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Headwind Threatens Disney Parks - Wall Street Journal
walt disney co.'s theme-park and resort unit has coasted through months of mounting u.s. economic woes, but an expected decline in consumer confidence could hurt even resilient vacation spots like walt disney world. in late july, company officials ...
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Beating The Credit Crunch - Doingflorida's Money Saving Tips To Help Save Hundreds Of Dollars In The Florida Theme Parks
in these times of economic downturn and the 'credit crunch', when families will have less spare cash available, knowing how to keep costs down can make the difference between being able to make that special trip or not. doingflorida members have supplied some great money-saving tips which can help to reduce the cost of visiting the florida theme parks.
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Mich. Sculpture Park To Feature Plensa's Works
the internationally renowned spanish artist whose whimsical, high-tech crown fountain has made such a big splash in downtown chicago is returning to the midwest, this time for what is billed as his largest u.s. exhibition to date.
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Review: Bill Maher Debates Believers In Documentary 'religulous' - St. Petersburg Times
bill maher travels to vatican city and other sites to debate believers. religulous (r) (101 min.) — bill maher would burn in hell, if he believed in it. maybe he would believe, if someone, anyone could rationally explain the astonishing things some ...
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Maher Vs. God: ‘religulous’ Flays Organized Faith - Chicago Sun-times
maher, who has been picking on organized religion for years on his tv shows ‘‘politically incorrect’’ and ‘‘real time,’’ zealously traveled the world for ‘‘religulous,’’ his documentary challenging the validity and value of ...
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Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights Short Film Competition Draws Over 315,000 Votes
universal city, calif. , sept. 30 /prnewswire/ -- after only two weeks of public online voting, a staggering 315,000 votes were cast to select the winner of universal studios hollywood's first horror short-film competition, timed to coincide with the theme park's annual halloween horror nights special event beginning october 3 and running continuously on weekends through november 1 .
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Europe's Biggest Water Park Opens On Tenerife
santa cruz de tenerife - europe's largest water park, thai- themed siam park, opened to the public on the holiday island of tenerife in mid-september. siam park is a little bit disney, and a little indiana jones, said the park's director, christoph...
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Kirk On Palin: 'i Would Have Picked Someone Different' - Chicago Tribune
north shore republican rep. mark kirk has been fighting off attempts by democratic rival dan seals to paint him as a key supporter of president george w. bush , and on tuesday the four-term congressman worked to distance himself from his party's vice ...
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All Revved Up Over Blokey Car Culture - News.com.au
it was an announcement worthy of cracking the beer fridge open, even if it was a school night. the baby needed a bath and the potatoes were begging to be peeled but the bulletin on the evening news had sparked an unprecedented frenzy of phone calls ...
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Zora Neale Hurston's Eatonville Still A Florida Anomaly
hidden in the theme-park sprawl of greater orlando, a few miles from the shiny, the loud and the gargantuan, lies a quiet town where the pride and complications of the african-american experience come to life.
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Pioneer Valley Fiddlers Headed To Disney World In Florida
westfield - the small church street building was practically vibrating from all the foot-stomping, live fiddle music being played by the musicians practicing inside.
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Mum And Baby Dolphin Freed After 2 Weeks - Australian Broadcasting Corp.
a dolphin and her baby have finally been captured after being trapped in a lake on the new south wales north coast for two weeks. staff from sea world on the gold coast arrived at prospect lake at ballina this morning for another rescue attempt ...
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Dubai's Atlantis The Latest Word In Gulf Excess - Sydney Morning Herald
it's the latest word in gulf excess - a sprawling $us1.5 billion ($a1.8 billion) resort boasting a $us25,000 ($a30,044.50)-a-night suite and dolphins flown in from the south pacific, all atop a palm tree-shaped island. inspired by the legend of the ...
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In The Parks: Pumpkins In The Park
here we are, the first of october. october is one of my favorite months. i always think the color orange suits october.
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World Briefs
a fire which swept through a 19th century ship which has long been one of london's most popular tourist attractions was sparked by a vacuum cleaner, police said yesterday.
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Trapped Dolphins Freed After 2 Weeks - Big Pond News
two dolphins that have been trapped in a lake on the new south wales north coast for two weeks have finally been captured. staff from sea world on the gold coast arrived at prospect lake at ballina this morning for another rescue attempt, accompanied ...
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Border Breakdown - East Bay Express
always topical, but broad in scope, la peña's annual hecho en califas festival features actors, poets, and thespians who poach their material from real-world politics and digest it through comedy or spoken word. past contributors included comedy ...
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World Tour Battle Continues In Bermuda Next Week With Argo Group's King Edward Vii Gold Cup
hamilton bermuda, september 30, 2008 - mathieu richard (fra) will be looking for revenge after the troia portugal match.
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Mary, Mary, Mary -- It's A Scary World At Universal
it is clearly fall here in central florida and you know what that means -- one of the most popular seasonal theme park attractions is here -- the 18th edition of halloween horror nights at universal studios.
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Dandy Warhols - East Bay Express
at what point did the dandy warhols depart from being america's answer to my bloody valentine except with a penchant for pop-friendly brilliance? was it when the band's songs were being tapped for use in vehicles ranging from the theme to judd apatow ...
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