| Orbitz Worldwide Signs New Distribution Agreement With Avis Budget ...
CHICAGO, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: OWW) , a leading global online travel company, today announced that it has reached an agreement with Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NYSE: CAR) to distribute Avis Rent A Car (http://www.avis.com) and Budget Rent A Car (http://www.budget.com) inventory through its Orbitz (http://www.orbitz.com) and CheapTickets (http://www.cheaptickets.com) consumer brands and corporate travel offering, Orbitz for Business (http://www.orbitzforbusiness.com). "We're pleased to renew this alliance with two car rental brands that have a strong history with Orbitz Worldwide and its customers," said Sam Fulton, vice president and general manager, transportation, Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. "As Orbitz Worldwide works to offer more environmentally sound alternatives to our customers, we're pleased to immediately make available Avis Budget Group's fleet of gas/electric hybrid vehicles." In April 2007, Orbitz launched http://eco.orbitz.com, a microsite that enables its customers to book more environmentally friendly travel.
December 2006 Archives
Again, that's the typical celeb move so that the shock of it will be over on Tuesday when all the entertainment writers are back at work. But this is the Internet age, fools. We're on the case 24/7. Also I should add that Michael has a reputation of playing around on the wifey for years. Now he can play all he wants. .
Renters near UA in tight spot
About a dozen boarders in two rental homes are caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place as the University of Akron buys homes to clear the way for a new stadium and student housing. Many say they do not have the money for a security deposit and first month's rent for new lodging. So they must stay where they are until UA gives them a promised moving allowance of $1,500 each. Yet UA won't turn over the money until the sales close. So the boarders — adults all — may end up on the streets just days before Christmas. ''It gets more confusing by the minute,'' said Jim Watkins, 45, who does siding and roofing work. ''We don't know anything and don't have any answers.'' UA is purchasing many properties on a 12-acre footprint southeast of campus to make way for a $32.5 million residence hall and a stadium which has a price tag that has risen from $55 million to $61.5 million because additional options have been added.
Thrifty Car Rental Rolls Prepaid Tolls Into Rental Rates in Florida ...
TULSA, Okla., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thrifty Car Rental, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG) is minimizing the stress that takes a toll on globetrotting travelers. That's why it's including Pass24(R) Prepaid Toll Service with select car rental rates at participating Florida locations when customers use any American Express(R) card for payment and make their reservation using Promo Code AXTL. This offer is valid at participating Florida locations through March 31, 2008. "In our quest to constantly improve the customer experience, Thrifty Car Rental is committed to making travel more convenient for customers," said Brian Carpenter, vice president of sales, marketing and advertising. "With this promotion in Florida, not only will travelers get a great rate with Thrifty, they'll also get the convenience of pre-paid tolls with Pass24." Ordinarily, Pass24 pre-paid toll service is available to Thrifty Car Rental customers for $5.95 per day or $27.95 per week in Florida, which includes all toll charges.
Aussies outstay their East Timor welcome
Horta told voters on the campaign trail that he supported the continued presence of the Australian-led forces for at least five years, or until the FDTL, which was decimated by the 2006 violence, becomes unified along regional lines and is technically capable enough to take sole responsibility for national security.
The FDTL now receives support from a host of donor countries, including Australia, China, Portugal and Brazil. Opposition candidates, however, had on the 2007 campaign trail called for the ISF to be withdrawn as soon as possible, arguing that the foreign armed presence undermined the new nation's hard-earned sovereignty. Those calls are now increasing in pitch as certain ADF personnel, particularly its young privates, act in ways that undermine the peacekeeping force's image.
religion calendar
Charles, 12 S. 1st Ave. All are welcome. Call (630) 485-0292. Senior Bible Study: Immanuel Lutheran Church offers a Senior Bible Study at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, 950 Hart Road, Batavia. Call (630) 879-7163. Women's Bible Study: Join the women at First Baptist Church of Geneva for Bible Study from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday and from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at 2300 South, Geneva. Six different study topics are available at various levels of difficulty. The Tuesday morning sessions will have nursery and preschool child care available for a fee. Call Pat at (630) 584-3855. .
Girls soccer: Denton, Guyer battle to tie in crosstown showdown
And, with 1:20 left, senior Katie Dugan shot the free kick up and over the crowd and into the net. "These things you work on during practice and pray they work during games," Khoury said. "That time, [Dugan] pinned it into the back of the net and we were certainly happy to see that." Guyer fought back immediately, but the game ended in a 1-1 tie. "We feel pretty lousy about this one," Cox said. "The girls played an incredible game. We dominated the running play. I guess it's our story this year." Guyer will host Saginaw on Tuesday while Denton plays at Saginaw Boswell. .
The Fan now can be found on FM dial
The smooth-jazz format, while off the regular radio dial, can be streamed on the Internet at SmoothJazzDenver.com and also can be heard on HD Radio at 98.5-2. Arbitron audience ratings for the music format, which premiered eight years ago, have declined recently, Call said. The Fan has been operating on the 950-AM frequency for 12 years. .
Fancier fabrics making a comeback in cars
The trend toward accessible luxury has been well-documented in recent years. Brands like Coach and Louis Vuitton have become household names, and mainstream stores like Target have recruited famous designers to provide signature products at affordable prices. So it's not surprising that coddled consumers have also sought luxury in their cars — even those from plain-jane mainstream brands. Maybe we are running low on cowhide or maybe people are just looking for something different, but fabric is making a comeback inside cars, and their designers are returning to high-quality materials that are so nice some customers may actually prefer them. These fabrics are appearing in adventuresome color combinations that spice up previously predictably dull cabins, and there is an emerging array of synthetic materials that look and feel convincingly like leather and suede that can be combined with the new fabrics for an exciting multi-material appearance.
Buckner: Answers to five big state hoops questions
Thirty-one wins. That's the mark Missouri teams dream about. The most wins available in a season. Of course, it rarely happens around these parts. This weekend, Hickman Mills can become the first Kansas City area girls team in almost two decades to cap a perfect 31-0 season with a state championship. In 1992, Oak Grove reached the magic number. The Liberty boys did the same in 1998, but no KC area team has done it since. 2 Can St. Thomas Aquinas save the city? So it's come down to this. St. Thomas Aquinas stands as the last shot to break the drought in Kansas Class 5A. A Kansas City area team has not won the Kansas 5A boys state title since Bishop Miege did in 2001. Seven years. Long time. Back then cell-phone cameras didn't exist. Neither did Facebook.com. The Jonas Brothers were around — they were just called Hanson.
Pamper youself in Cairns and Port Douglas
TO spa or not to spa: that's hardly a real dilemma when it comes to a northern Queensland resort holiday. A rub, scrub, wrap or roll is as much part of the getaway menu these days as a sit on the beach (lathered in sunblock and under straw hats so wide they make sombreros look like side plates) and a swim in the sea. Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef At Mirvac's Cairns International Hotel, a spacious city property with a refurb planned, a super $2.5 million spa has opened on level two with 10 treatment rooms, including a couples' salon and a Vichy shower room, and a relaxation area with ottomans, big saucer chairs, wafting curtains and maidens bearing trays of herbal teas and sliced fruit. It's very stylish indeed and a signal that Mirvac is serious about an overall hotel upgrade here.
McCain Camp Declares Victory
Toyota claims over 40 mpg for the Estima 7-seater, so the 22 m.p.g. I originally had suggested seemed a little low. ... 3:09 P.M. link ___________________________ Monday, September 17, 2007 *GLOAT ALERT* Pinch's Folly Formally FUBAR! TimesSelect--Pinch Sulzberger's attempt to put his prized columnists behind a subscription wall on the theory that they were so much better than free bloggers that people would pay for them--is finally so doomed it's actually dead, dead, dead, as of midnight tomorrow. ... You see, it's really a success story! It "met expectations." It's just that online ad growth was so high it was more profitable to not charge readers and thereby sell more ads! I mean, who could have foreseen that (except everyone else in the industry)?...
You should get to know... Mike Goedeke
Recipient of 2006 Ankeny Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year.
Why I do what I do: I really enjoy banking and the daily challenges that come with it, especially in the commercial real estate market.
What I do to get away from work: Play golf and volleyball. My family members are avid St. Louis Cardinal and Blues followers. We have been a housing family for the Des Moines Buccaneers the last three years. We also follow our 14-year-old son with his travel hockey schedule. Words to live by: Never say never because it's never too late to have an impact on life.
Best business book I've read lately: "Getting to Yes" by Roger Fisher and William Ury. A great book on negotiating skills.
The best place in central Iowa to entertain clients or colleagues: Any of the many local golf courses in central Iowa.
February 2008
I gather it's something of a group blog for the magazine's staff, but so far it looks like it's mainly an outlet for the slightly off-kilter rants of the magazine's associate editor (and WEEKLY STANDARD contributor) Reihan Salam. Here's his take on Prince Harry: ...Perhaps the real trouble is that men of royal blood, by their nature, need new lands to conquer. Why not give Prince Harry a crack contingent of Gurkha fighting men and set him loose on some war-ravaged region, where he can establish his own princely state as a latter-day white rajah? Consider Canada, a nation torn by ethnic strife and religious hatred, where daily life has become a miserable struggle to survive amidst endless gun battles waged by rival gangs of crazed ice-dancing rebels and the soaring loonie has sent the economy into a tailspin.
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