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San Diego
San Diego , city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Economy San Diego is the second largest city in California and the seventh largest... Read more |
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San Marcos
San Marcos . 1 City (1990 pop. 38,974), San Diego co., S Calif., a northern suburb of San Diego; settled 1880s, inc. 1963. Citrus fruit, avocados, flowers, and ornamental plants are grown, poultry and cattle are raised, and there is dairying. Plastic products, apparel and accessories, electronics... Read more |
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Carlsbad
Carlsbad . 1 City (1990 pop. 63,126), San Diego co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; settled in the 1880s, inc. 1952. Carlsbad is a booming San Diego suburb; its population more than tripled from 1970 to 1990. It has electronic and aircraft industries, machine shops, and a silica quarry. Major... Read more |
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Kevin Garnett
Kevin Garnett 1976- American basketball player In 1995, Kevin Garnett became famous as one of the first high school basketball players to be drafted directly into the National Basketball Association (NBA). Despite many people's concerns about how a teenager would fare in that setting, Garnett did... Read more |
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Acapulco
Acapulco , city (1990 pop. 515,374), Guerrero state, S Mexico. A fashionable resort since the 1920s, it is known for its lavish hotels, deep-sea fishing, and skin diving. Its natural harbor, surrounded by cliffs and promontories, was a base for Spanish exploration of the Pacific and was key in trade... Read more |
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Oceanside
Oceanside 1 City (1990 pop. 128,398), San Diego co., S Calif., on the Gulf of Santa Catalina; inc. 1888. It is a commercial and trading center for an inland farm area and for nearby Camp Pendleton, a huge U.S. marine corps amphibious base. Mainly residential, the city produces rubber goods,... Read more |
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Villaviciosa
Villaviciosa , town (1990 pop. 15,389), Oviedo prov., NW Spain, in Asturias, on the Bay of Biscay. It is a fishing port and tourism center with cider distilleries. Emperor Charles V disembarked in the town (1517) when he first came to Spain. Nearby is the 8th-century Convent of San Salvador de... Read more |
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Coronado
Coronado , city (1990 pop. 26,540), San Diego co., S Calif., on a peninsula on the west side of San Diego Bay; inc. 1890. It is a well-known beach resort. The city is linked to San Diego by the Coronado Bay Bridge at the northern end of the Silver Strand Peninsula. Adjacent to the city are a large... Read more |
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La Mesa
La Mesa , city (1990 pop. 52,931), San Diego co., S Calif., a suburb of San Diego; inc. 1912. It is a retail center and a popular residence for upper- and middle-income professionals in the San Diego area. There is light manufacturing. Points of interest include the McKinney House, the Pacific... Read more |
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Area attractions less attractive to visitors: TOURISM:Attendance has been...
...let the public know about new offerings...Council, a local tourism group, lost attendance...shortage. To be sure, no one counts how many...unofficial. There is no definitive measure of how the city's ... |
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Cold weather freezes sales for some tourism-based businesses in New Orleans
...when it's like this...if we have one group of people...said. "It's horrible and I'm sure this weekend...means for most tourism-based businesses...when it's 30 degrees outside. I know I wouldn...expectations ... |
 "Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)")
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Looking to break free from downturn, rain ; Mainers, businesses hope holiday...
...there's uncertainty...If there's one thing I...with, it's the Weather...the Maine Tourism Association...There's no clear pattern...seem to be faring OK, Dugal...potential guests ... |
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Midyear economic report: Colorado Springs' rebound under way
...Economic Forum's Business Conditions...the region's jobs picture...county has been faring better than...El Paso's was hovering...Perhaps one of the most...I have no reason to...not from tourism," ... |
 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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Hard-to-ignore recession makes optimism hard to come by.(Capital Region)
...But that's the way it...the state's gas tax, with...I'm not sure what this shows...upstate are faring in the current...impression that tourism in the Adirondacks...months before we know for sure ... |
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LIVERPOOL ONE: The beat goes on and strong in Liverpool.
...how is it faring now? Michael...Liverpool One, is helping...the city's success Shopping...there are no boundaries...not really know where Liverpool...there are no 'Welcome to Liverpool One' gates or...the ... |
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Haiphong hotel and office investor counts the city's charms, THE VIETNAM...
...crisis, every one was suffering...market is faring very well...That's why we have...stayed just one night but...has great tourism potential...the only one of its kind...Haiphong tourism department...So, I am ... |
 "Scotland on Sunday (Edinburgh, Scotland)")
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How to blag your way into university
...Posing as one of the thousands...youngsters are faring in the wake...hands. "It's a really popular...grade. "No, I think...but I made sure the operator...a badge - no one knows whether ... |
 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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Londonderry in focus - Floating idea of Foyle invite for heroine...
...Londonderry. That's what the organisers...Foyle - its tourism potential...guest visit by one of the world's most famous...Ireland and, one would expect...neighbouring sea-faring places like...Association's ... |
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Cats from 'away,' and one close to home.(The Home Forum)(Column)
...the sea-faring cat, the...happens to have one he is reluctant...as it's you," etc. In this way, tourism becomes profitable...go by has one of the things...but am not sure, that a...except for one thing. That ... |
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