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Halloween Scares Up Sales, National Retail Federation Survey Says.
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By Cherie Jacobs, Tampa Tribune, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Oct. 17--TAMPA, Fla.--Halloween has become a holiday to be reckoned with.
Americans expect to spend $6.9 billion on Halloween candy, costumes and decorations for their homes this year, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation.
That's about the same as last year, but it's a dramatic jump from a few years ago: In 1995, spending was only $2.5 billion.
"Halloween's been celebrated for a long time, just not to this extent," said Deidre Parkes, ...
 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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SILLY ISLES; Hebrides beat Seychelles as top holiday spot.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England)
; ...FRANK HURLEY THE wet and windswept Hebrides put some famous paradise hot-spots...unrivalled beauty that is special to the Hebrides. The colours are breathtaking with scenery...10 holiday islands can ignore what the Hebrides offer. "There are worries about air...
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Harris Tweed Hebrides is Scotland's Textile Brand of the Year.
M2 Presswire
; M2 PRESSWIRE-29 June 2009-Harris Tweed Hebrides: Harris Tweed Hebrides is Scotland's Textile Brand of the Year(C...M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:29062009 Harris Tweed Hebrides has won recognition from fashion leaders for the...
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 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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WHY SHELL OUT FOR THE SEYCHELLES; Hebrides beat paradise islands in holiday survey.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
; ...warm waters of the Caribbean. But the Hebrides - gales, stormy seas, midges and all...unrivalled beauty that is special to the Hebrides. "The colours are breathtaking, with...10 holiday islands can ignore what the Hebrides offer. "There are worries about air...
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 "Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK)")
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Outer hebrides are proving popular for tourists Roads to the isles are becoming increasingly busy, according to figures released yesterday that revealed visitors to Gaeldom's heartland swelled by almost 9% in the past five years.
Newspaper article from: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK)
; ...five years. The research into Outer Hebrides tourism revealed the large increase was...than 195,000 visitors to the Outer Hebrides in 2006 spent pounds49million, compared...research is very encouraging. The Outer Hebrides is a region of outstanding natural beauty...
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Houses Far From Home: British Colonial Space in the New Hebrides. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Pacific Affairs
; ...HOME: British Colonial Space in the New Hebrides. By Margaret Critchlow Rodman. Honolulu...former Pacific island colony of the New Hebrides (since independence in 1980, known...the hopeful opening years of the New Hebrides colonial experiment, there was nothing...
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 "Stornoway Gazette (Stornoway, Scotland)")
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Shawbost mill to re-open through Harris Tweed Hebrides.
Newspaper article from: Stornoway Gazette (Stornoway, Scotland)
; ...Scottish-owned company, Harris Tweed Hebrides. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar expressed...forward looking approach." Harris Tweed Hebrides intends to supply customers at the top...fabrics. I believe that Harris Tweed Hebrides can bring a new approach to a classic...
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Hebrides coastal project.
Newspaper article from: Stornoway Gazette (Stornoway, Scotland)
; ...up to look after the coastline of the Outer Hebrides. CoastHebrides, The Outer Hebrides Coastal Marine Partnership, was recently set...organisations involved in it throughout the Outer Hebrides." David Muir, Integrated Coastal Zone Management...
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Hebrides set to hit Celtic festival high notes It's that time of year again - the Hebrides is gearing up for the music event which has become one of the UK's best festivals.
Newspaper article from: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK)
; It's that time of year again - the Hebrides is gearing up for the music event which...the most northern part of the Outer Hebrides. Gracing these stages are Afro Celt...such an array of talent to the Outer Hebrides speaks volumes for the event; the support...
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 "Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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Selina Scott; Proof the Hebrides are warmer than the Caribbean.(Selina Scott Page)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
; ...I have with the survey that lists the Hebrides as the second most desirable island holiday...visited a lot of islands in my time - the Hebrides are way out on their own. Okay, maybe...pink sand - can hold a candle to the Hebrides. Hebridean hospitality is unique. Where...
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Hopes rise of 11th-hour move to save Outer Hebrides missile range
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman
; ...125 jobs at a rocket range in the Outer Hebrides will be reprieved at the 11th hour by...job losses would be confirmed at the Hebrides Range. Massive redundancies would devastate...to oversee shutting down much of the Hebrides test missile range. The UK government...
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