By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK, USA (Reuters): Despite a weak US dollar and fears of recession, a record 12.8 million people are expected to take cruises this year to top destinations such as the Caribbean and Alaska, industry experts said. Most of the passengers, about 10.5 million, will be from North America but a growing [...]
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Feb
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Feb
Its cluster of playing fields, uniformly spaced town houses that parallel Interstate 70 and a downtown made up of a handful of commercial centers built in the last 15 years or so make Edwards feel more like a planned suburb than a thriving resort community.
In fact, Edwards, 110 miles west of Denver, isn%26#8217;t even [...]
29
Jan
At long last, “Lost”!
The metaphysically loaded drama returns Thursday, at 8 p.m. on KMGH-Channel 7.
Theories abound, in the mind of every fan trying to make sense of last May’s third-season finale. That’s when we saw a flash-forward to Jack (Matthew Fox) and Kate (Evangeline Lily) off the island, returned to civilization and stealthily [...]
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Jan
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Those comments rocketed around the blogosphere where they were quickly dissected %26#151; and often distorted %26#151; by liberals, conservatives, centrists and by Mr. Obama%26#8217;s rivals and their supporters. Finally yesterday, Mr. Obama himself sought to clarify them at a town hall meeting in Columbia, S.C.
A quick recap: Mr. Obama made his [...]
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Jan
Innovation: Your Brain Needs Just as Much Exercise as Your Body
Posted by admin Published in nabokov novelNew York — Your muscles aren’t the only thing that needs working out. As the baby boomers age, concerns over diminishing cognitive skills are on the rise. A handful of companies think they have the answer: software that works out your brain. “It’s like a gym membership, but instead of doing maintenance to your [...]
18
Jan
So much for Tom Hoenig’s message of hope.
On Wednesday, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City told Colorado lawmakers that things may not be as grim as the media is reporting.
“I don’t see evidence that we’re going into a recession,” he said.
Sure, foreclosures keep rising, manufacturing is slipping, [...]
17
Jan
With Retirement Decades Long, Boomers Need New Career Strategies
Posted by admin Published in nabokov novelBOSTON — What’s job No. 1 for baby boomers? Thinking about job No. 2, and possibly Nos. 3, 4, and 5.
Baby boomers will be in a unique position in the years ahead, says Tamara Erickson, an expert on the workforce and organizational behavior, and the author of a soon-to-be published “Retire Retirement: Career Strategies for [...]
15
Jan
New York — Mutual fund and investment product company Fidelity
Investments said Monday it will reopen its flagship Fidelity Magellan Fund (FMAGX) to
new investors for the first time in almost a decade.
The gargantuan $45 billion fund, managed by Harry Lange, had
been closed from new investments since 1997. Fidelity said it needs fresh cash
to help offset [...]
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Jan
Americans have always wanted to hit the road and leave their emotional baggage behind, splurging for the more than 8 million RVs now on the road.
But they’ve always wanted to take their physical baggage with them, so RVs keep getting bigger, more luxurious and, of course, more expensive. The top motor coach at [...]
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Dec
You’re probably way too young to remember this, but back in 1938, when Americans went to the movies to see Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn in “Bringing Up Baby,” they knew before the lights went down who would play the baby. Hepburn.
Yes, we know, Baby was actually the name of Hepburn’s pet leopard, the [...]
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