| DubaiCityGuide.com Partners With Travelocity
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 10, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- DubaiCityGuide.com has partnered with Travelocity to offer online exclusive holiday travel and hotel reservations deals. Visitors to www.DubaiCityGuide.com can shop 24x7 for the best possible travel deals on hotel and hotel apartment bookings. In addition, visitors to the web site can take advantage of car rentals, airline tickets and tickets to major attractions. Sharad Agarwal, CEO of Cyber Gear, the company that owns DubaiCityGuide.com, stated, "We are delighted to partner with Travelocity, the market leaders in global hospitality business to bring online the best deals that Dubai has to offer. Our partnership with Travelocity offers the best guaranteed rates." Travelers can select from over 185 hotels and hotel apartments in Dubai, 28 car rental companies, all major cruise lines and hundreds of airlines to book travel services instantly and securely.
Alpha Omega Jewelers
Consumers expect to spend up to $600,000 on such things as travel, luxury items, and second homes during retirement, according to a survey by the US division of Sun Life Financial Inc. in Wellesley. Headquartered in Canada, Sun Life provides a wide range of financial services, including retirement products. Titled "The Expense Reality," the survey reveals that while today's retirees are experiencing higher than anticipated expenses, they do not plan on reducing spending on desired activities. "Our research shows most boomers and current retirees know what opportunities they want to explore and what obligations are likely to arise, but do not have a realistic idea of the associated costs," Mary Fay, a Sun Life senior vice president, said in a statement."No one can predict precisely how much income they will need at any given stage in life, which is why retirement income solutions that are flexible and protect against unpredictable and unavoidable factors are so valuable." The report, the company said, is available at this link.
HSA conducts MCM training
Health Services Authority (HSA) conducted a week of Mass Casualty Management (MCM) training for all emergency services on Cayman Brac. The training was conducted by two highly respected professionals in the field, Delwin Ferguson and Keith McKenzie who are both instructors with Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and the training ran from Monday, 25 February to Saturday, 2 March 2008. The week’s activities were planned and organised by the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) team at Faith Hospital. The purpose of the programme was to ensure the mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery from Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) or natural disaster within the Cayman Islands, especially those directly affecting the Sister Islands. Participants were also edified on the key principles to be applied in organizing a disaster site and to understand the basics of hurricane impact, terrorism response, radio communications, incident command system, supply management and handling stress management in disasters.
Allegiant sees profits at Mesa airport
The parent company of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport's largest commercial airlines posted a fourth-quarter profit despite rising fuel prices plaguing the industry. The news comes as further evidence of the demand for discount service that the niche market carrier provides to cities not served by majors, said Martin Whalen, a Mesa aviation lawyer and bank executive. Though Allegiant Travel Company didn't post earnings and losses for Allegiant Air's operations at the Mesa-based airport, company spokeswoman Tyri Squyres said Allegiant "is obviously happy with selecting Phoenix-Mesa as a destination base and looks forward to growing it." .
Rifts rise on Mt. Baldy
MT. BALDY VILLAGE - Missy and Ron Ellingson admit their six-cabin Mt. Baldy Lodge is a cash cow when a foot of snow falls. But the hordes of visitors revolving in and out of the lodge's restaurant on stormy weekends has its down side. In a town of about 500, the Ellingsons are just one business couple out of a handful of restaurant and motel owners who stay in touch with each other but don't necessarily work side by side to attract tourists. In fact, there's a subtle tension you wouldn't notice unless you're overly curious. Whatever their differences, business owners say summertime hikers from all over Southern California are finally becoming more of a mainstay at lodges in the San Antonio Canyon. Summer business is usually sluggish. Ironically, it's winter's massive snowfalls that bring seasonal difficulties to the Ellingons' doorstep - not the Mt.
The Weather Channel Interactive, Inc. Signs Multi-Year Exclusive ...
ATLANTA and NEW YORK, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Weather Channel Interactive, Inc. (TWCI), the most popular source of weather on the Web reaching an average of 25 million unique visitors each month, and Pulse 360, the leading provider of sponsored links to the Web's biggest and best sites, today jointly announced an exclusive multi-year agreement resulting in the launch of Pulse 360's sponsored links on http://www.weather.com. weather.com is the most popular source of online weather news and information, and The Weather Channel is consistently ranked among the Top 15 brands online in the United States. weather.com helps users plan their lives through access to timely current conditions, expert forecasts and relevant lifestyle content for more than 250,000 locations worldwide.
MOVIE TIMES: What's Showing in North Iowa
The film can contain some profanity, violence or brief nudity, but only in relatively mild intensity.PG-13 — "Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13." Violence, profanity or sexual content is intense enough that many parents would not want to expose their younger children to the film, but not so intense as to warrant an R rating. Any movie featuring drug use will get at least a PG-13 rating.R — "Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian." High level of adult content, such as harsh profanity, intense violence, explicit sexual content and extensive drug use.NC-17: "No one 17 and under admitted." Adult content is more intense than in an R movie. .
Local golf: First Tee of Naples/Collier looking for adult volunteers
The top two finishing teams earn invitations to play in the NKF Golf Classic National Finals at Pebble Beach in California. There also is a Rolex Putting Skills Challenge. The entry fee/sponsorship for a foursome is $1,500 per team and includes golf, lunch, player gift bags, and an awards banquet. Any golfer test-driving a 2008 Cadillac will receive a dozen Titleist ProV1 golf balls. All proceeds benefit the National Kidney Foundation of Florida. For more information, contact Anthony DeFeo, tournament chairman, at 514-7388 or Bryan Williams at NKF of Florida at 1-800-927-9659, ext. 305. *** Cypress Woods will be holding a Cobra Demo Day on Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the practice facility, and a Swing for Autism Charity Golf Tournament on Sunday, March 9.
CIVIC PRIDE: Glasgow's Lady Provost Sheena Duncan. Picture: James ...
You don't apply for it and nobody takes up references on you for it. My job is secondary to what the Lord Provost's agenda is, and I'm very happy for that to be the case: it's the way it should be. I wasn't elected - Bob was elected first by the people of Summerston, then by the Labour group and lastly by Glasgow City Council. That's a democratic process which I respect very much." This warm and charismatic woman - who prefers informality and introduces herself as Sheena - is quick to point out, however, that while she has a clear role to play as Lady Provost, she is still "independent in life, in thought and in mind" and is very active in her own field. "I don't sit about waiting for things to happen with the Lord Provost. I have a very busy agenda of my own," she says with a smile.
Why Cisco Is a Buy
Back in November, 2007, the company warned that spending on its networking gear was slowing down and could hurt growth for this market. On Feb. 6, Cisco indicated the situation hadn't improved (BusinessWeek.com, 2/7/08), and lowered its sales outlook for the current quarter ending in April. In turn, the stock has dropped 14% this year, to $23.20. Despite the news, which caused a deep sell-off in many technology stocks, Ari Bensinger at Standard & Poor's Equity Research kept a buy recommendation on Cisco shares. "We believe investors need to look at the larger picture—the long-term growth drivers for the company," he says. Plus, the recent drop makes Cisco's stock attractive, Bensinger says. It's trading at 16 times estimated 2008 earnings—the low end of its historical valuation range.
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