-day film recruiting trip to L.A.
Gov. Beverly Perdue and economic recruiters are equipped with a more generous tax credit as they travel to Hollywood to try to attract more movies and television productions to film in North Carolina.

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Hail to the champs
The 6th Grade Girls Bourne Basketball Travel Team won the St. Patrick’s Invitational Basketball Tournament in Plymouth last weekend. After beating Carver in the semifinal, Bourne topped St. Pats of South Hadley in Sunday’s title game, 24-16.  

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Calif. college students warned about Mexico travel
Associated Press – March 16, 2010 1:24 PM ET SAN DIEGO (AP) – Some California colleges are warning students about traveling into Mexico for spring break amid continued violence in border…

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Prepare to get your car in gear for spring
Winter gets a lot of the publicity when it comes to preparing for traveling America’s highways.But what about spring and summer? What should a motorist consider before getting in the vehicle and while driving? No, this isn’t a column just for those traveling during spring break. Chuck Mai, AAA Oklahoma’s vice president of public affairs, has tips that can help with road travel throughout spring …

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Mercer Island fifth-grade girls basketball wins division title

Mar 16

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Plan an adventure at the Travel & Adventure Show in Des Plaines
Chart a major adventure or plan a quick weekend getaway with the help of more than 250 exhibitors from far-flung and North American locations at the Travel & Adventure Show.

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Photos: State cheer competition
The Thunder Mountain Falcons cheer team performs their competition routine Saturday after the co-ed teams and High School competition teams placed 2nd in the Medium, all-girl building division, a few points behind Ketchikan. The girls were unable to travel to Anchorage Friday due to weather conditions, but flew out Saturday and arrived just in time to compete.

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Mercer Island boys youth basketball teams finish with top league finishes
The Mercer Island boys youth basketball teams finished their seasons in top form, with three teams taking the top three spots in the Eastside Travel League gold division playoffs.

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Dutch territories offer Haitians temporary asylum
Dutch territories in the Caribbean are offering illegal Haitian migrants temporary asylum because of the earthquake that devastated the capital region of their native country.

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Mercer Island fifth-grade girls basketball wins division title
The fifth-grade girls Mercer Island White team won the Puget Sound Travel League silver division title by beating Inglemoor in the finals. The team, coached by Eddie Miles and assisted by Jill Sonsteby, started the tournament with a 43-42 win over Liberty, going on to face Redmond in the semifinals.

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What NASA’s Mars Orbiter Data Flood Means

Mar 15

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Improving Rail Service in America
Amtrak’s Acela may not travel at true high speeds across much of its route, but this is not because of freight trains. Only six or so freight train pairs operate daily on the Northeast Corridor.

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Travel warning Avoid the border cities of Mexico, advises DPS
The Texas Department of Public Safety is urging all Texas Spring Breakers to avoid traveling to border cities in Mexico. “There is an increase in Mexican drug cartel related violence in the northern Mexican border cities.

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Travel warning Avoid the border cities of Mexico, advises DPS
The Texas Department of Public Safety is urging all Texas Spring Breakers to avoid traveling to border cities in Mexico. “There is an increase in Mexican drug cartel related violence in the northern Mexican border cities.

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Germs may blow the whistle on crooks one day
Warning to criminals: Rubbing out your fingerprints may no longer be enough. Your germs could still give you away.

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What NASA’s Mars Orbiter Data Flood Means
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) may be the baby of the fleet of spacecraft currently studying the red planet. But the probe has been nothing short of prolific with its Martian observations and recently surpassed more than 100 terabits of data.

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BHC student to appear on Nickelodeon’s ‘BrainSurge’

Mar 14

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Historical society to have first meeting
If air travel was available now, would you rather fly Southwest Airlines from a larger Collin County airport in McKinney or one near the casinos across the stateline in Oklahoma?

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Tips and deals of the week: 14/03/2010
Two for one STA Travel is currently offering two-for-one deals on flights and holidays. For example, flights to Cairo start at £399 for two. For full details go to statravel.com

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U.S. Warns of Dangers in Mexico as Violence Increases (Update2)
March 14 (Bloomberg) — The State Department has authorized the departure from Mexico of dependents of U.S. consulate personnel in cities along the U.S.-Mexico border after three people connected with the American consulate in Ciudad Juarez were murdered.

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Positive response at Matta Fair as H1N1 subsides
KUALA LUMPUR: Visitors to the ongoing Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) Fair are more willing to fork out for their tour packages, now that the fear of influenza A(H1N1) has subsided.

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BHC student to appear on Nickelodeon’s ‘BrainSurge’
BULLHEAD CITY — A Bullhead City girl is going to be a contestant on the kids’ quiz show “BrainSurge.” Katherine Hernandez, 11, will travel to Los Angeles next week to film an upcoming episode.

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Toronto Raptors Team Report

Mar 13

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Exhibitors & Entertainers Wanted for 2nd Annual Arizona Highways Travel Show
Arizonans hoping to stretch travel dollars this year by staying within state lines have the opportunity to book travel and explore all the amenities the state has to offer at the second annual Arizona Highways Travel Show, May 22 and 23.

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Spring Break Travel Begins with iTriage
Travelers can now find healthcare providers and ER wait times anywhere in the country (PRWeb Mar 12, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3713934.htm

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Bowa gets back to work for Dodgers
Bowa gets back to work for Dodgers

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Trains kill 2 people on NJ tracks, 1 in NY and 1 in Philadelphia, causing travel delays
TRENTON, N.J. – Authorities say four people were fatally struck by trains in the Northeast. The first death occurred in Mercer County in New Jersey on Thursday morning when Amtrak’s Keystone 642 train hit a person near the Hamilton Township station.

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Toronto Raptors Team Report
The Raptors could use a loss Friday night. A Bulls’ loss.

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Monroe Township approves Rutter’s plan

Mar 12

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Three More Countries Join MATTA Fair 2010
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama)– The three-day Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) Fair 2010 beginning on Friday saw the participation of three more countries — Uzbekistan, Syria and Yemen — bringing the total to 25.

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Travel agent’s latest deal out of this world
New Zealanders are out of this world. Or at least want to get out of it, it seems.

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Three More Countries Join MATTA Fair 2010
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama)– The three-day Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) Fair 2010 beginning on Friday saw the participation of three more countries — Uzbekistan, Syria and Yemen — bringing the total to 25.

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UNL freshman wins contest to travel with journalist
By: Katie Steiner Mitch Smith doesn’t remember writing the essay that would earn him a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In fact, looking at it again five months after he wrote it, he said he would change some things about it.  …

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Monroe Township approves Rutter’s plan
By the fall, Monroe Township residents could have the convenience of filling up their tanks and grabbing a bite to eat close to home, rather than having to travel to Dillsburg or Mechanicsburg.

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Stallman Urges Congress to Ease Cuba Trade Restrictions

Mar 11

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Lille topple Liverpool in Europa League
English Premier League giants Liverpool slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Lille in the first leg of their last 16 Europa League tie to heap more misery on under-fire coach Rafael Benitez.

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Children’s Fairyland delights young visitors
IT SEEMS LIKE all my favorite haunts are popping up on TV these days. Last week, the Travel Channel ran a series called “101 Tastiest Places to Chow Down,” and No. 4 in the whole country was Fenton’s Creamery in Oakland.

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Regents restore part of salary
LINCOLN — Something had to give. In January 2009, University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineering professor John Rohde, a member of an award-winning research team that designs crash walls for NASCAR racetracks, was facing contract deadlines and a tough travel schedule.

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DEA goes to Cocoa Beach
DEA opened its 2010 Baseball Season with its 2nd annual trip to Cocoa Beach. The Eagles spent five days (with travel) eating, sleeping, and playing baseball at the Cocoa Expo spring training facility. This year’s team faced teams from Canada, Maryland, and Virgina. The Eagles started the day at 7 am in the batting tunnels, breakfast at 8:30, practice at 10:00, lunch at 12:00, practice at 2:00, a …

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Stallman Urges Congress to Ease Cuba Trade Restrictions
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 11, 2010 – When it comes to competing for agricultural trade with Cuba, the United States is its own worst enemy. In testimony today before the House Agriculture Committee, American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman called on congressional members to support the Travel Reform and Export Enhancement Act , or H.R. 4645, which would lift some key U.S.-imposed …

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Woman is linked to terrorist plot

Mar 10

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Feds: ‘Jihad Jane’ plotted terror
Pennsburg woman aided radicals, tried to kill artist in Europe, indictment says. With phony travel documents, e-mail intrigue and a burning desire to kill ”or die trying,” a middle-age Montgomery County woman helped recruit a network for suicide attacks and other terrorist strikes in Europe and Asia, according to a federal grand jury indictment unsealed Tuesday.

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Domestic vs. foreign adoptions
If the child you adopt is U.S.-born or a resident, there are Internal Revenue Service guidelines on when you can take the credit. Court costs, adoption charges, attorney fees and travel expenses are some of the items covered by the credit.

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Goal.com Q&A: Lille Speed Merchants Provide Latest Hazard For Misfiring Liverpool
Misfiring Liverpool can expect a tough test when they travel to Lille for Thursday night’s Europa League last-16, first-leg clash, and should be wary of the French side’s attacking pace.

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American Society Of Anesthesiologists Urges Patients To Ask The Right Questions When Considering Traveling …
Hundreds of thousands of Americans travel abroad for surgical procedures each year. As the guardian of patients’ vital health, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is urging those considering traveling internationally for medical care to educate themselves, and take the necessary precautions to avoid unexpected complications. According to the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions …

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Woman is linked to terrorist plot
Using e-mail, YouTube videos, phony travel documents and a burning desire to kill “or die trying,” a middle-aged American woman from Pennsylvania…

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Soaring Airlines Flip-On Afterburners

Mar 9

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Champions League Special: Can FC Porto Survive Arsenal’s Slick Passing Game At The Emirates?
FC Porto travel to The Emirates stadium safe in the knowledge that a clean sheet will be enough to take them into the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.

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Iran’s Ahmadinejad plans Afghan visit on Wednesday
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad plans to travel to Afghanistan on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, a day after the United States accused the Islamic state of a “double game” in its neighbor.

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Snow snarls traffic, strands thousands in southern Europe
Heavy snow Tuesday stranded thousands of road travellers on the French-Spanish border, blanketed Italian cities and left 10,000 homes in Corsica without power.

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Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Hollywood
&$ &$ It’s been half a century since Hollywood’s Golden Age and once again, Tinseltown is aiming to recapture its former glamour and magic. Tattoo parlors, trashy souvenir shops and bleary-eyed lost souls still line Hollywood Boulevard. But with the Oscars now firmly entrenched in the district that is in the midst of a $1 billion, 30-year redevelopment, many locals are hoping its heading back to …

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Soaring Airlines Flip-On Afterburners
When they’re cold they’re deadly, but when they’re hot you’ve got to hang on tight and ride.

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