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Magazine Revenues Take a Long-Term Vacation
Magazine Revenues Take a Long-Term VacationMagazine ReviledAnd so one wonders how much (20.1) might have been behind the decision to launch the New Yorker's Obama cover, which, Obama aside, was not well conceived by the cartoonist or considered by the magazine. It would be a terrible shame to lose...
Tags: David Shipley, John McCain, Long-Term Vacation, NYT, pub, revenue
Discussion threads 2008-07-21

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Washington goes back to work: Congress, President have long agenda, little time. (Capitol Retail Report).
Congress and the president returned from a month-long summer vacation looking at a long agenda and a short timeframe. They settled back into Washington nine weeks--about 20 working days--before the mid-termelection--an election that has become critic Congress and the president returned from a month-long summer ...
Tags: U.S. Congress
Research articles 2002-10-01
Americans Suffering "Vacation Starvation"
The Find: With the average U.S. worker getting just 8.1 paid vacation days a year, one blogger and author has diagnosed a case of "vacation startvation." The Source: The Escape from Corporate America blog. The Takeaway: With summer upon us, the sun out and...
Tags: Vacation Day, Vacation Starvation, Worker, Vacation, Skillings, Jessica Stillman
Blog posts 2008-07-09
Statement on Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott's 'Month Long Vacation' by Paul Blank, Campaign Director, WakeUpWalMart.com
WASHINGTON, April 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement on Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott's "Month Long Vacation" by Paul Blank, campaign director, WakeUpWalMart.com: WASHINGTON, April 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement on Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott's "Month Long Vacation" by Paul Blank, campaign director, WakeUpWalMart.com:
Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Research articles 2006-04-13
Blair will not give up long vacation flights despite global warming concerns
LONDON AFP — British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he would continue to fly to faraway vacation spots, even though air travel is increasingly being targeted in the fight against global warming. "I personally think these things are a bit impractical actually to expect people to do that," Blair said...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, sacrifice
Research articles 2007-01-08
High alert: insurers are covering high-end vacation homes by stepping up their risk management techniques.(Property/Casualty: Homeowners)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Insurance companies are wooing vacation-home owners as part of an attempt to corner this high-end niche market. Vacation homes can be a challenge to underwrite, because they often are located in high-risk areas and prone to perils such as hurricanes...
Tags: Allstate Corp., American International Group Inc., Auto, FINANCE, Insurance, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., technique
Research articles 2007-11-01
Easy Escapes Provides New Incentives for Leisure Travelers to Vacation Now and Later
Business Editors/Travel Writers BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 24, 2002 Today's leisure traveler is certainly on the lookout to maximize their vacation value, whether they're planning a long vacation or a quick weekend getaway. More than 520 Hilton, Conrad, Doubletree and Hilton Garden Inn hotels are offering consumers the...
Tags: DoubleTree, Hilton Hotels Corp., incentive, SALES
Research articles 2002-09-24
Managing Work and Personal Life
Regardless of what your personal life entails, you need to know how to balance your work and life demands. Everyone who works is subject to pressure from the workplace that can impinge on personal time. In an always-on world, people can easily become more attentive to their jobs than the...
Tags: Professional development, Recruitment & Selection, BNET Editorial, career, workplace, job, budgeting, benefit, partnership, payment, Human Resources
Articles 2007-10-23
Andersen trial takes slow road; A spirited defense extends proceedings and raises questions.(Obstruction of justice case in U.S. District Court)(Legal Beat)(Brief Article)
It looks like the judge overseeing Andersen's trial on one count of obstruction of justice will be canceling her long-planned vacation this week.. At the trial's outset three weeks ago, U.S. District Court Judge Melinda Harmon said she had plans t It looks...
Tags: juror, U.S. District Court
Research articles 2002-05-27
Prepare For A Vacation, Then Take It!
Everyone needs a vacation, even small-business owners and solo entrepreneurs. Don't think you can't take one, just because you run a small company or a home-based business, and don't feel you can't extricate yourself from it. You can - and should - take time off if you want to stay...
Tags: Vacation, Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Management
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Winnebago Industries Partners with CBS News' "The Early Show" on the Great American Vacation
FOREST CITY, Iowa -- For the second consecutive year, Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO) is teaming up with CBS News' "The Early Show" in its summer travel promotion - the Great American Vacation. This year, a 2008 Winnebago Destination will be taking the CBS staff to 'destinations' across the U.S. awarding...
Research articles 2007-06-27
Priceline.com Recommends Eastern And Central Europe For A Budget-Friendly International Vacation Experience
NORWALK, Conn. -- Think the closest you'll get to a European vacation this summer is "international land" at a mega-theme park? Consider this. Long-overlooked by tourists, former Socialist cities in Eastern and Central Europe have become some of the trendiest - and most affordable - international destinations.
Tags: Priceline.com Inc.
Research articles 2007-07-26
Family Blames Recalled Tires for Vacation Disasters.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Aug. 24--BILOXI, Miss.--Firestone tire failures during long trips are "vacation disasters," says the attorney for a Coast family. Biloxi attorney Paul Minor is suing Ford and Bridgestone/Firestone on behalf of Homer and Linda Mayo of North Biloxi, whose family was involved in such...
Tags: attorney, Ford Motor Co., Minor, recall
Research articles 2000-08-23
Canadians Deserve More Paid Vacation Time: Georgetti Calls for a National Minimum of Three Weeks Paid Vacation.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Jul 30, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- A new report released today by the Canadian Labour Congress confirms what most working people in this country have long suspected. Canadians give more of their waking hours to their employers than workers in most OECD countries....
Tags: Canada, OECD, Ontario, worker
Research articles 2007-07-30
SLOW PROGRESS.(Brief Article)
Fate of Bills Uncertain as Year Winds Down It happens every fall. Congress returns from a month-long summer vacation with a list of legislation to complete before adjourning for the year. Some is required; some gets pushed into the next session. This year is...
Tags: FINANCE, OSHA, patient, Republican, SOFTWARE, Taxes, U.S. Congress
Research articles 1999-11-01
Forget the vacation and book an 'experience' instead.(Suburban Living)
Byline: Jamie Sotonoff Daily Herald Staff Writer After months of cold temperatures and gray skies, you might have a bad case of the winter blahs. You long to do something different, something more inspired than the same ol' touristy beach vacation in...
Tags: Navy Pier
Research articles 2003-02-20
Horizon Air Launches Long Beach Service With New Jet and New, Business-Friendly Fares; Airline Hosts Big Brothers, Sisters on Inaugural Flight
Business Editors SEATTLE--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 4, 2002 When Horizon Air's new CRJ-700 jet takes off on the airline's inaugural flight to Long Beach, Calif., Sunday morning Oct. 6, many on board will be on vacation, with plans to tour the Queen Mary, visit the Long Beach Aquarium, and enjoy...
Tags: Alaska Airlines, FINANCE, Manufacturing, MARKETING, Pricing, Taxes
Research articles 2002-10-04
What I Did on My Summer Vacation
For the first time in 10 years, summer has had a meaning again. Since I graduated college and joined the "real world," my seasons have blended together, no longer dictated by class schedules and summer jobs. In fact, once anticipated and longed for, summer has become my least favorite season --...
Tags: Jenna Miller, MBA, School, back-to-school, MBA Program
Blog posts 2007-09-04
Priceline.com Offers Long Weekend Getaways for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
NORWALK, Conn. -- Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) said today that it has plenty of airline tickets, hotel rooms, vacation packages, cruises and rental cars available for the upcoming long weekend associated with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 21).
Tags: Priceline.com Inc.
Research articles 2008-01-11
Greens see red over Blair backing for long–haul holidays
LONDON AFP — British Prime Minister Tony Blair sparked protests by green groups by saying travellers need not cancel pollution-making long-haul flights, despite his leading role in fighting global climate change. Blair, who last week returned from a vacation at the home of Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb in Miami,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, emission, Ryanair
Research articles 2007-01-09
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