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What to expect in 2013
In the last Travel Mechanic, two travel industry experts looked back on 2012. This time they look ahead to 2013; their answers were edited for space. Chris McGinnis, director of Travel Skills Group (travelskills.com) Q: What trends can travelers...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, Hotels and Accommodations, Transportation Industry, Business Trips
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Russia's Putin lives like a 'galley slave' with jets, yachts, limos, report says
World NowRussian President Vladimir Putin once lamented that he works "like a galley slave" to improve the life of his countrymen. But according to a report compiled by two prominent opposition politicians, the Russian leader more often toils in the opulence of... -
Music review: Gidon Kremer and his Kremerata Baltica take a spiritual plunge [updated]
Culture Monster“I love beautiful women,” Gidon Kremer wrote in 1995 at the end of his memoir “Splinters of a Childhood.” “Obviously I shall have a lot of unpleasantness because of this.” Still the Latvian violinist -- who appeared with his chamber...... -
Firefighters rescue deer stranded on Baltic Sea ice floe
L.A. UnleashedWARSAW, Poland -- Polish firefighters dodged treacherous sheets of ice in a risky after-dark rescue of a terrified deer stranded on a floe in the Baltic Sea, a spokesman said Wednesday. The rescue team faced serious hazards navigating among the...... -
Maryland National Guard celebrates foreign partnerships
For Capt. Martin Noorsalu, deploying to Afghanistan with the Maryland National Guard last year was an unusual opportunity. Noorsalu is one of only a dozen helicopter pilots in the Estonian Air Force. The sole air defense service of the former Soviet...
Tags: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armed Forces, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan
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Find the perfect cruise
Cruise! A Guide to Ships and Trips From SutroMedia by Anne Chalfant $3.99 for iOS and Android What it is: a comprehensive guide for everyone from the Baby Cruiser to an Old Salt. Helpful filters sort cruises based on price, pampering, and travel-...
Tags: Rentals, Tourism and Leisure, Apple iPhone, Oslo (Norway), Trips and Vacations
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Tuning in to the public: GABBF director emphasizes importance of community to annual event
jbrummett@amnews.comNiki Kinkade takes seriously community involvement in the Great American Brass Band Festival. The festival executive director emphasizes the GABBF is a community event. The GABBF committee simply directs the festival, she added. Since last year’...Tags: Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Music, Festive Events, United Kingdom
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Organ-donation bills head to Daugaard
Organ and tissue donation will be getting a higher public profile in South Dakota. State senators gave final legislative approval Tuesday to two measures intended to provide more publicity for organ donation and to make registration as organ and...Tags: Politics, Human Interest, Government, Dennis Daugaard, Executive Branch
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Monday Prep Basketball Scores
Monday’s Scores| |Boys Basketball| Chamberlain 65, Lyman 41 Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 74, Mobridge-Pollock 71 Flandreau 72, Sioux Valley 60 Hanson 58, Scotland 36 Kimball/White Lake 61, Tripp-Delmont/Armour 41 Madison 71, Milbank 52 McCook...Tags: Tri-Valley Corporation
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A look at countries where women are in combat
From France's Joan of Arc to female resistance fighters in World War II and the black-clad women warriors of the Viet Cong, history is filled with stories of women fighting alongside men. In many modern armies, however, ground infantry combat is still...Tags: Military Equipment, Explosions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, United Kingdom, Wars and Interventions
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'They called me the mad Russian'
Of The Morning CallDaniel Hasenecz, born to Carpathian Russian immigrants in Bethlehem, was married and working at Bethlehem Steel when the United States entered World War II. He enlisted to join the Army Air Corps and became a gunner on B-26 Marauder medium bombers. In...Tags: Veterans Day, Cabbage, Explosions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions
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The story of gin: A spirited interview
As we roll into the final holiday parties of the year, spirits are high -- and flowing. “The Book of Gin” by Richard Barnett traces the history of gin, which was once believed to prevent plague, ease the pains of childbirth and treat a lack of...Tags: Arts and Culture, Holidays, Charles Dickens, Customs and Tradition, Organized Crime
Dec 26, 2012
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May 13, 2013
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Apr 9, 2013
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Apr 5, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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Feb 18, 2013
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Jan 25, 2013
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Dec 26, 2012
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