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| Latest Holiday Rentals News |
Slumping economy may be cutting into Porter park rentals
A large part of the Porter Park Department’s annual income is generated through rentals of the Hawthorne Park community center and other facilities there.
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Online Money: Save with online book rentals
If you aren't sure which books to give that avid reader on your gift list this holiday season, how about considering every title she could name?
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Holiday Travel Tips
Shopping isn`t the only thing that can cause stress or put you into debt this holiday season. Traveling can cause all sorts of problems. If you plan to fly, just know that you`ll probably be paying more for a ticket this year.
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Holiday Bazaar Schedule
Looking for that special, unique gift for the holidays? You'll have plenty of chances to in the coming weeks to check out local merchandise and perhaps meet the people who make it.
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Travelocity Incentives Introduces the Travelocity Vacation Gift Card Heading into Holiday Season
SOUTHLAKE, Texas----Just in time for shoppers looking to give the gift of travel this holiday season, Travelocity's licensee, Travelocity Incentives, has expanded its industry-leading gift card program to now include vacation packages, allowing travelers to dynamically build a custom-made trip by combining flights, hotels, car rentals and/or activities.
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Economy causing holiday functions to be toned down
You can see it on the streets and in the store windows of the Vista -- Christmas is right around the corner.
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Online Money: Save with online book rentals
If you aren't sure which books to give that avid reader on your gift list this holiday season, how about considering every title she could name? BookSwim, an online book rental and delivery service, offers gift subscriptions that can help expand the amount of...
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Holiday travel expected to decline this year
For the first time since 2002, the AAA Motor Club forecasts a decline in the number of Americans traveling during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Approximately 41 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, a decrease of 600,000 travelers (1.4 percent) from last year’s total of 41.6 million, a release Tuesday from AAA Chicago said.
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| World News In Brief |
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Were the World Mine (2008)
Tanner Cohen, left, and Nathaniel David Becker in “Were the World Mine,” inspired by “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Model Karolina Kurkova world's sexiest woman: report
Lingerie model Karolina Kurkova has been voted the world's sexiest woman by E! entertainment television, beating sultry actresses Angelina Jolie and Scarlett Johansson for the honor.
NATO ready to help Africa, but is not world's policeman: chief
NATO is ready to strengthen its ties with Africa, but Africa should come up with solutions to its problems and not expect NATO to police the world, its secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Thursday.
World stocks down amid fears of deep recession
World stocks fell sharply Thursday as fears of a deep global recession gripped markets and sent oil prices below $50 a barrel to levels not seen in more than three years.
World Bank Arm Backs Small Palm Growers on Climate (Update1)
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The International Finance Corp. , the World Bank's investment arm, said it will help lenders in Indonesia to finance small-scale palm oil growers to encourage so-called sustainable practices and forestall climate change.
Google to shut down virtual world Lively at year-end
The Internet giant, which launched the site less than five months ago, says it wants to focus on its core search business. Not all Google Inc. endeavors turn into gold. Lively, a virtual world the Internet giant launched less than five months ago, will be shut down at the end of the year so Google can focus on its bread-and-butter search business.
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