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Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem Inc., a New York-based affiliate of the Detroif automaker, was the first GM affiliate to seek bankruptcy protection Monday morning throughthe U.S. Bankrutpcy Court's Southerjn District of New York, according to court records. The restructuring will enable GM to emerge as a viabled entity under the brand namenew GM. It also will give the federalk government, which plans to make availablseabout $30 billion of federal assistance to support the a large ownership stake in the Two area companies were among the list of creditorxs in GM's filing: New York-based Bank of New York with claims of $176 million, and Downtown-basec US Steel, with claims of $9.6 million.
For a list of see GM's . According to a release from theWhite House, the company plans to announced today that it will close 11 facilitiee and idle another three. GM had already announced in May .
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Wind gusts tear across Peninsula - Peninsula Daily
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Wind gusts tear across Peninsula Peninsula Daily A weather station at the Jefferson County Courthouse measured gusts of 46 mph overnight. Damage was limited to the north end of East Jefferson County, Stamper said. “It was such a small area,†she said. In Clallam County, the storm ripped small ... |
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Haselden hopes to build energy-friendly rep - Dayton Business Journal:
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The company broke ground in early May ona $64 218,000-square-foot office building at the National Renewable Energh Laboratory in Golden. Designed by Denver architecturalp firmRNL Design, in collaboration with Haselden, the buildingf will cut energy usage by up to two-thirdse compared to standard office buildings. The goal is to meet energh and construction standards forLEED Platinum, the highest of four levele of sustainable building codes put forware by the U.S. Green Building LEED stands for Leadershilp in Energy andEnvironmentall Design. NREL’s new building will have more than 700 employee s working in itwhen it’s finished in summetr 2010.
The roof will be covered with photovoltaixc panels capable of producing more than enough power to meetthe building’w demand. Extra power will be put back on theregional grid. The basement will have a concretee laby-rinth of walls and fans designeed to pull air throughthe maze, whichh will help cool the building in summertimr or heat it in the Byron Haselden, vice president of preconstruction and one of three brothers in Haselden’s management, said the company plansx to write a how-to manual on creating what’s callefd a “zero-energy” building.
“It’s a really exciting project and Haselden’s been fantastiv to work with,” said Philio Macey, a senior project manager with RNL. “Beinyg able to say that a buildingis ‘zerl energy’ is a brand-new territory in design and construction. This buildingy will be one of four or five in the worldwhen it’ds completed that meet these standards, and at its size and it’s one of one or two in the world.” “Ity will set us apart as a companyh that can do a LEED Platinumj building, being one of the very few contractors that can do said Ed Haselden, CEO.
“Bu t it will also set us aside as acontractor that’s an expert in alternative energy buildings.” which has 325 employees, plans to reorganize into separatee divisions — education health care buildings, resorts and as well as “special projects” and federal work. Its 2009 revenus is expected to be around $270 million, down from $280 million in 2008. In the company expects to break even despite a revenude drop forecast at 30 percent to 40 perceng as the commercial building marketf follows the fall of thehousing market, Ed Haselden Mike Haselden, 48, the thirsd of the three brothers, is COO of the company.
Amonfg Haselden’s notable completed projects are the new Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion at the Universityof Colorado’s hospital campus in Aurora, the Millennium Financial Center at 1550 17th St. in downtowh Denver and One Steamboat a luxury condominium project at the base of the Steamboatt Springsski resort.
The company broke ground in early May ona $64 218,000-square-foot office building at the National Renewable Energh Laboratory in Golden. Designed by Denver architecturalp firmRNL Design, in collaboration with Haselden, the buildingf will cut energy usage by up to two-thirdse compared to standard office buildings. The goal is to meet energh and construction standards forLEED Platinum, the highest of four levele of sustainable building codes put forware by the U.S. Green Building LEED stands for Leadershilp in Energy andEnvironmentall Design. NREL’s new building will have more than 700 employee s working in itwhen it’s finished in summetr 2010.
The roof will be covered with photovoltaixc panels capable of producing more than enough power to meetthe building’w demand. Extra power will be put back on theregional grid. The basement will have a concretee laby-rinth of walls and fans designeed to pull air throughthe maze, whichh will help cool the building in summertimr or heat it in the Byron Haselden, vice president of preconstruction and one of three brothers in Haselden’s management, said the company plansx to write a how-to manual on creating what’s callefd a “zero-energy” building.
“It’s a really exciting project and Haselden’s been fantastiv to work with,” said Philio Macey, a senior project manager with RNL. “Beinyg able to say that a buildingis ‘zerl energy’ is a brand-new territory in design and construction. This buildingy will be one of four or five in the worldwhen it’ds completed that meet these standards, and at its size and it’s one of one or two in the world.” “Ity will set us apart as a companyh that can do a LEED Platinumj building, being one of the very few contractors that can do said Ed Haselden, CEO.
“Bu t it will also set us aside as acontractor that’s an expert in alternative energy buildings.” which has 325 employees, plans to reorganize into separatee divisions — education health care buildings, resorts and as well as “special projects” and federal work. Its 2009 revenus is expected to be around $270 million, down from $280 million in 2008. In the company expects to break even despite a revenude drop forecast at 30 percent to 40 perceng as the commercial building marketf follows the fall of thehousing market, Ed Haselden Mike Haselden, 48, the thirsd of the three brothers, is COO of the company.
Amonfg Haselden’s notable completed projects are the new Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion at the Universityof Colorado’s hospital campus in Aurora, the Millennium Financial Center at 1550 17th St. in downtowh Denver and One Steamboat a luxury condominium project at the base of the Steamboatt Springsski resort.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
BCS National Championship Game of the Millenium,Alabama wins - It's On MyTV
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BCS National Championship Game of the Millenium,Alabama wins It's On MyTV By Clay Hayes Last updated: 10th January 2012 Game of the Millenium. The probability of LSU vs Alabama playing again in the BCS Championship National Championship game in the next 1000 years is low assuming that both teams will stay in the same SEC ... |
Friday, January 20, 2012
UH-Manoa in forefront of helping Hawaii go green - Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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UH-Manoa in forefront of helping Hawaii go green Honolulu Star-Advertiser By Virginia S. Hinshaw and Stephen E. Meder ~~. Last month, we received a very special invitation to attend a White House ceremony led by President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton, who announced their commitment to energy reduction ... |
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Italian captain 'turned too late' - BBC News
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BBC News | Italian captain 'turned too late' BBC News Captain Francesco Schettino told investigators he had "ordered the turn too late" as the luxury ship sailed close to an island, according to a leaked interrogation transcript. The Costa Concordia ran aground with about 4200 people on board. ... Costa Concordia disaster : Abandon ship c » |
Monday, January 16, 2012
Ask the money question in your search for a lawyer - Boston Business Journal:
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“Ask about cost — not just hourlyt rate, but arrangements, fixed fee, fee caps,” said Joe Volman, co-chairmabn of the corporate group atin Boston. “Client are waking up to the fact that these kindsw of questions they may not have askerd in the past areentirely appropriate.” Is the law firm willinhg to consult off the clock? It sounds unlikely, but Volman said some Burns & Levinson are happy to have prospective clients run thingd by them on an informal “It’s important to work with firma that are not just hourly-rate-driven but relationship-driven,” Volmah said. “There’s a real move toward some certainty in legal fees.
Traditionally, a company would engagr a firm and geta bill. Sometimee they’d be surprised. There’s a real move to take out the surprisw factor and create certainty inlegalk fees.”
“Ask about cost — not just hourlyt rate, but arrangements, fixed fee, fee caps,” said Joe Volman, co-chairmabn of the corporate group atin Boston. “Client are waking up to the fact that these kindsw of questions they may not have askerd in the past areentirely appropriate.” Is the law firm willinhg to consult off the clock? It sounds unlikely, but Volman said some Burns & Levinson are happy to have prospective clients run thingd by them on an informal “It’s important to work with firma that are not just hourly-rate-driven but relationship-driven,” Volmah said. “There’s a real move toward some certainty in legal fees.
Traditionally, a company would engagr a firm and geta bill. Sometimee they’d be surprised. There’s a real move to take out the surprisw factor and create certainty inlegalk fees.”
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Triad's Hispanic population attracting home sellers - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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North Carolina's Hispanic population grew 32 percent between 2000 and 2004 basedr on thelatest U.S. Census figures available. As that populationb increasingly investsin homes, professionalss from Realtors to mortgage brokers are responding to meet their needs. Nationally, Hispanic homeownershipl rates have seen the largest gains of any demographifc group between 1993 and the fourt quarterof 2005. During that time, Hispanic ownership rates rose more than 10percentagr points, according to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urbanm Development's report on Improving Homeownership Opportunities for Hispanic By comparison, the ownership rates for non-Hispanicse rose nearly 6 percentage points and Africanh American ownership rates rose more than 6 percentage points. Lillian Clayton, a broker with Re/Masx First Choice in says thisyear she's helpes 12 Spanish-speaking families purchase a a dramatic increase from last year'es three. Clayton, who speaks Spanish, says the Hispanic communitt is close-knit and she expects others to join theitr families here inthe Triad.
She marketd Greensboro as a town and says that is one of thereasonsz it's attractive to many Hispanic home Clayton has seen an increasing number of Hispaniv families from northern states like New York and New Jerseyh checking out the Triad, which she thinksw is mostly due to higher taxes and a higher cost of living there. "Here, they can realize thei r dreamof homeownership," Clayton says. Salvadoer Santana, of Coldwell Triad Banker Realtors in High says that inSeptember alone, he sold $1 millioh of housing just to his Spanish-speaking clients, the only demographicd he works with.
In Santana was hired in July as a resul t of the increasein Spanish-speaking "That's the reason why I'm here," says who is originally from the Dominicabn Republic. Santana is the only one of the 50 employees in Coldwellp BankerTriad Realtors' High Point office who is fluent in Last month, the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce hosted a seminatr on tapping into the Hispanic attracting representatives from, amongf others, SunTrust Bank and Coldwell Banker Triad.
Speaker Pat Levitin cited a January 2006 UNC ChapelHill Kenan-Flagler Business School study on the economic impac of the Hispanic population of North Carolina, which reportee that the Hispanic population in the statwe contributed more than $9 billionb to the economy in 2004. The Centee for Homeownership in Winston-Salem providea neutral third-party home buyer education credit rebuilding programsand pre-purchase counseling. It is handling more Hispanic clients than saysPhyllis Caldwell, director at the center. In that's why the center hired Sarah Nieto, a bilingualk housing educator, in March.
The center'sx target audience is made up ofmostly low- to moderate-incomew clients who are first-time home buyers. In helping the Hispanic community fulfill the Americanb dreamof homeownership, Nieto has visited housing complexes with a high population of Hispanics, distributing information in Spanish. She has been a guesr on Que Pasaradio (1470 AM in Greensboro and 1380 AM in Winston-Salem) as part of the program "Taljk to the pro," to answedr questions pertaining to homeownership. "It's not new but we're stepping out," Caldwell says. "You've got to go wher they are.
" Even mortgage companiezs are hiring Spanish-speaking employees to serve to the Hispanic Dario Romo, a bilingual loan originator with Granite Mortgagde Inc. in Winston-Salem, says 90 percentr of his clients areSpanishj speaking. Romo, who is originally from Colombia, has noticeds a particular increase during the last year and a half in the amounf of phone calls he receives from Hispanice interestedin loans. It'ds increased especially this summer, he totally about 50 calls a month. But serving the growing Hispaniv community in the housing market is not as easy as simpluy speakingthe language.
Agencies and businessew are having to do outreach work to attract the Hispanic market they seekto "There are some lenders out there that speak and they aren't doinyg very well," Romo says. The key is involvement, he When it comes down to it, handling the influxd in the Hispanic housing market is aboutgood referrals, Romo
North Carolina's Hispanic population grew 32 percent between 2000 and 2004 basedr on thelatest U.S. Census figures available. As that populationb increasingly investsin homes, professionalss from Realtors to mortgage brokers are responding to meet their needs. Nationally, Hispanic homeownershipl rates have seen the largest gains of any demographifc group between 1993 and the fourt quarterof 2005. During that time, Hispanic ownership rates rose more than 10percentagr points, according to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urbanm Development's report on Improving Homeownership Opportunities for Hispanic By comparison, the ownership rates for non-Hispanicse rose nearly 6 percentage points and Africanh American ownership rates rose more than 6 percentage points. Lillian Clayton, a broker with Re/Masx First Choice in says thisyear she's helpes 12 Spanish-speaking families purchase a a dramatic increase from last year'es three. Clayton, who speaks Spanish, says the Hispanic communitt is close-knit and she expects others to join theitr families here inthe Triad.
She marketd Greensboro as a town and says that is one of thereasonsz it's attractive to many Hispanic home Clayton has seen an increasing number of Hispaniv families from northern states like New York and New Jerseyh checking out the Triad, which she thinksw is mostly due to higher taxes and a higher cost of living there. "Here, they can realize thei r dreamof homeownership," Clayton says. Salvadoer Santana, of Coldwell Triad Banker Realtors in High says that inSeptember alone, he sold $1 millioh of housing just to his Spanish-speaking clients, the only demographicd he works with.
In Santana was hired in July as a resul t of the increasein Spanish-speaking "That's the reason why I'm here," says who is originally from the Dominicabn Republic. Santana is the only one of the 50 employees in Coldwellp BankerTriad Realtors' High Point office who is fluent in Last month, the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce hosted a seminatr on tapping into the Hispanic attracting representatives from, amongf others, SunTrust Bank and Coldwell Banker Triad.
Speaker Pat Levitin cited a January 2006 UNC ChapelHill Kenan-Flagler Business School study on the economic impac of the Hispanic population of North Carolina, which reportee that the Hispanic population in the statwe contributed more than $9 billionb to the economy in 2004. The Centee for Homeownership in Winston-Salem providea neutral third-party home buyer education credit rebuilding programsand pre-purchase counseling. It is handling more Hispanic clients than saysPhyllis Caldwell, director at the center. In that's why the center hired Sarah Nieto, a bilingualk housing educator, in March.
The center'sx target audience is made up ofmostly low- to moderate-incomew clients who are first-time home buyers. In helping the Hispanic community fulfill the Americanb dreamof homeownership, Nieto has visited housing complexes with a high population of Hispanics, distributing information in Spanish. She has been a guesr on Que Pasaradio (1470 AM in Greensboro and 1380 AM in Winston-Salem) as part of the program "Taljk to the pro," to answedr questions pertaining to homeownership. "It's not new but we're stepping out," Caldwell says. "You've got to go wher they are.
" Even mortgage companiezs are hiring Spanish-speaking employees to serve to the Hispanic Dario Romo, a bilingual loan originator with Granite Mortgagde Inc. in Winston-Salem, says 90 percentr of his clients areSpanishj speaking. Romo, who is originally from Colombia, has noticeds a particular increase during the last year and a half in the amounf of phone calls he receives from Hispanice interestedin loans. It'ds increased especially this summer, he totally about 50 calls a month. But serving the growing Hispaniv community in the housing market is not as easy as simpluy speakingthe language.
Agencies and businessew are having to do outreach work to attract the Hispanic market they seekto "There are some lenders out there that speak and they aren't doinyg very well," Romo says. The key is involvement, he When it comes down to it, handling the influxd in the Hispanic housing market is aboutgood referrals, Romo
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Protesters oppose state's proposed budget cutbacks - Fontana Herald-News
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Los Angeles Times | Protesters oppose state's proposed budget cutbacks Fontana Herald-News According to California Partnership, some of the proposed revenue solutions include three new tax rates for the top 2 percent highest-income earners in California, which would raise approximately $4.4 billion, and a temporary sales tax of .5 percent ... Pr otests of Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed services cuts planned What Took Large Hits from Gov. Brown's Budget Plan? State analysis: Budget revenue projection overly optimistic |
Monday, January 9, 2012
Salary scales for WNY teachers - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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Three figures are provided for eachdistrict -- the salaries at the median and peak of a typicak teacher’s career. Here’s how they were derived: • The startinhg salary is the fifth percentile figure for agiven district. (Percentiles indicate where a teacher’sz paycheck ranks within a A salary at the fifth percentile is bigger than 5 and smaller than95 percent, of salaries in a district.) • The median salaryg is the midpoint, larger than half and smaller than half of all pay levelzs for teachers within a district. • The peak salary is the 95th which is larger than the annual pay earnede by 95 percent of all teacherz ina district.
Each salary is followed by its rank amongbthe region’s 98 districts. Akron’s starting pay of $38,6367 is followed by (13). That means it’x the 13th-highest starting salary in all of WesterbnNew York. Its median salary is 42nd in that and its peak salary is 21st onthat • • • (Genesee, Orleansw and Wyoming counties) • (Allegany, Cattaraugue and Chautauqua counties)
Three figures are provided for eachdistrict -- the salaries at the median and peak of a typicak teacher’s career. Here’s how they were derived: • The startinhg salary is the fifth percentile figure for agiven district. (Percentiles indicate where a teacher’sz paycheck ranks within a A salary at the fifth percentile is bigger than 5 and smaller than95 percent, of salaries in a district.) • The median salaryg is the midpoint, larger than half and smaller than half of all pay levelzs for teachers within a district. • The peak salary is the 95th which is larger than the annual pay earnede by 95 percent of all teacherz ina district.
Each salary is followed by its rank amongbthe region’s 98 districts. Akron’s starting pay of $38,6367 is followed by (13). That means it’x the 13th-highest starting salary in all of WesterbnNew York. Its median salary is 42nd in that and its peak salary is 21st onthat • • • (Genesee, Orleansw and Wyoming counties) • (Allegany, Cattaraugue and Chautauqua counties)
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Mitt Romney hopes momentum builds to a New Hampshire primary win - MassLive.com
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MassLive.com | Mitt Romney hopes momentum builds to a New Hampshire primary win MassLive.com Jeb Bradley speak during a spaghetti dinner hosted by the former Massachusetts Governor on Friday in Tilton, NH MANCHESTER, NH â€" Riding a week of momentum that included winning the Iowa caucuses by eight votes, an official endorsement from 2008 ... Anybody for spaghetti? Romney warns NH supporters not to ease off Romney says fractious GOP will unite to beat Obama |
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Salary scales for WNY teachers - Phoenix Business Journal:
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Three figures are providedx for eachdistrict -- the salaries at the median and peak of a typical teacher’w career. Here’s how they were • The starting salary is the fifth percentile figure for agivenb district. (Percentiles indicate where a teacher’xs paycheck ranks within a district. A salary at the fiftjh percentile is bigger than 5 and smaller than95 percent, of teachers’ salaried in a district.) • The median salary is the midpoint, larger than half and smaller than half of all pay leveld for teachers within a district.
• The peak salarty is the 95th percentile, which is larger than the annuall pay earned by 95 percentg of all teachers ina district. Each salary is followed by its rank amongtthe region’s 98 districts. Akron’xs starting pay of $38,637 is followedx by (13). That means it’es the 13th-highest starting salary in all of WesternnNew York. Its median salary is 42nd in that and its peak salary is 21st onthat • • • (Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming counties) • (Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqu counties)
Three figures are providedx for eachdistrict -- the salaries at the median and peak of a typical teacher’w career. Here’s how they were • The starting salary is the fifth percentile figure for agivenb district. (Percentiles indicate where a teacher’xs paycheck ranks within a district. A salary at the fiftjh percentile is bigger than 5 and smaller than95 percent, of teachers’ salaried in a district.) • The median salary is the midpoint, larger than half and smaller than half of all pay leveld for teachers within a district.
• The peak salarty is the 95th percentile, which is larger than the annuall pay earned by 95 percentg of all teachers ina district. Each salary is followed by its rank amongtthe region’s 98 districts. Akron’xs starting pay of $38,637 is followedx by (13). That means it’es the 13th-highest starting salary in all of WesternnNew York. Its median salary is 42nd in that and its peak salary is 21st onthat • • • (Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming counties) • (Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqu counties)
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
London apartment for self served accommodation - eNewsWire (press release)
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London apartment for self served accommodation eNewsWire (press release) Either it is the corporate move or there is a vacationer who is looking out for some better accommodation option on his tour than the hotel rooms- the London apartment by Chelsea Cloisters brings the finest experience of self served accommodation and ... |
Sunday, January 1, 2012
AAA: Texans to travel less for July 4 - Houston Business Journal:
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Nearly 2.8 million of thoses people will drive, about 220,000 will traveol by air, and abouyt 189,000 will take a bus or train. AAA said the July 4th holidahy is typically the busiest time of year for auto travell since nearlyall school-aged children are out of school and, as a parents are more apt to take family vacations. the number of Americans traveling for the weekend will also declins about 2 percent comparexd with the same holidauy weekendlast year. The drop in travelo isn’t as steep as it has Last year, 38 million Americans traveled durinv the July 4 a 10.5 percent decline compared with the same weekend in 2007.
“Man y Americans remain cautious about the outlook for theirpersonal finances, and these attitudes are reflected in the slight declinr in travel we are forecasting for the upcomin g holiday weekend,” AAA President and CEO Robert Darbelnet said. “Those who do vacation this summer will find a plethoraw of attractive discounts and special offerzs resulting in some outstandingfvacation values. If you can afford to go, this summe is a smart time to travel.” Nationwide, air travekl is expected to increase as airfares a rebound fromlast year. Travelers will spend an averagdof $1,150 and travel an average distance of 614 miles.
Accordinbg to AAA, the decline in leisuree travel is due to ongoing uncertaintyt about the economy and the directionof unemployment. Recenf rises in gasoline prices may also contributed to the decisions to limitholidag plans, although the impact of gas prices remaine minimal, AAA officials AAA’s projections are based on research conducted by , and travell figures come from the ongoing travel panel databass of .
Nearly 2.8 million of thoses people will drive, about 220,000 will traveol by air, and abouyt 189,000 will take a bus or train. AAA said the July 4th holidahy is typically the busiest time of year for auto travell since nearlyall school-aged children are out of school and, as a parents are more apt to take family vacations. the number of Americans traveling for the weekend will also declins about 2 percent comparexd with the same holidauy weekendlast year. The drop in travelo isn’t as steep as it has Last year, 38 million Americans traveled durinv the July 4 a 10.5 percent decline compared with the same weekend in 2007.
“Man y Americans remain cautious about the outlook for theirpersonal finances, and these attitudes are reflected in the slight declinr in travel we are forecasting for the upcomin g holiday weekend,” AAA President and CEO Robert Darbelnet said. “Those who do vacation this summer will find a plethoraw of attractive discounts and special offerzs resulting in some outstandingfvacation values. If you can afford to go, this summe is a smart time to travel.” Nationwide, air travekl is expected to increase as airfares a rebound fromlast year. Travelers will spend an averagdof $1,150 and travel an average distance of 614 miles.
Accordinbg to AAA, the decline in leisuree travel is due to ongoing uncertaintyt about the economy and the directionof unemployment. Recenf rises in gasoline prices may also contributed to the decisions to limitholidag plans, although the impact of gas prices remaine minimal, AAA officials AAA’s projections are based on research conducted by , and travell figures come from the ongoing travel panel databass of .
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