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Healing at the Coast of Death in Spanish Galicia: The RomerÃa to Our Lady's Boat
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This note explores a romeria (a pilgrimage to a local site) on the Costa da Morte (the Coast of Death) at MuxÃa, a small village in the autonomous region of Galicia, in Spain, where thousands of faithful romeros gather every September. As Roman Catholics, many are there simply to enjoy a socioreligious outing on the wind-swept rocky promontory that tips into the Atlantic Ocean, but most are there to participate in activities they believe will heal their bodies and souls-activities that invol...
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Virgin attempts prepaid shakedown. (Business Finance).
Wireless Week
; When Virgin Mobile USA made its initial market launch, the mobile virtual network operator made it clear that its target market was teens and young adults between the ages of 13 and 30--a demographic Virgin executives believe has so far been under-penetrated in the United States. The company, which
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Virgin targets young Americans. (News).
Wireless Week
; Virgin Mobile finally lifted the veil of secrecy covering its U.S. debut, and what was underneath provided ample material for fans and naysayers to take sharper glances at the nonconformist operator's chances of success or failure. The mobile virtual network operator launched service yesterday in
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GETTING TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
Chicago Sun-Times
; Flying to Santiago de Compostela from Chicago involves a domestic connecting flight to New York's Kennedy Airport for Iberia's trans-Atlantic service to Madrid, then another connecting flight to Santiago. There is presently no scheduled non-stop service between Chicago and Spain. Iberia also flies
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Virgin Mobile set for clean sweep in the High Street
Evening Standard - London
; VIRGIN Mobile will be the largest High Street retailer of mobile phones in Britain when it is launched later this year, creating around 500 jobs and setting up a new corporate headquarters and call centre in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, the company announced today. The 50-50 joint venture between Virgin
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Eight little Virgins.(Virgin Group PLC's divisions)(Brief Article)
The Economist (US)
; VIRGIN, with an overall turnover of about [Pounds] 1.8 billion ($3 billion), has eight main divisions, which operate autonomously: Virgin Travel Group, which owns Virgin Atlantic Airways, flying 2m passengers a year to America, Japan, Hong Kong, South Africa and Athens; Virgin Holidays, a tour
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Virgin Cola faces uphill fight: Britain's new No. 3 gears for area push.(Business)
The Washington Times
; Virgin Cola, the brainchild of British tycoon Richard Branson, hit the Washington area yesterday as its aggressive marketing team began gathering material for its latest ad campaign. Whether the upstart cola sticks around long-term is not clear. Since Virgin Cola was introduced two months ago on
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A Journey for the Faithful.(the shrine of the apostle James in Santiago de Compostela )
U.S. News & World Report
; Byline: Eduardo Cue On foot, bicycle, even horseback, they make their way individually or in groups along routes dotted with Romanesque churches and monasteries and through villages that have existed since the Middle Ages. They come in growing numbers, modern-day pilgrims in this secular age in a
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Calling On The Youth Market.(Virgin Mobile)
Wireless Week
; Virgin-Sprint PCS Would Target Teens, But May Add Businesses Virgin Mobile's planned objective once it enters the U.S. wireless market still is to capture the undertapped but potentially lucrative youth segment, says a top company executive. But its recent launch of a new wireless service for small
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The Mist And Magic Of Santiago de Compostela
The New York Jewish Week
; If I had to make a list of the most beautiful and singular destinations I've ever visited, the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela would undoubtedly rank in the top five. Perched in the lush, green hills of the northwestern province of Galicia, Santiago is little-known outside of Spain, although
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Local differences in the archbishopric of Santiago de Compostela (Galicia, Spain) in relation to the Consanguinity structure, 1900-1979
Human Biology
; Abstract The microgeographic variability of consanguinity in the Archbishopric of Santiago de Compostela (Galicia) between 1900 and 1979 was studied. This Archbishopric covers 106 local councils integrated by 964 parishes, of which 677 (70.23%) were analyzed. Of the 307,094 marriages counted within
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