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November 21st, 2007


Just what holiday travelers didn't want: Snow

Published on November 21st, 2007, 5:44. in General.
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Chicago Tribune - The National Weather Service this afternoon issued a Chicago-area snow advisory, which will go into effect at 5 p.m. Wednesday and last through early Thursday. According to the weather service, the area will witness its first accumulating snowfall of
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Councillor takes up leisure post
Chichester Observer - A new councillor has been appointed to take over the role of a cabinet member who resigned in the aftermath of a new venture that cost taxpayers nearly £200,000. Cllr Garry Wall, from Sydney Road, Haywards Heath, praised the district's leisure
Source: www.chichester.co.uk

2 boys' burning is detailed
Chicago Tribune - Kamini Patel's husband picked up the ringing phone Sunday night to hear his distraught brother talking about a botched suicide involving himself and his two young sons, she said. Her husband, Ragendra, told his brother to drive to their house in
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Movie Review: "I'm Not There"
Oregonian - One of the most damning terms of praise you can apply to a film is "demanding." Movies are so associated in our culture with leisure that the notion of one that requires thought, attention and prior knowledge is, for many, a turnoff. But what could
Source: www.oregonlive.com

Upper Kern River benefits from clean up efforts
Kern Valley Sun - Many of the volunteers mentioned how happy they were to be able to enhance the area and give something back to a place they enjoy in their leisure. They also felt it was an awesome opportunity for the fly fishing clubs to come together, make new
Source: www.kvsun.com

Sports Centre Facilities Manager
Leisure Opportunities - Based in the Centre for Sport and Recreation, you should have a degree or equivalent management experience in the sport, leisure and recreation industry. You should have a proven record of financial accountability, excellent leadership and
Source: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk

UPDATE 1-Finnair to raise 248.5 mln euros in share issue
Reuters - By 1156 GMT Finnair shares were trading down 10.6 percent at 8.63 euros, against a 2.6 percent fall in the Dow Jones Stoxx travel and leisure index (.SXTP: Quote , Profile , Research ). "The market situation is challenging. The share fall indicates that
Source: www.reuters.com

Steps to be taken to cover bad loans
Seattle Times - The Redmond company, whose software automates business-expense reporting, also said its profit will be 15 cents a share and earnings excluding some items will be 70 cents, both higher than the previous forecast. Majestic America V.Ships Leisure to
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com

Blacks Leisure says Neil Gillis to be new CEO
Reuters UK - LONDON (Reuters) - Outdoor retailer Blacks Leisure Group (BSLA.L: Quote , Profile , Research ) said on Tuesday it had appointed Neil Gillis as its new chief executive, granting him share options potentially worth nearly 2.5 million pounds. Gillis
Source: uk.reuters.com

Pace bus drivers walk out
Chicago Tribune - More than 200 Pace bus drivers and mechanics servicing the suburban transit agency's northwest garage walked off the job early today, cutting service to nearly 2,200 riders on what authorities have said will be the busiest travel day of the year. The
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Fears for future of football pitch at leisure centre
Islington Gazette - A FOOTBALL pitch at Finsbury Leisure Centre could be bulldozed to make way for a community centre. The Gazette has learned that discussions have taken place between Islington Council and St Luke's Parochial Trust about the possibility of selling off
Source: www.islingtongazette.co.uk

Reading, TV Are (Declining) Leisure-Time Faves, Computer Use Up
MarketingVOX - Americans' favorite leisure activities are reading, TV-watching and spending time with friends and family - the same top three as in 2004, but with lower percentage of people citing them, according to a Harris Poll, writes MarketingCharts. Also
Source: www.marketingvox.com

Panel approves Peterson departure
Chicago Tribune - Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson "brought shame" to his department, his chief said Tuesday after the village's Police Board, which had no choice, accepted Peterson's resignation. Chief Ray McGury filed a complaint with the Bolingbrook Fire and
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Jobless rate in Iowa holds steady at 3.9% since June
Des Moines Register - The industries showing the strongest gains, compared to a year ago: education and health services, which added 4,900 jobs; professional and business services, 3,800; leisure and hospitality, 3,400; trade, transportation and utilities, 3,200
Source: www.desmoinesregister.com

Funeral held for West's mother
Chicago Tribune - OKLAHOMA CITY — Dozens of fans lined the streets of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday to catch a glimpse of those attending the funeral of Donda West, the mother of Grammy-winning hip-hop star Kanye West. The media and general public were not allowed
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Shakers: Business personalities in the news
International Herald Tribune - Blacks Leisure Group, the largest British retailer of outdoor gear, on Tuesday appointed the former head of the Esporta health-club chain as chief executive. Keith Fleming, who has led Blacks Leisure since Russell Hardy was removed in June, will
Source: www.iht.com

Serving of glitz with the gravy
Baltimore Sun - It's very much a leisure market where we get a lot of traction through our low fares," said AirTran spokesman David Hirschman. "You can't think of Las Vegas as non-family anymore." Earlier this month, Southwest Airlines, which is BWI's dominant
Source: www.baltimoresun.com

UK small caps open sharply lower; rising costs weigh on Win
Forbes - Disvent will distribute its 1 KW Emerald system across Voller's key target markets of construction and leisure. And KimCor Diamonds moved up 0.3750 to 6.3750 after the AIM quoted mid-tier diamond producer disclosed that work has commenced on the bulk
Source: www.forbes.com

GAA: Camogie's small step
Belfast Telegraph - And other sports, too, are about to embrace new recruits, it would seem. The Ulster Camogie Council in conjunction with Omagh Council has just hosted a successful under-age coaching forum under the 'One Small Step' banner. It was in Omagh Leisure
Source: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Donda West's Surgeon Bolts From TV Session
CBS News - Leisure CBS/AP) A plastic surgeon who operated on rapper Kanye West's mother the day before she died abruptly walked off CNN's
Source: www.cbsnews.com

Would-be robber kills man picking up girlfriend
Chicago Tribune - A would-be robber fatally shot a man who was picking up his girlfriend late Tuesday on Chicago's South Side, police said. The shooting occurred shortly after 11 p.m. in the 7700 block of South Ashland Avenue, in the city's Gresham neighborhood
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Administrators hit terminals to aid travelers
Boston Globe - In the days around Thanksgiving, the airport's mainstay - business travelers - curtail their trips, while leisure travelers dust off their suitcases and visit family and friends. So there's a greater chance that the infrequent holiday fliers won't
Source: www.boston.com

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