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Janet Jackson delays 3 more shows due to illness
Janet Jackson has postponed three more shows because of an undisclosed illness.
Her publicist said in an e-mail late Saturday that Jackson was postponing a Saturday show in Greensboro, N.C., one on Sunday in Atlanta and a third on Tuesday in Fort...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Janet Jackson, Illnesses, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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JetBlue's expansion has rivals scrambling
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterEven as rising fuel costs are grounding weaker airlines -- including three this month -- airline competition is heating up for travelers flying the Pacific coast. On the runway is JetBlue Airways Corp. with new 100-seat jets that will begin flying next...Tags: Air Transportation, Forest Hills, Boeing Co., Aerospace Manufacturing, Marketing
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Hawaiian Islands' reef fish declining, study finds
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSharks, jacks, parrot fish and other colorful reef fish are quickly disappearing from coral reefs encircling the Hawaiian Islands, federal scientists reported Tuesday. The scientists blamed overfishing for the steep decline, which affects three-...Tags: United Nations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Science and Technology, Family, Science
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Royal Caribbean bringing Central Park replica to ocean
AP Business WriterCentral Park is moving to the ocean _ sort of. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. said Tuesday that an area resembling New York's Central Park will be featured in the center of its Project Genesis ship when it is delivered in late 2009 as the world's largest...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Lifestyle and Leisure, Cruise Line Ports, Cruises, Royal Caribbean International
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William Wharton, 82, dies; Expressionist painter launched new career as novelist
William Wharton, an Expressionist painter who launched a new career as a novelist in his 50s and won an American Book Award for his first novel, "Birdy," has died. He was 82. Wharton, who had been in failing health for some time, died Wednesday at...Tags: Chicago Sun-Times, Nicolas Cage, Fiction, Family, Hospitals and Clinics
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Taking a different route for a cheap airfare
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs fellow passengers at Los Angeles International Airport grumbled about soaring airfares, Gilda Chavez-Diaz flew home to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., last week. The cost of the round trip? $18. "People don't believe me," Chavez-Diaz said with a smile as she...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, AAA, Dominican Republic, Trips and Vacations, Travel
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Spring break into action
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSpring break -- the collegiate ritual, the parental horror show, the thriving industry -- is here. And given the varying schedules of our nation's college campuses, it will be with us, for better and for worse, through early April. Like an ineradicable...Tags: Health and Safety at School, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Hotels and Accommodations, Key West, New Year's Day
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Humble history of a holiday gone wild
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe roots of spring break? Nesting birds, rutting beasts, rising sap, you know. But there's also a specifically American angle: In 1936, the swim coach of Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y., brought his team to Fort Lauderdale to practice at the...Tags: George Hamilton, Connie Francis, Tour Operations Industry, Commuting, Hotels and Accommodations
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Cathay Pacific Airways' 2008 All Asia Pass offers budget travel to Hong Kong, more cities
The 2008 Cathay Pacific Airways All Asia Pass is out, offering a chance to visit Hong Kong and up to four additional destinations over 21 days for one price. The pass offers passengers roundtrip economy class travel from San Francisco, Los Angeles or New...Tags: Malaysia, Indonesia, Asia, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Manila (Philippines)
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Southwest to add flights, raise fares $5 to $10
Baltimore Sun reporterSouthwest Airlines said yesterday that it would add a net total of nine round-trip flights to its network in November, bumping up capacity at a time when most major carriers have announced cuts and plans to reduce airplane fleets to contend with...Tags: U.S. Airways, Air Transportation, United Air Lines, West Palm Beach, Business Trips
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San Francisco works to lure gay travelers
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSan Francisco, a city synonymous with gay history and culture, is launching its first national campaign urging gay men and lesbians to visit. That may sound as superfluous as suggesting that politicians come to Washington, D.C., or that surfers try the...Tags: Harvey Milk, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Marketing, Companies and Corporations
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Björk, Barbra Streisand and Elliott Smith
Björk "Volta"(One Little Indian/Atlantic) * * * ½ Björk opens with all cylinders firing in this return to a conventional (well, everything's relative), song-based album after the bracingly austere experiments of "Medúlla." The jubilant "Earth Intruders,"...Tags: Timbaland, Mike Myers, Elliott Smith, Film Festivals, Barbra Streisand
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